I rewatched Taxi Driver yesterday only to be reminded that what I call a mirror in the video is actually a window. I wrote the script for this video mostly by memory and somehow mixed things up on this part, the point remains the same though. I finally have a video on Fight Club now, so if you liked the Taxi Driver video, you should check out the Fight Club video! kzread.info/dash/bejne/haantZaFobzVgbg.html

@jacobpacheco9028

Ай бұрын

great vid bro

@ramencurry6672

Ай бұрын

Loneliness is in just about every movie. Even Godzilla is lonely and frustrated

@publicenemy1238

2 күн бұрын

Chatgpt garbage

Because of how alienated our society is today.This movie is more relevant than ever.

@user-bj3jv1jn6s

2 ай бұрын

When he kicked his TV over........it's was over

@reinn-df2ti

Ай бұрын

true

@apocratos0174

Ай бұрын

And the only way for it to be corrected is if hot women started to give face-sits on men

@BasedAnimosity

Ай бұрын

​@@apocratos0174 maybe if they also came with limitless pills, ie vyvanse

@Anatolpinist

Ай бұрын

@apocratos0174 That isn't the answer. As men we aren't after that. We desire something more.

"A lot of taxi driver is Travis writing in his diary then going out and being weird to people" he's literally me.

@balls1401

2 ай бұрын

Real

@jaggedsigns3O11

2 ай бұрын

@@balls1401 real

@Xx_SuperPenis_xX

2 ай бұрын

real

@jaggedsigns3O11

2 ай бұрын

@@Xx_SuperPenis_xX real

@DELTAF11B

2 ай бұрын

​@@jaggedsigns3O11 real

Loneliness is not necessarily about being alone, it's the feeling of not being able to connect with anyone. You cen feel lonely even in a room full of people.

@evam5134

2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@DonNoDraper

2 ай бұрын

👌🔥💯

@jacklan4103

2 ай бұрын

As humans we were meant to socialize with other people. Isolation is dangerous whether you are alone or lonely.

@bimbobaggypants4820

2 ай бұрын

@@jacklan4103 I'm not totally isolated, I work and that's as much social interaction I can take. I serve customers and towards the end of my shifts I'm exhausted from social interaction. When I get home I just want to be alone.

@princeekeson12

2 ай бұрын

Perfectly said. I couldn't agree more.

Travis Bickle is the most relatable film character in history for me personally. I've struggled with loneliness my whole life. Loneliness really does erode away your mind. I talk to myself like crazy everywhere even in public. It's a coping mechanism for the loneliness. People look at me like I'm crazy. Its therapeutic for me. It's harder than people think to break free of loneliness. Once you become lonely, you get stuck in it. It hurts. UPDATE: 1K likes holy sht.

@MansplainingMovies

2 ай бұрын

I know what you're saying. I appreciate the openness. Things get better eventually if you are not a hateful person. Travis never escaped this cycle because he had hate in his heart.

@tataredhat

2 ай бұрын

Very relatable indeed. It feels like a compounding issue that only gets worse with time. And if/when opportunities finally present themselves to you, it means nothing anymore. Be it friends or lovers, it makes no difference. How is anyone like this supposed to catch up? Time creeps up on you, and people tend to drift apart as we get older anyway. The people around you become more foreign as they move into the next stages of life. Now what? My mind is still filled with the memories and hopes of my optimistic youth. Unfortunately, I just need to be someone else now, and I cannot. The cycle repeats ad infinitum. I'm in my late 20s now, and mentally I'm still stuck behind the same barrier I was a decade ago. I don't see that changing anytime soon either. Ah well. Such is life I guess.

@pesapesto3471

2 ай бұрын

All comes up to chance. Since you are conscious of this, take all the chances you can get. As the person above said, opportunities present themselves to you, if you've been lonely for a while you feel disillusioned or even cautious to take another chance, just take it! You will not regret it.

@largebaboon5559

2 ай бұрын

Oh is that what it is, I've been talking to myself for a long time and could never really pinpoint the reason as to why

@peacefralljjj6883

2 ай бұрын

@@tataredhatI am so completely moved by your text. You described so effectively what I have been unable to articulate to my spouse, family, therapists….etc. I subscribed to your channel. I would really like to talk with you. All my best.

I think it's very important to note that Travis' loneliness is much more subtle and psychological than it is physical or based on proximity to the other characters. He has friends he hangs out with, is able to hold down a full time job and is even able to charm Cybil Shepard and take her out on a date. He is a self sufficient individual able to afford to support himself and isn't some weak pushover as he's actually capable of defending himself. He is not a craven and actually I'm unsure if he ever truly shows fear at any point in the film. What makes him such a tragic character is his loneliness and hopelessness IN SPITE of those factors, because he is unable to truly connect with or understand people, nor they him or he himself. I also love how NYC itself seems to be an ironic metaphor for human loneliness and isolation; there is nothing more lonely than an overpopulated city.

@ColePhelps-cv2qh

2 ай бұрын

I think one part people don't focus on enough about this movie is the filmmakers mention in passing that Travis was a marine and not many people tall about how that plays into it. Cause when you are a service member and after you get out of that lifestyle you feel lonely people that have never served don't understand the trama you experienced and how it affects you and how you interact in the world.

@jimbothegymbro7086

2 ай бұрын

being alone and being lonely are very different things, and there's nothing worse than feeling alone in a room full of people

@joeking6972

2 ай бұрын

@@jimbothegymbro7086 I also enjoyed World's Greatest Dad.

@MassMultiplayer

2 ай бұрын

starving without job im more sane than when i work to death 25 hour a day and look normal

@jamesjanson6129

2 ай бұрын

@@ColePhelps-cv2qh It is also really never mentioned when Taxi Driver was made.Vietnam was still a VERY dirty word in American culture and minds and anyone who was a Nam vet was considered a baby killer and a misfit into society anyway.This is never really well played on in the film as to what Travis problem actually is,we just know he has insomnia,but caused by what in his service?

