Travis Bickle has Important life encounters with 3 people, Betsy, Iris, and the most important, himself.
Although it may seem funny to some, Ive always seen this film to be about a superhero, and why not? its difficult for him to communicate with others, hes lonely. feels he has no place on earth.
my favorite scene, is the scene where Travis goes to the wizard for help, or guidance of some sort, because he has no one else to go to, and the response he gets back from him is laughable, and also very sad. Travis recognizes this, and says “thats about the dumbest thing i ever heard” so for the rest of the film, in his mind, Hes sane, everyone else isnt, and that makes his character so much more scary.
The writing acting, and directing is just about flawless, Scorsese beautifully shoots to the music by Bernard Hermann’s last score.
I had a strong emotional connection to this film, almost like an invisible umbilical cord to the screen, the only other film where i felt that was Citizen Kane.
this film to me is easily the best film of the seventies.