Martin Scorsese on How He Directed Taxi Driver
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In this essay, Martin Scorsese discusses personal filmmaking, working with Robert De Niro, how he created his visual style, and more. Scorsese describes Taxi Driver as a "coming of age" film for himself, Paul Schrader, and Robert De Niro as they struggled with finding their place in life in the 1970's. It was a film they couldn't go on without making.
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Bringing a classic to you guys this week!
Do you have a favorite classic film/director you'd like to see featured on the channel in the future?
The Shining would be superb - I guess it would be difficult to get audio of Kubrick talking for 10 minutes 😂
@@TobyKearton I actually have a Shining video in the works for a later month this year as a celebration for Doctor Sleep coming out! Kubrick is a tough one, but I've found a lot of great resources and know there are more out there to dig up
Thanks for making this video man. Also yeah I agree. A Kubrick video would be insane !!!!!!
Paul Thomas Anderson - Boogie Nights
Spielberg- Schindler's list....... PLEASE!!
they say its best to watch this movie around 2 er 3am
Thats so true man I have tried it last week after reading ur comment.. It was too engrossing..by the tym movie finished it was dawn went out to get a cup of tea.. And next day I am I like Travis myself... Look at world from a different angle.. I am planning to watch Aftr hours now..
Yea true! I did. And in a rainy night. It's much better
I can’t stay up that late
1 am is really the absolute best time to start this movie
That's how I watched it!
One of the greatest films of all time. Sears your brain and changes your perspective forever.
"I'm God's lonely man."
This movie basically sums up the lives of most young men these days. Very relatable.
lean. What you even mean “young men these days”? It’s always been like this specially on vast urban areas...
@@caribbean6820 correct. But thanks to social media and other stuff i feel it's even worse these days.
lean. You’re not wrong, this film really struck a chord with me on that level.
We women feel anxiety and loneliness too
@@lucad6649 Its not the same. Guys have a harder time dealing with it because we always have to stay tough
Powerful script, directing, and acting. A movie that is still, after more than 40 years, relevant today.
Accidental Coming Of Age Movie, like he said.
It’s amazing how Martin can make the filthy, dirty streets of New York City so stunning.
This was awesome, masterpiece movie, can't wait for The Irishman.
Thanks! Same here with The Irishman!
Can’t wait for ya mom
@@nyspawn9332 wow, you are 12
Saint Petru 12 and a half
@@nyspawn9332 i got 12 and a half for YOUR MOM
It was essential that you reviewed this film and I’m excited
Hope you enjoy it!
Scorsese's narrative reminded me so strongly of his character in the film, sitting in the back of the cab, calmly describing how he was going to kill his cheating wife.
I'd never before noticed the little cameo where Scorsese is sitting on that wall and watches "Betsy" as she goes by. He's so scary yet charismatic.
Even more than Raging Bull Taxi Driver was Scorsese's Citizen Kane. It contains so many ideas and is still a revelation to watch nearly 50 years after it was made. A true masterpiece and a real work of art made by three young men who didn't realise they were geniuses, and I wish they'd collaborated more often.
A landmark of cinema.
All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go.
I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention.
I believe that someone should become a person like other people.
The genius writing of Paul Shrader.
De Niro really disappears into the role of Bickle.
My absolute favorite film. So amazing I can’t even express my love for this film
Are you talking to me?
You must be talking to me for I see nobody else here.
Same. It’s top 3 for sure! It’s brilliant:) mind checking out my channel trailer that explores films like Fight Club, Taxi driver and the King of Comedy? Hope you liked:)
Me,,you and Hinkley,,,,lol
I just watched this movie last week. I loved every damn second of it.
Dear Mr. Scorsese,
We (Genuine Movie Lovers) are grateful for you & your work.
Thank you,
-ColeSlaw
Absolutely one of the greatest of all time. It came out at the right time but is also timeless. The screenplay by Schrader is so brutally raw and honest with every word. The narration style was so inventive that it still hasn't been matched in quite that way in almost 50 years; what other movies can you remember a narrator making a verbal correction or repetition out loud while narrating from their journal? Genius. The acting was just seamless. The story is tragic and, in its own way, beautiful. The slight ambiguity and editing trickery at the end to introduce Bernard Hermann's score with the credits is just PERFECT. This film was definitely one of the few that first nurtured the deep love for cinema that I have today. I love you, Marty!
This is gold! Thank you so much for putting together the footages, the interview recordingds... They were like a filmmaking lesson. Keep up the great work!
Thank you! It's great to see you enjoyed it. I hope a lot of people can continue learning from the videos
Definitely one of the best movies of all time and one of the peaks of American cinema. IMO Scorsese's best movie.
Very influential in terms of style too, I am convinced that if it wasn't for Taxi Driver's dark New York filled with neon lights, Blade Runner wouldn't look the way it does. And it's obvious Todd Philips' Joker borrowed a lot from Taxi Driver too.
The story, acting, the incredible, one of a kind atmosphere...just a perfect movie.
A few quick thoughts...
5:32 That technique worked perfectly - it sets apart Travis even when close to people, but doesn't do the same for others.
