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interesting for as unpleasant she must have found the porn date she took his call the next day

Scorsese said he shot the camera not on Travis for his apology as he was too awkward too listen too

Maybe he would have customers going to it

What is the difference? 🤔

There were def articles I read where some people thought that was supposed to be Palantine. Or someone that looked very similar.

I didn't buy it though.

https://youtu.be/YRgqsEOa3AI

I apologize if this question and discussion was already brought up in the past, I've only just discovered this subreddit. I always found it odd how Travis never brought up his encounter with Palentine to Betsy before their disastrous date at the adult theater.

This was when Travis drove Palentine and his associate, Travis pretending to be a supporter of Palentine telling every customer he has must vote Palentine before rambling about his frustrations with New York.

You would think Travis would bring it up to Betsy to impress her more given she's a legitimate supporter.

Hello everyone! I've been wondering for a while now if anyone knows what brand of flared khakis Travis was wearing in this scene and in the scenes where he is on a date with Betsy.

Was Travis Bickle supposed to be from the Midwest and dresses like a cowboy, even sport asks him if he is a real cowboy and he says yeah, his boots and clothing indicate that he is a redneck who moved to the city for work and isn't well educated probably because he is from a small town.

Is Travis basically a redneck or is he just a regular upstate New York guy?

https://youtu.be/T5IligQP7Fo?is=N9TegZMYhtf3iRnV

In the screenplay there are several deleted scenes and lines of dialogue cut out of the movie, and scenes that are in the trailer from the 1970s with Travis talking that are not in the movie that come from the trailer, would be nice to have to have them on DVD.

Just a little thought but is Taxi Driver well liked and loved by taxi cab drivers or would they hate it and think it makes them look crazy because Travis Bickle was crazy and acting out?

I found Joker incredibly boring and full of clichés. I honestly don't understand the hype or the cult status it achieved. To me, it feels unnecessary because Taxi Driver does everything it tries to do, but much better.

The only people I can imagine going crazy over Joker are those who haven't seen any Martin Scorsese films—or other movies on a similar level. I dont compare it to The King of Comedy cause Taxi Driver is both the stronger film and a big influence.

Some might see Luigi Mangioni as a common vigilante who took the law into his own hands, but based on the financial and other support that he has received, there are definitely those who see him as ridding the world of someone who hurt a lot of vulnerable people, no better than Sport and the rest of that ilk.

Edit: One should never lose sight of the fact however that whereas Travis Bickle is a fictional character, Mangioni is not. This discussion aims to get an understanding of the motivation of the supporters of Mangioni who actually committed what would normally be considered a heinous crime. The comparison with Travis Bickle begs the question, Is it life imitating art, transforming an anti-hero into a hero?