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First time I watched Taxi Driver I saw him more as a villain than a hero or at least an anti-hero and found it hard to sympathise with him. However, upon a second viewing I have come to understand him a lot more and see him for the weak, twisted and mentally unstable person he is and who at the end of the day only has good intentions of saving Iris and 'cleaning the streets' even if its not by donating to charity.

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Taxi Driver (1976)
Edit. Travis Bickle is an ex-Marine and Vietnam War veteran living in New York City. As he suffers from insomnia, he spends his time working as a taxi driver at night, watching porn movies at seedy cinemas during the day, or thinking about how the world, New York in particular, has deteriorated into a cesspool.
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Travis Bickle
Travis Bickle is a fictional character and the anti-hero protagonist of the 1976 film Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese. The character was created by the film's screenwriter Paul Schrader. He is portrayed by Robert De Niro, who received an Oscar nomination for his performance.
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Taxi Driver
Set in a decaying and morally bankrupt New York City following the Vietnam War, the film follows Travis Bickle (De Niro), a veteran and taxi driver, and his deteriorating mental state as he works nights in the city.
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Taxi Driver: 10 Reasons Travis Bickle Is The Quintessential Antihero
Travis is a New York cabbie who becomes so disgusted by the crime and corruption in the city around him that he decides to take matters into his own hands. Here are 10 reasons why Travis Bickle is the quintessential antihero.
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Taxi Driver movie review & film summary (1976) | Roger Ebert
In "Taxi Driver," Travis Bickle also is a war veteran, horribly scarred in Vietnam. He encounters a 12-year-old prostitute named Iris ( Jodie Foster ), controlled by a pimp named Sport ( Harvey Keitel ).
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