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.