I am going to take four scene from the taxi driver and show how the mise-en-scene, cinematography, and editing support Travis Bickle¡¯s state of mind and personality.
First I want to state what Travis¡¯s state of mind and personality is throughout most of the film. Travis is isolated from the rest of the world. He feels like he does not fit in with the rest of society. He is looking for a direction, a cause, a reason for his existence and he takes the Taxi job as a way to cope with some of that frustration.
The first scene I want to analyze is the one of Travis first applying to become a taxi driver. To help reinforce Travis¡¯s isolation from the rest of the world, Travis and the interviewer are in separate framing throughout most
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