Looking back I love how he can have a whole apartment to himself with just like, a job in New York 😂

@psyberdelicxp6042

2 ай бұрын

Right! A single entry level job, granting plenty of free time, and the ability to pay rent in a big city.

@SLG-jt1rd

2 ай бұрын

it was the 70s

@seanthegod4585

2 ай бұрын

He'd drive a taxi for 16 hours a day. He did long hustles.

@seanthegod4585

2 ай бұрын

Nevertheless, screw that actor.

@seanthegod4585

2 ай бұрын

Trump 2024 🇺🇸

"Loneliness has distanced him so far from reality" - this hits home for many. People forget how to truly interact and end up feeding into their own narratives of sadness and defeats...

@Donnie_Oculus

5 күн бұрын

Whoa..

Loneliness is kind of wierd. On one end I’m comfortable and actually happy being alone because I don’t set expectations with anyone. Yet, on the other end sometimes I do just want to feel like the comfort and joy of stability with individuals. It’s almost as if my child version wants the love never received, my teenage self wants revenge and my adult self wants peace. However, seeing Travis be so pathetic makes me want to not put myself through that again.

@AllisterCaine

2 ай бұрын

One of the most accurate comments on this topic I've ever read. It is like you are lagging behind with experience severely. The worst thing about feeling lonely (saying this intentionally) is that you become more comfortable with it the longer it lasts.

@side3672

2 ай бұрын

@@AllisterCaineAnd the longer it lasts, the likelihood of breaking out of it decreases greatly.

@crazytimes288

2 ай бұрын

Bro this video made me cringe on Travis fuck ups, lonely men please don’t place all your worth on this idea of love. Become resilient and build your empathy skills up.

@AllisterCaine

2 ай бұрын

@@crazytimes288 ummm.... today he'd be placed on the autistic spectrum, no way he'd not be. Thinking going to a porn cinema for a first date can't be possibly explained by stupidity nor inexperience. In essence, you saying men should build empathy is like saying a depressed person should just build up some happiness. He just can't and loneliness isn't going to help, but therapy would.

@crazytimes288

2 ай бұрын

@@AllisterCaine uh that’s an assumption, does the movie ever mentions that he is autistic? Even AI knows it’s about a war veteran who is lonely and lacks social skills

What’s so captivating about taxi driver for me is Robert De Niro’s performance. In that movie, Travis Pickle doesn’t feel like a role some actor is performing, it feels like watching an actual person go through life struggles. To embody a character so well Robert must have been able to relate to the character in a deep level.

@JackMason-oq8lf

2 ай бұрын

The jewel in the crown of Taxi Driver is Jodie Foster.

@Destroyer120296

Ай бұрын

Yeah Like i don't even really see Robert De Niro there. I just see Travis.

@pavementpounder7502

Ай бұрын

I think he actually drove taxis for awhile to get into the role. He also put on like 30 pounds to play Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull.

@cleonanderson1722

11 күн бұрын

Pickle? It's spelled K-R-I-N-K-L-E

Travis is like that because he only sees the bad in the society. He cannot fit in to a group because he always finds the bad sides of people. His need of extreme security and certainty outweighs his need to fit in to a group. Loneliness doesn't stem from being alone, it stems from feeling like nobody understands you, it stems from feeling like you are an alien.

@Wallflowerz3356

Ай бұрын

Loneliness kinda does stem from being alone though. If you are constantly alone you don’t even have a chance to connect and eventually you stop wanting to because everyone sucks.

@daniele5349

Ай бұрын

​@@Wallflowerz3356everyone has their life, so make friends became difficult because you are a second level choice. They will not search you, they have their partner and friends, they have no time for another person

@metalface_villain

Ай бұрын

there are other factors we see in the movie that led to him being so isolated, one being the city itself and it's safe to assume that travis might have potentially had issues prior but i think a big part that made him that way is the war. ofc you will see the worse in people because you see people by seeing you and going to kill some innocent foreigners to support american imperialism would make anyone cynical.

@radiokaput

15 күн бұрын

He for sure has some mental health problems that click and grow during the film. But most surely they would have also clicked in other circumstances

I really like your analysis of Taxi Driver. Specifically the “if you gamble your happiness on your relationship with others rather than the relationship you have with yourself you're always going to have this self destructive sense of loneliness”

I wish people would talk more about the incredibly deep shame that comes with being unable to connect and have healthy relationships with others. It causes the individual to believe that there is something inherently wrong and bad about themselves, and because shame is one of the most painful emotions, a lot of people are unwilling to look at it or sit with it,, so they go through life a fraction of the human they could be. So instead of feeling and dealing with the shame, it drives many maladaptive and self-destructive behaviors that push others away further, thus reinforcing the idea that there is something wrong with oneself. Shame can ruin a person's life, and it can be a relief to turn that anger outwards onto others. It looks like Travis really hates other people, but really he hates them because he assumes they know there is something deeply wrong with him. He hates them because he can never ever feel safe with them, he is always diminishing himself, he is always afraid of rejection, he is always low in the social caste and thus falls through the cracks of the capitalist profit machine. There is a sickness in this world that manifests from being cast to the side, it is a sickness of shame. In fact, shame is what drives most mental disorders from PTSD to personality disorders. I think at the root of Travis' hatred, you'll find that deep shame. Me as a 26-year-old woman, despite having a significant other and some good people in my life, I resonate very much with Travis. I've been getting worse lately. I've thought of ending my life to spare others of my toxic influence. Dealing with this stuff is so much easier said than done, often it feels impossible. I am stuck in a hole, gazing up at people who are climbing mountains. I am in hell and everyone else is in paradise, and I'm very tired.

@jaredreed1417

2 ай бұрын

I understand what you’re feeling. There’s nothing wrong with you but you need to get help before it gets much worse. It’s not your fault, have a little bit of compassion for yourself. You sound like a nice and very thoughtful person.

