#Taxi Driver

[karasublog]

Sae Itoshi and his favorite movie "Taxi Driver" (1976)

I watched the movie because it's Sae Itoshi's favorite and I wanted to know why that is the case📽🚕 There must be a reason why he chose such a problematic and profound movie as his favorite. Also, I keep seeing comments from people who think it's just about sex and strange characteristics of the main character (because they also think Sae's simply a weird person and has weird preferences). That's simply not true. It's not even the slightest bit about such topics. So I'll now briefly analyze why the film and the plot can REALLY be applied to Sae 🎬🧳⚽️

The main character of the movie "Taxi Driver" was in the Vietnam War and comes back home, but suffers from depression, loneliness, existential crisis and insomnia💤💭

❓️ Question that arises here:

Does Sae feel the same? Was what he experienced in Spain 🇪🇦 something like a war for him? If so, that would be a pretty strong comparison. Is he comparing his time in Spain (from the age of 13 to 17) to a terrible war, i.e. a traumatic experience? Does that mean he is comparing himself to a traumatized soldier?

The main character develops an obsession with the social decay and the "dirt" of the city. He feels unseen and ignored as he drives people around in his taxi, slowly realizing that the whole society is like this, not seeing anyone and only caring about themselves. The most important thing here: He begins fantasizing about "cleansing" such "filth" from the streets (drug addicts and people he drives around in his cab) 💭🚮

❓️ Question that arises here:

Sae often talks about Japan this way. Does he actually mean the footballers or the bosses of Japanese soccer, as they are largely responsible for the players not being so good and ambitious? Sae thinks Europe is better and basically sees Japan more as a "soccer development country". ⚽️🇯🇵👎🏼

The main character eventually falls in love with a pretty, blonde woman, thinking she's the perfect woman and the one he wants 💘👱🏼‍♀️ But he can't express his feelings because he has never learned how. Afterwards, he scares the blonde off with his strange behavior, even though he was interested in a relationship 💔 What exactly happened: He takes her out on a date and takes her to a porn theater. She's disgusted by him and leaves (he tried apologizing, but she stops talking to him) -> He simply didn't even know, that she wouldn't like that kind of date ... 🍿📽

❓️ Question that arises here:

The main character of the movie doesn't know what the woman is interested in because he never learned it. Does Sae feel the same way? In his youth, Sae was only confronted with soccer, actually he still is. He doesn't know anything else. He's probably never had anything to do with love. Does he see himself in the main character of the movie? Inexperienced, later paranoid and always lonely?

In the Egoist Bible, he mentions that if he didn't play soccer, he would live a happy life. It sounds like he's saying that his entire youth was ruined by it (largely by Spain 🇪🇦).

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There are of course other important topics in the movie that I haven't mentioned now, but these are the most important ones to associate with Sae Itoshi.

❓️ In general, everyone's wondering: What exactly happened in Spain and what traumatized Sae so much, or what made him turn from a striker to a midfielder? Hopefully we'll find out soon! Sae is such an interesting character, I'd like to see more of him. Thanks for reading, guys. Ciao, ciao.

[animusrox]

"You Missed the Point by Idolizing Them" Starter Pack

[ifuckinglovelemondemon-srs]

You know a characther is fucked up and traumatized when they are wearing one of these

Edit: half of this characther were put against my will

Edit 2: i reached the fucking tag limit

[filmgifs]

Taxi Driver (1976) dir. Martin Scorsese

[vampirecorleone]

"Robert De Niro has said that despite having won an Oscar for The Godfather Part II (1974), he was still a relatively unfamiliar face, and was only recognized once while driving a New York cab during his research for this film." Taxi Driver (1976) dir. Martin Scorsese

[portraitofadumbassonfire]

[444kylamae]

[fleuvien]

journaling

[grotesquegirlsblog]

[dast4rd]

i watched taxi driver the other day

[hvcklebury]

FINALLY watched taxi driver

[yuqa]

Taxi Driver (1976) dir. Martin Scorsese

[rahabq]

[rogerdeakinsdp]

“Taxi Driver (1976)” murals on the walls of The Volcano nightclub in — TRAINSPOTTING (1996) dir. Danny Boyle

[filmgifs]

Loneliness has followed me my whole life, everywhere. In bars, in cars... sidewalks, stores, everywhere. There's no escape. I'm God's lonely man.

Taxi Driver (1976) dir. Martin Scorsese

[skinkmi]

In "Taxi Driver," Travis Bickle, a Vietnam veteran, symbolizes alienation and loneliness in a decaying city. His spiral of violence reflects his frustration and a distorted view of justice. The film criticizes the corruption and inequality of urban life, while exploring the protagonist's descent into madness. In the end, it proposes a deep reflection on society and the human psyche.