I thought Taxi Driver was an excellent film.  This is a movie about a depressed U.S. marine who becomes a cab driver in New York.  Robert De Niro did a great job playing this complex character. This character deals with many physiological problems, this motivates him to do multiple bold things.  One thing Travis does is save Jodie Foster's Character from prostitution.  Martin Scorsese directed this movie, and its considered to be one of the greatest movies ever.


  The first reason why I consider this movie so good, is because of the cinematography.  Taxi Driver changed how people made movies.  One example of the advanced filming was the colors.  There are many shots in this movie where you see the streets of New York, and all the violence.  The colors enhanced these scenes, and make you feel like your there.  You see many many great shots while Travis is driving.



  Another reason why this movie is good is because of Robert De Niro's acting.  He does a fantastic job of creating an interesting character.  You can tell that Travis has a lot of mental problems, and his character needs a way to let out his emotions.  Robert De Niro makes the viewer understand his character.  He makes his craziness seem understandable, because you can see what he has to go through each day.  His scene when his character talks to the mirror is one of the most famous scenes in the movie.  Another great scene by De Niro is when he goes to save Iris from her pimp.



  I think that this is one of Martin Scorsese's best movies.  There are many great aspects to this movie.  The acting, filming, and style were all amazing.  Also the raw violence adds to the emotional part of this movie.  I might be biased because I love Scorsese's work, but I would give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.  I think that this is one of the best movies ever made.

The Fighter is a boxing movie directed by David O. Russel.  It stars Mark Walhberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams.  It made 93.6 million dollars in the Box Office, and scored a 91% on rotten tomatoes. This movie definitly lives up to the high score from the critics.  

The Fighter is a story of an Irish boxer named Micky Ward. In the beginning of the movie Ward was struggling. Part of this is because of his brother Dicky. His brother was a former successful boxer, but developed a drug problem. Micky's mother is also failing at being his manager. Throughout this, Micky is having a relationship with a girl named Charlene. She does not get along with the family, because she wants Micky to train without his family. This adds even more drama. Eventually this idea begins to work and Micky wins multiple fights. Currently his brother Dicky is in jail, but strategically he helps Micky win an important match. Once Dicky gets out, he works with Micky who is fighting for the Welterwieght Title. He goes on to win the title, with his family coming together.

Jeff Beck, from the Examinar.com did not like The Fighter.  One problem Beck Stated was "pretty much all of the characters feel flat."  I disagree with this statement because the characters are developed and display a lot of good acting.  Christian Bale does a good job adding emoition and drauma to the film.  He earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, when playing Dicky.  Mark Whalberg also does a good job of being the calmer, shyer brother. You begin to really understand the realtioinships people have with eachother.  Also Beck states that the " the film is fully predictable."  I disagree because the viewer could never really tell what was going to happen.  Micky at some points was out of shape, and emotionally damaged.  Even though this is a sports movie,  Mark Whalberg made you believe anything coiuld happen to his character.  I think Jeff Becks harsh criticism was false. 

Jon Hanlon from Big Hollywood.com was a fan of this movie.  He really enjoys seeing the relationships among the family, "The film is about a family first".  I also like the family aspect that the fighter brings.  Micky can barely take it, and people can relate to that.   Hanlon also states "The Fighter is an actor's film."  I agree with this because the characters are entertaining, and the characters develop very well.  Seing Micky go through these challenges makes the revival of his career awesome.  This connects to the viewer, because people have to get through hard times.  Jon Hanlon gives an accurate review of the movie, and message its giving.

  Seing Micky go through these challenges makes the revival of his career awesome.  This connects to the viewer, because people have to get through hard times like Micky.The acting makes interesting characters, who add to a cool story.  Micky Ward shows makes the viewer believe in hope, and shows that people can get through difficult times.  The acting, directing, and message make this a good movie.