@user-rg6ic8qi9e

2 ай бұрын

Like that’s gonna happen lol

@InstrumentvanVrede

2 ай бұрын

You cannot know what it is like to be a man, alone, in this society that worships women. The hate the protagonist feels comes from rejection, feeling and being ignored. Don't pretend to know as I won't pretend to know what giving birth is like. I blame myself for not reaching out to women but it's society's fault for creating a generation of narcissistic princesses. Untouchable and free to do as they wish knowing society will not punish women to the degree they do men.

@troyoobrien

2 ай бұрын

Very relatable

@troyoobrien

2 ай бұрын

@@InstrumentvanVrede Are you an incel?

His loneliness has distanced himself so far from reality, that his loneliness ends up being the reason he cannot have what he wants - that's deep man, real deep. And I know I don't just speak for myself.

@ayuminor

12 күн бұрын

That line resonated with me as well, as I've felt like this before. I still think it's true that by being alone for a long time and letting social skills wither, you can find yourself in a position where you can't get a romantic relationship, BUT in truth it is not what you need to pull yourself out of the love-deprived hole you've put yourself in. As the video points out as well: To go straight for romance, when you haven't been able to connect to anyone on a much lower level, is to put your entire self-worth into this person's hands. And since you're likely idealizing this person and/or letting fantasies of them finally fulfilling your emotional needs diverge from reality (limerence), you will likely be crushed by the eventual rejection. Trying to go from being a total loner straight to getting romantically involved and lamenting that you're "too far gone" is like going to the gym for the first time, being unable to bench 300kg and exclaiming it is forever impossible to progress because you can't do a single rep to train up. Of course it is impossible to go straight for the end-goal, but you can lower the weight. What you need is to start with lower stakes and to practice general connection and friendships. These are the firtile soil a healthy romantic relationship can grow from. Your emotional eggs are no longer all in one basket and you can survive a rejection. This is not only necessary because it takes a few to find "the one", but also because showing the emotional stability to not *need* this other person is like the most basic green flag. No one wants to be made responsible for another's emotional state. To realize this is to realize that there are actually MANY layers of your being that are a bit fucked up or under-developed and it's painful to get hit with just how far you actually are from where you want to be. But at least, instead of having one insurmountable problem, you now have many that can be tackled, one at a time. It will take a long time, but all hope is not lost.

@user-te4wy2oi9w

12 күн бұрын

​@@ayuminor but what to do if you don’t even want to start building lower connections with people

@eyeamstrongest

10 күн бұрын

​@ayuminor what if people dont even want to be friends with you

@brandonp189

8 күн бұрын

@@ayuminor Wow, you have given me a whole new perspective brother. I needed this hear this so thank you, and all the best.

@MansplainingMovies

3 күн бұрын

@@ayuminor Good to see a smart man here who understood the video

Being lonely bests dealing with narcissists

@falseprophet4927

2 ай бұрын

true. but its important to have healthy friends so as to not succumb to isolation. it's a slow suicide at that point.

@mrfake675

2 ай бұрын

@falseprophet4927 I know man. I'm there right now.

@hektik1978

Ай бұрын

I fucked my complete mental health to heal from toxic people, but in the end im maybe more fucked then before. I only was alone for maybe 2 years and cut off my friends. ​@@mrfake675

@dragonfruit6532

Ай бұрын

@@mrfake675keep putting urself out there bro. It hurts so bad while you’re trying as you get rejected. But once you can find a small tribe or even one or two people, it makes it all the sweeter.

@jamesnelson8469

Ай бұрын

Too many people trying to cope with being lonely by saying it’s somehow chosen or better. No it ain’t.

I grew up in a narcissistic family so when i moved out the ability to be alone was literally so euphoric just ordering pizza and watching a documentary about ancient rome on Saturday evening was so amazing it was all i needed to really love life. But being completely alone for prolonged periods isn't good just some even semi meaningful people to associate with is important.

@artratengo3685

5 күн бұрын

yes bro im happy you made it out, im in the middle of that pickle and it's really taking my mind away but i hope I'll be as fortunate as you somehow

My dad said I'm basically Travis Bickle, then i realized he basically called me insane

My personal theory is that when left to your own devices, you’ll cling to ideas. You need other people to bounce ideas off of, and if you’re surrounded by good people, they’ll help keep you “in line” so to say. If you cling to a bad idea, run with it, and go unchecked or unchallenged long enough, it will fester and bring about disaster for you.

@asifmomin5752

6 күн бұрын

Absolutely right...

watching taxi driver while having not had any meaningful social contact in months while your friends drive away from you at all turns despite you desperately trying to keep them and just giving up eventually goes hard

@iBuyTops

7 күн бұрын

Damn dude why do they drive away from you? Perhaps they weren't friend material to begin with. It's hard to make friends as an adult, really is. Getting yourself in contexts where you can have casual contact with people is a start, a group hobby like a sport, book club or one of those tabletop game shops. Truth is, it's not easy and this isn't great advice. Specially as depression and loneliness make you less motivated and less able to be easygoing and spontaneous with people. There's a lot of luck involved in crossing the right person. But one thing is certain, you have to take care of yourself and get out there, so that luck is possible at all. Otherwise you'll fall into yourself. Some days it's impossible I know. Rest in your corner. But afterward try again, please. I wish you the best man.

the fact that i understand fully the emotions of characters tells me that i should probabily change something in my life

Loneliness maybe, but not being a self chosen solitary man

@jackfiorenzio9856

2 ай бұрын

Words of a lonely man ^^^

@RustCohle123

2 ай бұрын

@@jackfiorenzio9856 maybe, but i prefer to be alone most of the time, than being in a sick society

@BennyJay3

2 ай бұрын

Some people can be alone not be lonely

@hugh2hoob668

2 ай бұрын

​@@jackfiorenzio9856you don't know his bank account or body count pal stop assuming what he can or copes with

@RealistRatRace

2 ай бұрын

Cope

I love being alone. People in this world are awful. When I get off work I just don't want to see anybody. I live a peaceful drama free solitude life.

