ANALYSIS ABOUT THE FILM

Hi everybody!

The film I have seen is Taxi Driver, and here is the analysis I have  done

for this film:

PLOT

Travis Bickle is an ex-Marine and Vietnam War veteran living in New YorK
City. As he suffers from insomnia, he spends his time working as a taxi
driver at night, watching porn movies at seedy cinemas during the day,
or thinking about how the world, New York in particular, has deteriorated
into a cesspool. He's a loner who has strong opinions about what is right
and wrong with mankind. For him, the one bright spot in New York humanity
is Betsy, a worker on the presidential nomination campaign of Senator
Charles Palantine. He becomes obsessed with her. After an incident with
her, he believes he has to do whatever he needs to make the world a better
place in his opinion. One of his priorities is to be the savior for Iris,
a twelve-year-old runaway and prostitute who he believes wants out of the
profession and under the thumb of her pimp and lover Matthew.

IDENTIFICATION

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writer: Paul Schrader

Stars: Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster.

Genres: crime, drama

Lenguage: English, Spanish

Budget: $1300000

Gross (USA): $28262574

Runtime: 114min

Release date: 8 February 1976 (USA)

CONTENT ANALYSIS

The theme in this film is the loneliness and the violence.

The story is about Travis Bickle, a depressed discharged marine of the US,

who decided to be a taxi driver at night to cope with his insomnia. While

he is working, he will meet different people with whom he will have a very

close relation and as Travis works at night he will be witness of a lot of

violence and delinquency during the film.

The director did a very captivating conflict, I didn't expect so.

My favorite character of the film is Iris, because she is a clearHi example

of what is happening with a lot of girls around the world.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

I like how the actors worked in this film, it was quite realistic to be

from this time. It is true that there where some scenes which weren't so

realistic, but the majority of them were.

CONCLUSION

I have learnt a lot about this film; first of all, I have realized how

complicated could be making a film with so few facilities. The point of

view of the director about the theme was that in some scenes he takes part

on the cast of the film and it's one of the characters.

PITCH

-A 26-year-old discharged U.S. Marine, is a lonely, depressed young man
living in isolation in New York City. He takes a job as a taxi driver to
cope with his chronic insomnia.

-He is witness of a lot of delinquency. He meets Betsy and iris.

-He’s going to kill Senator Charles Palantine.

STORY PATTERN

-YOU: A depressed exmarine.

-NEED: He wants to cope with his insomnia.

-GO: He meets Betsy.

-SEARCH: He gets obsessed with her.

-FIND:He saves Iris.

-TAKE:They get a very close relationship.

-RETURN: He wants to kill Senator Charles.

-CHANGE: The film has an open ending.