6:26 The dolly (camera movement) here feels like the street giving Travis his only way out, so to speak. Like it's saying to him: I know you don't like me, but I'm all you've got. That goes hand in hand with the unease Scorsese talks about; it must lead somewhere bad.
8:29 This moment may slightly (and entirely temporarily) break from the idea of focalizing the movie through Travis, but it stresses everything about its aggression, alienation, and apprehension. We've probably all had someone walk by us like that... And we've all done it to someone else too, without ever getting to know them, without ever realizing what's going on in their lives. "Just some guy in the street."
This editing! this channel is so damn underrated
Thank you :) The growth of the channel so far has been amazing though
This was amazing as always!An interesting one to cover is how Marty directed The Last Waltz. Comparatively, that seemed like such departure for Marty, but an important learning experience for him in terms of directing. You’re very good at cutting commentary and footage together in an interesting way, and I hope you keep it up!
Thanks so much for mentioning that! It would be interesting to research. I really appreciate the compliments :) I enjoy the editing process and always hope it helps everyone to better learn about directors and their process
Keep uploading!! Loving this channel so much
I'll be sure to! I'm glad you like it :)
I like this movie but the alienation Travis experiences scares me.
I love what you're doing with this channel, you just earned your self a new subscriber. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like the channel
I love Taxi Driver so much and its a true classic :). Robert DeNiro was brilliant in the movie and Martin Scorsese for directing :)
One of my favorites of all time! I can watch that film 100 times and not get tired of it:) mind checking out my channel trailer that explores some of the best cinematography in film? Taxi driver included of course:)
How about David Lynch.
12345678910 He noooooot!!!
what aBOUT david lynch?
These are incredible. Keep em up.
Thanks! I definitely will
Awesome video. Great editing. Billy Wilder is a director that I admire since I saw The Apartment, maybe you should consider a video about any of his masterworks (Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Hollywood Boulevard). That's my today's suggestion. Thanks for your videos!
Yes! No one has mentioned him yet. He'd be great to cover. I haven't seen a ton of his work and would like to go more in depth with it
Wow, that last set of words of advice from Marty, beautiful. I got chills. Best advice ever.
I am so glad I found this channel so early on
Me too! I'm excited to see where the channel will go in the future
I'm calling it, this channel is going to blow up. Great video.
Thank you so much. I'm excited to see where it goes!
This was a great compilation.
My favorite movie personally, greatest cinematography and shootout. I always feel like it gets better and better with time I always enjoy watching this movie when its on and I always learn something new about this amazing film each time.
A Masterpiece👌
Always on my top10 list of the best Movies ever made.
I want Robocop. But I'm sure you've heard of RoboDoc. Still, if not Robocop, any other one of Paul Verhoeven movies, Total Recall, Starship Troopers, even Showgirls.
Thanks for sharing those! I'll look through them and add them on the list
Loved this - thank you
this channel is just so fantastic
Thank you :) It thrills me to see people enjoying it
this shits actually really good ngl i was surprised when i looked at yous sub count
A whole masterclass in this video. Thank you
That opening graphic, with the checkerboard pattern appearing behind the bullet, is legit.
My favourite film, thanks for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I need to watch this ASAP. Loved the video.
I've been watching videos about movies made by someone who hasn't seen Taxi Driver??????????
@@derfanddarf1 Hey, we aren't all perfect. He still has some amazing videos either way
Thanks :)
@@derfanddarf1 I deserve to be publicly shamed.
Great work, keep it up!
Thanks!
i got an ad for scorses masterclass course before this lol
Haha perfect!
Interesting, nice editing.
Thank you so much for this.
How David Lynch directed Mulholland Dr
3:50 he's talking about violence in his movies in that bit, in particular he had brought up Goodfellas in that interview.
Is it just me, or Scorsese looked like Charles Manson in the 70's?
that was him in the 70's
Elena Sos Scorsese was asked to play Manson in helter skelter but he turned it down
@@georgebethos7890 wow, seriously? He would have been fantastic as Manson! He already had the resemblance and was quite good at acting.
A lot of people did, back then tho
Nope , you're not the only one bro...
Great channel, I've loved each of your videos so far! I'd really like to see Christopher Nolan (The Prestige or Memento), Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity), and Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners or Arrival)
All fantastic recommendations. There's no doubt that I will cover those. Also! If you're interested in screenwriting, my friend, Behind the Curtain, did a video on how Memento was written. It's here if you haven't seen it yet: czcams.com/video/NbtwhJPswxk/video.html
I love this. I have special DVD box with these extras and the classic movie.
My friend watched taxi driver with me and by the end with the shootout and music he said he was on the verge of an anxiety attack, I feel that, it’s kind of incredibly overwhelming. Scorsese made and shot it like when you do something out of your comfort zone just based on adrenaline and you feel sick and a rush at the same time, like literally wtf.
Could you imagine being a random taxi customer that gets picked up a by a young Robert Deniro, who just recently got popular but isn't a household name yet?
With 2001 the greatest movie ever made
this channel is so incredible!! if he talked about it, I'd love to hear how fincher directed the social network.