@thehman2271

9 күн бұрын

Put ‘em here brother 🤜

@ncmostnotoriousmurders

5 күн бұрын

That's going to be my motto in life I'm 25 a single dad with three kids and as a young man I see the world totally different now, people only like the perception of who they think people are or what they think things is but as soon as they find out the truth they leave

@DavidDiaz-tx5bp

3 күн бұрын

​@@ncmostnotoriousmurders I'm right there with you brother

@allihusk6519

2 күн бұрын

“Loneliness is not a function of solitude.”

@JotheAnimator

Күн бұрын

Welcome Back, Shinji Ikari

I promise at least 80% of Uber and Lyft drivers can relate to Travis

@xanderrose2876

Ай бұрын

I think anyone who has done a boatload of work sitting in the car or truck. I feel like I forgot how to be a person sometimes.

Imagine a world where people cared about each other. Wouldn't that be nice?

@Legenda20SLO

Ай бұрын

sounds unrealistic AF. everyone only cares about themselves. they're pretending like they're on your side and cheering for you. the moment you achieve something big in life the jealousness kicks in and ppl start hating.

@Wallflowerz3356

Ай бұрын

@@Legenda20SLOYeah and I bet you’re not any better. Human nature. Don’t throw stones at others. You probably suck just as bad. So do I.

@danrise44

Ай бұрын

@@Legenda20SLO big fact

@daniele5349

Ай бұрын

Yes people envy others , for that is difficult not be alone

@charlespc

Ай бұрын

This Is not true for everyone, but It Is for the majority of people. Maybe the 95% of people won't care about you, they'll ask you to give them things, to help them, but they won't do the same for you.

the loneliness i've experienced is something that i've for so long sought to "redeem" like i can somehow reconcile the suffering of the past, that this wound can be healed, but i've never found the remedy i seek, only fleeting temporary distractions from the problem. i try my best to do kind acts and talk with people, attend events, but no matter how much i've ever done of that, nothing has been truly gained. my life has not changed in a way that has at all brought me any kind of solace, i go home at the end of the day just as lonely as i always have, and as time continues on i feel as though i'm chasing something unattainable, like i'm cursed.

@jeroentromp7097

Ай бұрын

I'm in it true, .....as a lot of lonely people. Please hold on bro.

@metalface_villain

Ай бұрын

we can give a lot of suggestions and tips online but i think what you need to do is start going to therapy to find the route cause of your problems so you can fix it. you might need anti depressants and doing all those helpful stuff that you do without them might not work cuz of that.

@lukecash3500

23 күн бұрын

There are always people around, somewhere, who want to impact a person exactly like you. I'm one of them. More people deserve to feel understood, and experience connection, than the ones who get to.

@cometojesus1187

20 күн бұрын

Gonna pray for you man

@aglioeolio8494

13 күн бұрын

Bro you literally described my life, this is exactly how I feel..Im lonely af bro,

I've been an introvert my whole life. (A real introvert - someone who receives energy from being alone rather than being with others.) I've never had a problem talking to or approaching others. I've even been complemented many times on my listening skills, comedic style, empathy, and ability to give genuine advice. I've also been criticized for traits that I feel were a misunderstanding of how I feel I am (he's helping others because he wants something, he listens because he's nosy, he doesn't make as many mistakes, so he thinks he's better than others etc.) Even after trying to explain these away, they still come up from time to time. It only takes one person to start some rumor and have others go along with it even if those same people always got along with you. I feel lonely often. I try to keep myself busy with projects to deflect from these feelings because no matter how often I've attempted to transition my encounters with others to anything else, it never goes anywhere. I'm 32 and a part of me feels that people might think that I must be someone to avoid since I have no friends (social proof), but I honestly can't say what the reason is exactly.

@jamesjanson6129

2 ай бұрын

We must be twins then! I can sooo relate.

@yearginclarke

2 ай бұрын

I'm a naturally introverted type, but also I have a long history of social anxiety at the same time. Very bad combination, let me tell you. But it's not just pure shyness/anxiety, I'm definitely an introvert type. I highly value my privacy and peace and quiet. I can't handle too much social activity, it tends to overwhelm me. I find lots of people to be "phony" and "fake", and honestly I hate that kind of stuff with a passion. But also my social anxiety has always been horrible, though not quite as bad now at age 38 as it used to be. In a nutshell, anxiety issues is the one thing that has set me back in every single aspect of life. The most important of which are financial success, gaining skills, and of course I was never good with women.

@TheSilverShadow17

Ай бұрын

Lo and behold, I too am an introvert

@iamsoogi

Ай бұрын

In the same as you just embrace it you dont need social proof

@JumpinFatJack

26 күн бұрын

Can i change this ? I 25 and im about to join the military soon . Im so lost

To be a man you have to learn how to be alone. It really is part lf life. Its lonely to be alone. But its when we are most at peace as well.

@user-pl5gg6vi8j

2 ай бұрын

Why though

@memesfather7821

2 ай бұрын

@@user-pl5gg6vi8j This is just me guessing, I am no expert in human psychology or behavior. But my guess is that humans had to be social in order to survive. As in early humans had a better chance at surviving when working in groups. So this has been built in our DNA. Once we start becoming alone, our bodies might sense something is wrong and it might kick into extra high alert. This is just me guessing.

@NogCube

2 ай бұрын

I think it's about comparing ourselves to others.

@SiriusSphynx

2 ай бұрын

​​@@user-pl5gg6vi8j You can't know who you are and what you really want until you separate yourself from everyone and everything in the world. You also cannot rely on feeling happy or fulfilled by other people. You have to learn how to be happy and fulfilled on your own that's the only way to have healthy relationships with other people when you do invite them into your life. Otherwise you end up being codependent and that leads to unhealthy relationships.

