Taxi Driver

What I liked most about "The Taxi Driver", was the fact that Travis acted like a hero even the he did not abide by the law. As he was rejected by the only woman he's ever loved, his mental state went on a roller coaster ride. In the beginning of the move his explained to the president elect that the city streets are overwhelmed by scum. His hope is that one day someone would clean up those same street and make the world a better place. I believe that Travis took matters in his own hands after buying all those illegal weapons. My reasoning for calling him a hero is because he is responsible for saving two lives. The first circumstance was when the deli clerk was held at gun point. Travis decided to take matters in his own hands by killing the thief. Although it is unjust for an individual to take the law in his own hands I believe in that particular moment the good needed to prevail over evil. The second incident and may I say the most iconic moment of the entire movie was when Travis killed illegal prostitution gang. As he entered the building he kills of every gang member one by one in desperation of saving the prostitute. As eats all the shots given to him he proceeded to walk unfazed. Killing everyone in the house he lies on the chair with a smirk on his face. The look seemed to be a sense of satisfaction being that he completed his mission of taking out the scum from the city streets. What I found amusing at the end when he had a subtle rejection of the woman he once loved. As he drops her him he had no sign of affection towards her, he simply dropped her off and went on with his day which I loved.