When the movie started I was surprised to see a young Al Pacino. However, once I saw him, I expected for the acting to be good. The character that Pacino played seem to be a guy who was not only depressed, but also suffered from psychological problems. His character was kind of lost in his own world. It seemed like he had given up on life. But then when he met Betsy I thought that things were gonna turn around for him. Unfortunately due to his lack of social skills he faltered in his attempt at romance. From that point he just seemed full of rage. Basically, The movie lead you to see that he was coming to a breaking point. However, I think it was quite ironic how his character became a hero at the end. I thought he would have just been dead or in prison, so the end was definitely a surprise.
I agree on everything you said about Travis, he's socially awkward and mentally unstable. We can tell he stand for good and he wants New York to be a better place. For a second I thought he was going to kill Betsy for rejecting him or the president but the ending was a little shocking. He end up killing the bad guys and he was crown a hero. To me I like how the movie ended and how the director played a little mind game with the audience by making us think that Travis is going to kill Betsy and then kill himself at the end.
ReplyDeleteHey Laticia, I think you meant to write Robert De Niro
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, I do think that in his mind his killings were completely justified because it was for the greater good. He was cleaning up NYC and taking care of others - paying it forward almost.. But i was shocked to see the press paint him as a hero as well, i was sure he would be in jail and therefore was shocked by this as well
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