@venicec3310

2 ай бұрын

Just cause your alone doesnt mean you have to be lonely. And being man doesnt mean that you isolate yourself

I’ve been alone my entire life evn in my own family I like it to be honest all I need is to be out in nature

@brennanhunt2722

2 ай бұрын

It's not even nature necessarily. We just have to stop feeding into things we want all the time. Find an outlet. Maybe going outside for runs is something you should do 🤷‍♂️.

Loved the line about gambling your happiness on the actions of other rather than yourself. Great video man!!!

This movie, to me, highlights the importance of Faith even more to me. Everything Travis is looking for can be found through spiritual introspection and prayer. Seek God, that's all you really need.

Being alone built my mind

@MansplainingMovies

2 ай бұрын

Good. The point of the video is that Travis chose to let loneliness destroy his mind as loneliness was something he chose to be victim to. I learned from watching Taxi Driver that when feeling alone, you have a choice to either feel bad for yourself or grow from it.

@sageofsixpaths98

Ай бұрын

Being Alone is different from being Lonely.

@Adminium21

4 күн бұрын

​@@MansplainingMoviesExcept it's not a choice. It's just time. Loneliness over time destroys the mind, no matter how much you try to cope over the loneliness.

Speaking from experience, when a person feels lonely/unable to genuinely connect with anyone for a long time, they start to feel that they are fundimentally unlovable. That there is something *deeply* wrong with them. And over time they feel resentfull because these people usually aren't blind to the world around them in fact , like Travis, they're highly perceptive. The problem is that all that perception is focused on the idea that the people around them "know" how "broken" they are on the inside. How small they feel in a world that's too big for its own good and that they are or will be judged for it every time they interact with someone. This, on top of alredy likely exhibiting antisocial behaviours, causes them to HATE other people almost as much as they hate themselves.

Damn dude, Ive never watched this movie but now I feel like I need to.

@MansplainingMovies

3 ай бұрын

Gotta watch it!

@micahrutland9021

2 ай бұрын

You have to!!!

@andrewb7232

2 ай бұрын

a must

@paul-dq6lk

2 ай бұрын

It's life changing man

@simhess9720

2 ай бұрын

You should also watch the music video for David Bowies song "I'm afraid of Americans". Great song!👈😂👍

Great vid pal, taxi driver is one of the most important movies in my life

@MansplainingMovies

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you liked it 🙏

Loneliness is bad but solitude is bliss. You have to be ok with yourself. We are born alone and we die alone. Facts.

When I watched this movie for the first time I was living in a one room set at the top floor I used to go outside just to eat and I had been doing the same thing for 5-6 month as I'm not that extrovert I didn't had much friends and it was after my college so many of friends had left the city for further education and only one friend was left in my locality but he was a busy man so i was not meeting him everyday,as I used to play football for my college team being fit was my priority so I was doing all the exercises in my room.when I first watched that movie it was so relatable and hypnotic and I always like to live in solitude so watching this was more relatable then ever before and I thought It is the best movie I have ever watched but I never watched it again because I don't want this to become boring, this movie is like a special occasion wine that you don't drink to often.

@dd-uf9nw

2 ай бұрын

@@MansplainingMovies I commented this on some other video of analysis of taxi driver 4 years ago but I also wanted to share it here too ... I won't say most of the people relate to this completely but to some extent , be it loneliness or not having a partner or having no purpose. When i watched this movie for the first time I never thought it would be that impactful what I learned from this movie that you don't need to be Travis and you don't need to move on either you just accept the reality if possible try to change it if not just live with it. Sorry for my English I'm not a native speaker.

@MansplainingMovies

2 ай бұрын

It's good to know people learn from the film just like I have 🙏

Bro your story at the end was powerful. Because I was the same way a little except I felt lost and was mad. And seeing and watching other people lash out due to their own mistakes and mental capacities was something that just kinda scared me into working on myself not only for myself but others too. I can’t just walk through life thinking everything is about me when I’m just a spec on this earth. So why not just enjoy life. The relating to him is not a good thing was so powerful because it’s something you realized through hardship yourself.

@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS

6 күн бұрын

Hi.

@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS

6 күн бұрын

Very powerful. Almost as powerful as my music.

So nuts hearing you say you watched it at 13, and it changed your life and personal philosophies. I watched it after I had gone on my first tour to Iraq, and frankly I thought "Oh no, I can see the similarities of us modern veterans." Then I went on my second tour and after I came home again I became Travis, minus the violence and vigilante/hero complex. What we are exposed to can truly educate us and change us. If I had seen this before I ever enlisted maybe I would be someone completely different today. At the same time, if I had I wouldn't be like Travis in the way I think most people appreciate him. Not that I'm good or insightful, but I'd rather be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war. Growing up is living with your trauma, and realizing you wouldn't have it any other way because, who else could I be?

@MansplainingMovies

3 ай бұрын

I watched it for the first time at thirteen but after many years of being an angry and secluded person I watched it and learned from it (just to clarify). This is a great comment, I appreciate the openness.

@sentpede6397

2 ай бұрын

“minus the violence” but went on two tours 😹

@JoeTakagi00

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. I love the last sentence.

@GreenshirtMr1023

18 күн бұрын

One of my best friends was a Marine who loved Taxi Driver. He even borrowed my DVD copy and took it with him to Afghanistan. He brought it back, along with the PTSD that led to us losing him to suicide two years after he came back stateside. It is one of the best films about the tragedy of isolated masculinity.

What makes me keep going is that, from tine to time i glimpse into some people who are actually nice and im just glad that kind of people exist in this world, but still, i can only stare at them for a few instants before im alone again

It's not loneliness alone that creates people like Travis. It is mainly the environment in which he is lonely. Travis is right, the city is a rotten mess and he sees it every single day as a taxi driver - does that legitimize him taking things into his own hands and putting innocent lifes at risk - no. But you can definitely empathize with his spite for the city and the people living in it and the amount of heartfelt that is present when he tells the politicians in the taxi that they ought clean up the entire mess. When you create an environment that makes already mentally unstable and lonely people feel not only isolated, but actively disgusted and vengeful towards their fellow human beings, you are setting up a catapult/leverage that is going to snap, sooner or later. Sure Travis could have gone out more, went to church or searched for more friends. But that's not going to change the environment that he and everyone else has to endure, which itself takes a toll on perfectly healthy people.

