The Departed (2006)
The Aviator (2004)
Gangs of New York (2002)
Bringing out the Dead (1999)
Kundun (1997)
Casino (1995)
Age of Innocence (1993)
Cape Fear (1991)
Goodfellas (1990)
The Color of Money (1986)
Raging Bull (1980)
New York New York (1977)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Mean Streets (1974)
ASSIGNMENT: Reflect on Scorsese as a director, in regard to style, light, angle. Be sure to also mention at least one of his charcters and how they might connect to Scorsese himself.
DUE: Thursday, 5/7
Taxi Driver (1976)
Vietnam vet Travis Bickle is 26, a loner in the mean streets of New York City, slipping slowly into isolation. In solving his insomnia by driving a yellow cab on the night shift, he grows increasingly disgusted by the low-lifes that hang out at night. Travis constantly, almost obsessively, reflects on the ugly corruption of life around him, and becomes increasingly disturbed over his own loneliness and alienation. In nearly every phase of his life, Bickle remains a complete outsider, failing to make emotional contact with anyone.
His touching attempts to woo Betsy, a Senator's campaign worker, turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on their first date. He even fails in his attempt to persuade child prostitute Iris to desert her pimp and return to her parents and school. Driven to the edge by powerlessness, he buys four handguns and sets out to assassinate the Senator, heading for the infamy of a 'lone crazed gunman'...
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