Bill Hader reacts to Martin Scorsese's 1976 masterpiece Taxi Driver. Source: The Rewatchables Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1lUPomu...
Yeah he mentions a lot of little things that I oftentimes have never noticed. That scene with Travis Bickle's hand going over the table never stuck out to me and now I'll never not see it.
That is one of the best things I've ever seen said about "Taxi Driver". Certain people I always love hearing talk about movies and Bill Hader has turned into one of those guys. The stuff he was talking about regarding the bulky equipment: never thought of that. He was pointing out shots I had never noticed. Great.
One of my favorite scenes is actually the end of this particular video. He's holding the snubnose, and the camera pans with him until it reaches the innocent people in his crosshairs. Powerful and disturbing.
Travis is such an interesting character. He's relatable but almost totally inhuman, he commits a heroic act at the end of the movie, but it's completely self-serving and he only does it after failing to assassinate a politician to get back at his ex.
@aeoneditingservicehe was committing suicide by mass murder but survived. The pimps were simply someone he could focus on when he was so antisocial in the first place.
@aeoneditingservice Travis is all ego though. I can't say what he did was morally wrong, but his reasons for doing it are completely selfish and stem from his need to be this savior character. He failed to be Betsy's savior so he became Iris'. Traumatizing her in the process.
@verynormalhumans4420 I think the fact the Thank You letter comes from Iris' parents reinforces this idea of a complete disconnect from the reality of what he did.
1:08 I can't believe he mentioned this shot. It's the first thing I think of when I hear Taxi Driver. For no rational reason I can thin of, it ties the entire movie together for me.
such good insight on a movie i've seen a billion times man so, hearing this from a brilliant, actor, and producers standpoint is awesome for those looking to gain more knowledge on the little things that make great movies. W vid
I’ve seen Taxi Driver at least 20 times over the years. But after some beers, I saw this video and bought it from Xfinity. Essentially, Bill Hader now owes me $12.99.
I hate that I never noticed that manic look at the very end after the dozens of times I’ve seen it but I’m glad Bill pointed that out here. It says so much.
I saw Taxi Driver at twelve and it became my favorite movie to this day. That said, I had no idea Travis was bad other than the racism. I was a pretty lonely kid and didn’t realize what a realistic psycho acted like. Bill’s analysis is so intelligent.
@@20somethingcimena that's just not true, in reality the term psychopath is outdated, because it encompasses what we now know is a whole cluster of antisocial personality traits.
@@Toxodos You ever seen "Who'll Stop The Rain"? Reminds me of the dialogue between Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld in that where her husband's character had told her Nolte's character was a psychopath. Nolte is like: "Do you believe that?" and Weld says: "I believe psychopath is a very imprecise term." Lol.
Seems like some of Hader's talk was cut out. We jump to him talking about the Scorcese acting scene with no context. What is the source of this audio please?
saw taxi driver last week.the movie feels just as relevant today as in 1976.a haunting movie about loneliness and mental disorders and what those things can lead to when society doesnt care.the film score is a bit dated though.
Is very cool movies in the densely populated cities. Borat movie with chicken in NY metro 2 minutes Borat steeped on someone toe and New Yorkers threated to kill Borat. Southern plantation scene and dinner manners half hour before Borat stepped over the line and been stopped, southerner politeness
I never interpreted Travis as finding a connection with Scorsese's character. i always thought he was another example of how far humanity had sunk. He's always on about freaks being the problem, but then this absolutely straight laced guy starts coming out with that shit. It might be that he kind of validates his decision to respond violently, but I'm sure he is disgusted by him, more than any of the freaks.
@@digitalcoffin666 He definitely does. Travis sees his surroundings as a moral cesspool...and here is a guy in the back of the cab who's personal "world" has become tainted by a betrayal by his wife and he's saying he's going to do something about it...."here is a man who stood up" as Travis writes about himself later. It's also no coincidence that the first gun Travis asks Easy Andy about is a 44 magnum......the same caliber gun Scorsese's character says he'll kill his wife with.
I love discussing films with significant others. Both Your enthusiasm builds up on each other and you can find new little ways to enjoy the movie in a way that you didn’t think of. If a girl can’t do that, she’s not for me.
During the movie ending, I suspect the weird 4th wall-breaking colour Saturation that bleeds into the movie frame and gives Bickle his jump scare whilst he's driving the cab away, may imply that Bickle has not healed nor regained consciousness from his shooting injuries, and thus maybe hallucinating whilst he's possibly still bleeding out in that brothel hallway.
I think he just never changed at all and can’t look at himself in the mirror the way Iris said. His whole arc was a complete circle and he is back to the start but this time even crazier
More than that. There's a lot to suggest the final scenes are his dying fantasy. Think about it, everything after the shootout seems to work out perfectly - Iris is home safe with her parents, Travis is a hero & Betsy is suddenly interested in him again. At the very least you would expect this dude with a mohawk who just killed a bunch of people might warrant further investigation given that a person matching that description was chased from Palatine's rally earlier that day.
@@clanofclams2720 Doesn't matter if it wasn't done with good intentions it still has a very positive outcome. Don't you understand the times we live in? Ends have justified the means for a long time
Back in the ‘70 a character like Travis Bickle was kinda unique. In today’s world there’s a Travis in every other basements in America not talking to anyone in person anymore. Egotistical anti-social generation.