This is such a good analogy of loneliness. Thank you ❤

“That mechanism of not having what you can get (Betsy) and not wanting what you have (Iris) is the mechanism of loneliness” - Paul Schrader (Screenwriter of Taxi Driver)

I'm turning 30 soon and I've never pursued a relationship. I feel amazing despite everyone telling me that I'm not. The worst part is when people try and gaslight, saying that I'm just lying to myself or coping.

Wow what an amazing synopsis. Was completely enthralled with the video. I think it was your personal connection to the film that made the video so entertaining. Great job!

This is such a well put together study on this iconic film. I love your personal insights too and think these lessons are really important especially in today's society. I've subscribed and look forward to watching more of your awesome work.

But his loneliness is what saves a young girl from her pimp. Everybody else just ignores whats happening, but his alienation is what allows him to act outside of the sick norms hes surrounded by. Hes not a perfect character (clearly), but his mind doesnt deteriorate because of being alone, its because of how sick everything is. His biggest issue is his biggest virtue: hes not bound by rules of complacency "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."

@metalface_villain

Ай бұрын

travis is as sick as the society he is in and the ones he despises. there are plenty of ways to deal with that situation and going ape and killing a bunch of people isn't it. the movie criticizes society but it never shows travis as a hero, if u think that then you didn't understand the movie

@Gisiebob

13 күн бұрын

save? the epilogue is a delusion.

@cleonanderson1722

11 күн бұрын

​@@Gisiebob Even if it isn't read as a delusion, the only reason he ends up "saving" the girl in the first place is because his original plan to literally assassinate a politician fell through. The message to me is that consequences and intentions are not necessarily entangled in the way third parties portray. Travis is inherently dangerous and unstable regardless of the interpretation of his violence. He's a walking bomb. The shot of him looking in the rear-view mirror feels ominous and chilling for a reason. I also personally like to read the manner of Travis' choice of target for his violent acts as an illustration of how those who rule over others have systemic protections against retaliation from the alienated segments of society that they rule over. They insulate and protect themselves from the actual consequences of their policies and decisions. That bubbling violence is then redirected inward towards other vulnerable, alienated and marginalized people/groups. It's the path of least resistance. He went from being a potential villain to a "hero" because the lives he took do not have value in the society he lives in.

Excellent video, thank you for creating it. As someone who has dealt with social rejection all my life I am only now, aged 40, making my peace with it rather than letting it consume me

My mind has been severely hurt and damaged by loneliness. 5 years can really do something to ya mind

@thecamocampaindude5167

Күн бұрын

My family was always there (for support) for me. I wasnt a shut-in. I tried making a semblance of friends but failed miserably.

Damn dude I randomly clicked on this but you really took me on a journey. This felt like a really fresh take on taxi driver in a sea of movie essays based on the literally me movies. Loved the meta-analysis, the self-awareness and the positive ending. Cheers

I happen to enjoy my time alone and do what I feel like doing with my free time. I had long and short term relationships and I appreciate them, but learning to be emotionally independent of anyone is very beneficial.

Great analysis, definitely felt the pain 😢. The music is spot on as well to set the mood.

Amazing video, dude! Keep on it! Such deep and accurate analysis of the film deserves lots of subs 👏

The first minute cut hits home so much, somehow. When you're oppressed by the feelings of loneliness and absence of purpose, you can't really share that with anyone, because even if you find the right words, they are not getting accross, because people you're talking with are not there with you and just blank out, and even if they understand, nothing they can say will make it better, nor are they responsible for what is in your head - at the end of the day, the only people that are capable to truly care (as opposed to pretending to either because they need something from you or so that you leave them alone) are your family - and that if you are lucky.

I never noticed till now.. Travis was tearing up..smh..man this film is brilliant, a real masterpiece by everyone involved. Travis is so relatable, i go through these moments of feeling sad and lonely, and depleted. Thank god for my art, and music, if it wasn't for my art life/career i don't know where I'd be. If anyone is feeling like Travis, THINK before you do something bad, especially yo yourself. Talk to someone,any one..tex a help line. Believe things get better ni matter what, it's just life. Always remember ni matter what you're going through....its just a Storm, it'll past. Be cool everyone..👊🏻 peace from Southampton England.. cheers

Very thorough take on a cinematic masterpiece. It was a pleasure watching and I hope you’re good.

Some people enjoy being by themselves. They're comfortable with their routines and their hobbies. They're almost misanthropes and really don't care for the company of others.

@yearginclarke

2 ай бұрын

That's about how I am. I do like people once in a while though, but only people I feel like I have something in common with and can actually talk to without things being really superficial.

@metalface_villain

Ай бұрын

feeling lonely, being a misanthrope and being an introvert are three different things, sometime one can be all of these but other times they can be only one or two of these, you shouldn't conflate all of them together as one thing. someone can be an introvert and mostly enjoy being by themselves but that doesn't mean they hate people or that they feel lonely, it just means they don't have the energy to be with a lot of people for a long time. someone can be the life of the party, go out all the time, have plenty of friends and still feel lonely inside and then there are just people who hate others, which can stem from many reasons.

This was the video I needed at this very moment. Thank you.

one of my favorite movies, always love watching new interpretations on it. i’m shocked you watched it so young! i was 17 during my first viewing and it was insanee, can’t imagine it at 13! great video!!💯🔥

This is a great analysis, this movie is one of the best. One of the most relevant films ever made. There is sadly so many people out there like Travis. Taxi Driver is a masterpiece it really gets inside your head and it’s sad

Incredible analysis. I never really liked the movie but I’m excited to rewatch it after this.

I think my biggest luxury in the second half of my life has been living alone. I'm always in good company. I'm always on the same page as myself. Feeling lonely only happens when I am around people. I don't think I'm a psycho. You'll have to ask my dog.

