In this entry we’ll be taking a closer look at the mind of Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver (1976). Thanks for watching. If you have any comments or insight feel free to let me know below! #villains #travisbickle #scorsese #robertdeniro
"He's a prophet and a pusher. A walking contradiction". Thank you for covering Travis as he is very complex and I think your right he is an Anti Villain
He s neither good nor evil as seen by the choice conundrum. If he had went thru with his assassinations of Palantine he would have been a villain the guy didn't do anything untoward to Travis . But since he saved a young girl from a underworld sex trafficking operation dude is a hero . he was taught to fight the enemy in Vietnam by the marine corps all he did was take out the trash and got iris home to her parents .
Loneliness and isolation can drive lonely and mentally unstable people to do things. It's likely the end of Taxi Driver which the press called Travis a hero and Iris reuniting with her parents didn't happen and that in reality, Travis died, and that Travis didn't survive the brothel shootout. In reality, Travis died from the gunshot wound in his neck. In reality, Iris didn't reunite with her parents and got arrested on prostitution charges and got sent to a juvenile facility and is suffering from PTSD. In reality, Travis wouldn't get heralded positively by the press and would be called a cold-blooded killer who unjustly gunned down Iris's pimps and Tom, Wizard and Betsy would be interviewed by the police about Travis. Travis is not a hero. He is indeed an anti-villain. A social outcast. A loner. A mental case. A man who hates society and the crime, scum and corruption on the streets of NYC.
I agree with your breakdown, especially the part of being an anti villain which some folks tend to miss. Regarding the ending, I’ve long thought it was a delusion, but the filmmakers have come out to establish that it’s real. I wish they left it ambiguous though.
He is needs to be positive and make changes in life like join a church stop with the dark energy no one cares unless you made positive changes around but it’s on you