Thank you, Gabrielle! I'm glad you like the channel :) I would be more than happy to do one on The Social Network in the future!
Long live Timotheé
I think ever man at some point in there lives goes through what travis went through. They just don't break through reality. Most people don't.
I'm a fan of Scorsese's work & his own restlessness which has mellowed slightly with age (he's almost 80, so that's understandable), is what comes across in many of his films.
As do themes of anxiety, being on the edge, complex issues relating to (pardon the pun) not necessarily being able to relate freely to one's environment, and the concurrence of that becoming a measured disconnect within the relationships in general in his films' schema. Subsequently, everything is tinged with a slight edge of mania and also guilt.
As a result, his films have a warmth and charm, because they capture the complexities and the obvious darknesses , as well as the inner light within humans, so well.
Thank you Martin Scorsese
A classic film
Love this movie for 25 years since i was 13 when i rented it
well...... you are younger than me.
Best video I’ve ever seen. So fucking insightful
Wow, thanks so much, Frankie! Really glad that you learned from it
I have been thinking a lot about this and thought that there isn't a better place to ask. The scene when Robert points the gun through the window towards people in the street.. i am pretty sure that i have seen in another movie which refrenced it, would anyone remember what was it?
I unfortunately don't know, but loved that you asked it here. I hope someone can figure it out. I'd be interested to know as well
@Antarctica Worldwide i will for sure.. thanks!
It’s from the 2000 Pokemon 1st Movie
I think he used a camera
would it be possible to do a Hitchcock film?
Heck yeah! He's a must for me to cover
2:54 - a person will get in your car and control your life for the next 20 minutes
that is literally the perfect summation of driving cabs
Brilliant.
Thank you, Noah!
where did you get the still photo of behind the scene?
Just a simple google search! There are bts pictures posted online by various people
thanks mate
Inspired from Satyajit ray's "ABHIJAN"
You talking to me? You talking to me? 😎😎😎
No
What an interesting Triangulated aperture they had on the cameras.
There's one person, there's two persons... there's three persons 🙂
Travis is Hamlet, but when Hamlet actually decides to kill because he has chosen his ethics.
I always want to slow down the playback speed when he talks
😄🤣
Put it in 0.75X your welcomed
PTSD and also perhaps on the autistic spectrum? But definitely damaged by his war experiences, the main problem is he seems to have little insight at all into his inner struggles - so can only look for external solutions which just makes things worse. His lifestyle is driving him down and down, even the most put together person - put them in a seedy one room apartment, tell them not to sleep, work long hours and nights driving a cab in rough areas, eat only junk food, drink spirits throughout the day, take pills uppers and downers throughout the day, don’t do anything else apart from go to porno movies, don’t take a break - most people would go pretty nuts!
watch at .85x speed
I watched this on Netflix
Cool.
what do you do about the loneliness?
#500. Makes me as special as Martin, yeah?
Listening at 0.5 speed makes him sound drunk hahahaha
Please do a video on Michael Cimino and Heavens Gate
wait I never knew the man at 2:11 was Scorsese himself
Abhishek Srivastava literally just noticed that too
Yes! I didn't notice it either until editing this! It's a great cameo
This movie is more relevant every passing day. men are having a crisis. we're alone and lost and frantic.
The scene with Keitel and Foster should have been cut. It's an interesting scene, and shows us his hold on her, yes. But it's really the only scene that Travis isn't either in, or looking on. It breaks the point of view. I wonder if there were discussions about this during the editing stage.
I think the scene works to show that ultimately Travis is taking action for himself rather than for Iris.
I think that's backed up by Iris' horrified reaction to finale.
@@fragr33f74 I can think of another important reason, in how we understand how "Sport" is holding onto Iris by being a father figure / lover, and playing into her adolescent needs. It's a really scary scene, and I like it, especially with the Bernard Hermann music on the recored player.
But, it cuts us from the PoV the entire film built. There are a few scenes, like at the campaign office, where Travis isn't involved, until we see that he was watching from outside.
I recently watched it again. You Can't talk about cinema and not mention it.
What do you do about the loneliness...
The Godfather would be awesome
There are no such things as "truth" and "honesty" in Art--only good and bad artistry.
so how do you deal with the loneliness?
hoogee
Jason Miller was offered the role of Travis Bickle and turned it down
I guess that's why i don't know who Jason Miller is...
Life in the 2000s has unfortunately become an incubator of Travis Bickel-types. Tech influenced alienation, paranoia and vigilantism would be a modern take. If it was still based in the US, having a Hispanic lead character would be an accurate update based on current demographics.
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Listen to the first twenty or so seconds of this and then - I’d you are like me and grew up with this man’s work in his prime- ask yourself: what happened to Martin Scorsese?
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Watching this movie you realise that NY is today no longer a repulsive - but nonetheless free - jungle, but a concreted, glassy and boring zoo...
As great as this movie was it certainly wasn't fun to watch. It was deeply disturbing and visceral
The sound bites from Scorsese are too chopped up and edited together.
Thanks for the feedback. I understand that I need to work more heavily on how I edit my audio and hope to get better at blending the interviews with each video!
@@Jilloms Keep the videos coming! I'm enjoying them.