@MansplainingMovies

2 ай бұрын

It's good. I do think we as people have a choice in how we react to being alone, you can either see the good of it or play victim

I'm a fan of Taxi Driver since I'm 13 and it helped me A LOT to analyze myself and be aware of not letting my personality go dark places. I'm 21 now but still pretty alienated from interaction with other people, trying to get over it but at the same time just learning to enjoy loneliness too

I am 23 and this movie is still super relatable to me.

Taxi Driver has changed for me as I've aged. The creator of this video will view Travis differently again when he gets older. I'm 43 & viewing Travis as a younger guy has been a trip.

Good analysis of the film. Definitely one of my favorites

Best video I’ve seen in a while. Beautifully done.

This may be the best Taxi Diver video essay I’ve seen. And trust me I’ve seen allot

Thank you very much making this video! Your narration of this film really struck a chord in my mind. I was a loner in middle school, high school and technical-community college. Even in large crowds, I’d still get very lonely because it really does feel like I don’t belong anywhere with my personality. Quite striking to me how I could also relate with the main character Travis. I hold down a full time job, am not a pushover, but I don’t consume alcohol, pills and porn. However, I too also get frustrated with general society at times and also feel the pain of how there isn’t any “higher sense of purpose” in human life these days. And damn, I also get the feeling of “victimhood” too at times. Just a re-occurring thought that keeps on coming up in my mind throughout the day when I’m awake… At the end of all this, what really kept me going was and still is, my trust in Christ and the teachings found in the bible. Truly, I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the Holy Bible helping to guide me through my miserable (lonely) life that I’m existing in right now. God bless you if you made it this far!

@joshrodriguez238

19 күн бұрын

😢 god bless you brother

@alexsmith-ob3lu

18 күн бұрын

@@joshrodriguez238 Thank you for your kind words. Just seems to me that as time goes on, there are more healthy young men becoming loners who are completely shunned out of society.

@bonkersdonkers7381

Күн бұрын

I feel like this too. I’ve never had a meaningful romantic relationship either. It used to cause me great pain but I’ve since given up that desire. All I need is faith in Christ and to trust that His plan is right for me, even if it is a lonely existence.

I’ve always heard of this movie but have never seen it nor knew the significance. Fantastic video. Subbed. Hope to see more content!

You’re explaining my exact thoughts of this movie and I never finished it cause it related too much to me and my actions as of recently. Spot on dude.

Wow - love this. I actually never really got this movie (I only saw it once mind you) - now it all clicks. Brilliant concept, brilliant review by you!

This channel is gonna have hundreds of thousands of subs one day, great work! 🙏🏻

@MansplainingMovies

3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! Means a lot! 🙏

Needed this today, great insight, for real.

The irony of her calling a taxi, after their date.. is not lost on us the viewer

I have been so painfully aware of my own loneliness recently and it’s really been bothering me. I don’t know why I thought searching ‘Taxi Driver loneliness’ would have made me feel any better, but I guess there’s possibly comfort to be taken from the not feeling lonely in your loneliness aspect if others feel the same… I don’t know. What an important and painfully relevant movie now, in 1976 and for as long as humans walk the earth. Thanks for making the video.

4:13 "I think women prefer a relationship that comes from a natural and friendly progression". Bruh, that's how you get friend-zoned. When I was young, I dated dozens of hot chicks. Trust me, they like the bold, direct approach.

@MansplainingMovies

2 ай бұрын

Bold and direct is fine. I said what I said in the video more in the context of Travis' story rather than dating advice. Travis approaching Betsy is something he does to put on an act and sell an idea that he is a normal and confident guy, this isn't really who he is though, in any other social scenario in the movie he is awkward and silent or overly strange when talkative. I think if you're like Travis you're better off coming to a natural development as the woman sees you for who you are before going on a date with you but if you are an outgoing and confident person you'd be successful with women like yourself as the energy you give off on the date will match your approach. Travis approached Betsy with this persona of an outgoing guy, but when they actually go on a date she found him to contradict his initial greeting. A few people confused this part of the video, I hope this clears it up for you at least. 🙏

@T.K.Wellington1996

Ай бұрын

In reality she would never give him a cance in the first place, and he would never approach to her.

Mansplaining is such a important thing. It the attempt to truly making yourself understood, because mistakes can be fatal

Great video. Thank You. All that time you spent making it was worth it.

Great analysis on this masterpiece of a movie 👏

So in other words, either you destroy yourself or allow yourself to be destroyed by others.

Look at it as a study in hyper vigilance, an overactive amygdala, and survival mode sympathetic nervous system and things make a lot more sense. The people arguing in the window are noticed because their boisterous conversation is noticed by the on edge Bickle as not a loud disagreement but rather an opportunity for violence to emerge from the mundane. His attention is therefore consumed by the much more important to survival potential fight than the lesser interview. His interactions with others and how he evaluates his surroundings are informed by the hyper vigilance interpretation Small talk and lies (even, or especially maybe, white lies) are killers in situations where rapid information gathering, interpretation and dispersal are keys to surviving. So are things like over metaphorical, fanciful, or florid language. You will notice that though he seemingly strong willed, he isn’t overly argumentative in his dialogue. Again, arguments don’t usually aid in survival situations. If you don’t agree with information given act, you simply base your actions accordingly and move forward. Besides, rapidly evolving situations with human destroying kinetics will point out those erroneous in their thinking very quickly without the need for debate. His dietary habits etc show short term prioritization that is logically sound way of doing things in dangerous environments. Firstly, if you’re not gonna be alive long, squeeze the most out of what you have on hand rather than saving for a tomorrow that’ll never come. Or worrying about drug addiction or diabetes when you could be shot at any time and need sugar energy and calm nerves now. Also, “if brooks wasn’t such a dork…” yes but if he wasn’t he probably wouldn’t be her “friend”.

