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1976

September 14, 2006

bakit ba ngayon ko lang naisipan na panoorin tong movie na to? its been gathering dust on the shelves and i’ve been ignoring it for too many times. this afternoon though, i’ve got nothing else to watch so i settled for this.

AND IT WAS AMAZING. 

the movie is a vision of new york as hell - an open sore on the body of america.  travis (de niro) is a lonely man. tortured by memories from his service in the marines and lacking someone to confide in, he searches endlessly for a way to escape loneliness and his insomnia. so he decides to be a taxi driver on a night shift. that way, he gets to work long hours, exhausting his body and mind. with this, he is exposed to the true vision of the place : waves of pimps, hustlers, prostitutes, dealers, muggers and the like. travis tries to reaches on the someone to act like a foundation to anchor him. but all that he could see are hookers and filth, and his aimless fellow drivers.

simultaneously repulsed and attracted, travis finds himself obsessed and alienated, unable to relate to anyone. the effect is that through being powerless to change his own situation, travis transfers his attention; he desperately wants to save others, regardless of what they want.

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uy, gusto ko rin yang movie na yan. idol ko si Robert De Niro e — Sir J (DAD-MITC Copywriting class)

Posted by Sir J Tuazon at September 25, 2006, 4:38 pm

hehehe.. astig!^_^

Posted by ayel at September 25, 2006, 10:20 pm

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