@MansplainingMovies

Ай бұрын

1 of the best comments I've had on this video 🙏

wonderful analysis. I would never watch this film because of the violence, which would get indelibly stuck in my consciousness, but I feel like I've taken in the most important aspects of it through your video.

Strangely enough I have a girlfriend, friends and family yet still feel enough loneliness to relate to Travis Bickle. It's not about physically being alone it is feeling disconnected, misunderstood and unheard at all times, even when surrounded by people who love you. It is something to overcome and transcend though, not wallow in like Travis.

perfect music choice for this topic 🔥

@logankaylor9256

2 ай бұрын

Do you know what the song is?

@landocarnesian

2 ай бұрын

noo ;(

I've been out of the military for 10 years now and I relate to taxi driver. The vigilante stuff & the loneliness especially. I pray alot these days. I do have a good woman in my life who checks me when I act too weird (thank God for that). I'm trying

Thank you for this video I've never heard about Taxi driver. I really enjoyed the movie and the topics brought up in it. And your thoughts/analysis helped me understand some things that I missed

This my favorite movie of all time

Solitude is better than being lonely surrounded by negative toxic people and nay sayers and energy vampires who try to suck the soul out of you

@simorebuths7301

2 күн бұрын

Facts 😂

Loneness freed this mans mind and in the end he saves himself and someone in need.. being alone inspires one to be more than ordinary.

great video, great movies like this invite rewatching and get better and better upon more thinking about it. just like you show with character decisions, lighting, angles, costumes, everything. it all has something behind it and paints a deep, and real picture.

Great video, I was extremely surprised to see that you only have 413 subs. I thought for sure you would have at least 100K. Keep up the good work!

@MansplainingMovies

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 100k would be nice, my channel is only quite new though. Maybe 1 day 🙏

@denzel1877

2 ай бұрын

@@MansplainingMovies Then you are going places, keep up the hustle.

hi man i'am from your letterboxd comment, so happy to see this great community. I really love cinema and one of my favorite directors is Martin Scorsese, one of the things I also enjoy is watching video essays about films, I think it's just great to see what other people think about the meaning of the film. I saw you also watched the Ghibli film Spirited Away, I really like Ghibli films, they are very special to me personally, love to see your video essay on Ghibli films :D

@MansplainingMovies

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it a lot and am thankful for the letterboxd community giving me support in the early days of my channel. Spirited Away is my favourite animated movie ever, I will definitely give all my favourite ghibli movies a video like this one. I also have a video about Akira if you are an anime fan!

Great video, man. I was very young when I watched this movie. Made me wanna rewatch and analyze it. I didn't know Taxi Driver was this deep.

@MansplainingMovies

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's worth rewatching for sure and there are many videos like my own with different takes 🙏

I watched this for the first time last year. I'm in a movie club which will screen older movies in the cinema, which has been a really cool way to experience movies from before my time. These screenings are typically more packed than when I go and see a new movie that is currently in cinemas. I've watched plenty of classic movies on a laptop and still been moved by them, but watching it alongside an audience of 800 or so people on a decently giant movie screen is more fun. It was easy to see why Taxi Driver has become a classic. It's very emotionally grueling but also stunningly well shot and in parts it's quite funny. It's really cool to see actors I am familiar with as old guys, like De Niro and Albert Brooks, when they were younger. The movie is near 50 years old, but the core messages of the film may be as pertinent today as they were when it was originally released. My only big gripe with the movie is how overused the theme music is. That saxophone motif is playing for like 10-20% of the runtime and it borders on ridiculous.

@MansplainingMovies

2 ай бұрын

Great comment! 🙏

@verminator1980

2 ай бұрын

I love the music. 🎶

Hey, I found this from letterboxd. Great analysis! I never thought of the framing of Taxi Driver like that, especially in the first scene you talked about!!

@MansplainingMovies

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I love the profile pic! Bulma is 1 of my favourite anime characters! I will make some big videos on dragon ball 1 day. Subscribe if you haven't already 🙏

I can very much relate to Travis, i hate the world, i feel disgusted towards it, yet i want to be a part of it, im tired of being lonely, trying constantly to connect with people and then pushing them away either because of my toxicity, my lack of social skills or how i can't actually have a normal conversation, but really i am deeply afraid of people, my guard is never down and i don't trust anyone at all, i hate myself, i think im malignant and evil at the core of my being yet even with this knowledge i can't manage to be good because it would just be too much pain to be vulnerable for once with anyone, my fear that they are gonna destroy me, treat me as trash, and deeply traumatize me again if i exposed my feelings and trusted them blocks me from any progression, it just feels like im a walking mask, like im not me, always distant and hiding behind a wall of toughness, cynisicm and anger, i can be good at superficial interactions but when the relationship actually starts to be real i run away and become distant, i either abandon the person or they eventually abandon me, im tired of this.

@UselessRecords

10 күн бұрын

Get therapy

@WaluigiPooper666

10 күн бұрын

@@UselessRecordsIm already doing therapy

Opening with that first clip is perfect. That scene perfectly protrays the feeling he is experiencing even though he really doesn't describe anything.

The soundtrack is seminal in this incredible film, everyone who loves this movie has a special relationship with it, it’s almost supernatural the way it gets under the skin.

@DiamondKingStudios

2 ай бұрын

The guy who wrote the soundtrack, he finished it, ate with the guy for whom he’d compose his next film score, and then died in his sleep. Both Scorsese and the other guy dedicated their films in his honor.

@RyanOblivion

2 ай бұрын

Bernard Hermann

You are first lonely because you don’t connect with yourself. When you can’t be your honest self your cannot connect with those around you

@bubkins3013

2 ай бұрын

I disagree, whilst it may differ from person to person, not everyone will know everything about you. You will divulge more to certain people than others. The thing is that in the moment you may feel that connection, in the LT for a variety of reasons you may feel disconnected even from those who are supposed know you best like family members and long time friends

This movie is about a taxi driver.

@grinder5000314483

4 күн бұрын

Wow 😂