Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver) | Mental Health & Personality
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- This video answers the questions: Can I discuss the mental health and personality factors that may be at work with the fictional character Travis Bickle from the 1976 movie “Taxi Driver?”
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More than anything, Taxi Driver is about loneliness - "God's lonely man". One striking scene is while Travis is being put off and rejected by Betsy on the phone, the camera pans to an empty hallway.
The secondhand embarrassment was so bad, The camera had to look away.
I feel it.
Yes absolutely, I like this movie more than grande
That was similar to when the camera outside Norman Bates' mother's room creeps up to the ceiling as if it can't stand to hear the conversation. Also making the way for Norman to exit holding Mother without us seeing that it's a corpse!
@@MrLuigiVampa It was a personal moment. It is sad, more than embarrassing.
Ok now he's just flexing on us w his knowledge of firearms
Well he can tell the difference between a stick and a shotgun that's for damn sure 🤣
Lol Dr Todd is a gunnut confirmed
A true Renaissance Man when it comes to many things, particularly his impressive attention to detail on firearms.
I already noticed that in some other videos, but now it's official: Dr. Grande is a gunnut. I'm wondering what's on the wall of his living room :-D.
@@alexanderfo3886 the heads of his enemies
Just a reminder, I’m not diagnosing anyone; I’m only speculating about what could be happening in a situation like this ...hey? Are you talking to me? ARE YOU talking to me?
imagine, in Therapy.... 'are you talking to ME?"
@@HumanimalChannel That gave me a giggle.
😂
"I don't see anyone else here.."
@@tinafoster8665 :)
I think Dr. Grande is overplaying personality traits and underplaying the trauma of his war experience in this one. Bickle is trying to transfer his sense of heroism as self-worth from the war front back to the home front.
He's a paid fraud who doesn't believe the mafia existed.
@@TheKitchenerLeslie - That's a bit off the wall?
With Buckle seeing similarities in Vietnam and NY in the 1970s? Like "I left one hell hole and came back to another". And the taxis are his tanks.
I always assumed he lied about being in the Marines, it was just a way for him to get attention. Or in this case, a job. But Idk
@@hankheavy I don't think he lied about being a Marine. It played a major part of him being desensitized to the world around him. He has a huge scar on his back in the scene when he is doing push-ups which indicates he was also wounded in Vietnam. His preparation for the shootout was very methodical and he got shot several times without going down which could be because he was a marine. He also wears a M-65 field jacket, for what that's worth. Just my thoughts.
Should have left the porn movie to the third date, rookie mistake
BoJack would know, too
IKR lol!
Maybe he was trying to see if she a hooker or a respectable woman
@@tcheema8617 that makes sense at first but I don't think so. If that really was his plan, he didn't think it out well enough and definitely panicked after messing it up.
Lmao😅😅😅
If you wanted a side hustle, you could narrate books, I would listen.
Oh, definitely. Dr. G has a great voice for audio book narration!
So agree!
this is already the side hustle 😂
I would too
No doubt!! I'm in.
“He’s somewhat assertive at times, like when he’s committing murder.”
And that’s how Dr Grande killed me, cause now I’m ded.
IKR!!!!!
I wasn’t sure if he was making a joke or not lmaoo
He was assertive trying to get Betsy too.
Taxi Driver is a fantastic movie. I relate to Travis's inability to connect with others as I'm a introvert and autistic so it hard for me to be open about my feelings but unlike Travis I actually have friends and family that I care about. What makes Bickle a great character is we all on some level can relate his feeling of loneliness despite him being a messed up person.
Absolutely, and as an introverted autistic, I feel you.
It's very important in a movie that your protagonists has at least some aspect of relatability, and Travis checks multiple boxes for me, but without the derangement and hatred for my environment. The relatability makes him likable and the derangement makes him interesting. Great character dynamic if done right, which I think Travis is.
Well put
I find it hard to maintain friendships.. I’ve only recently started a friendship with a girl, which I always struggled with,
I didn't know that you were such a gun nerd, Doctor.
it's apparent in some videos
Hard to tell, but he could be just be very good at researching minute details. However his knowledge on certain guns are fairly extensive even compared to many "experts". But IMFDB can answer most questions, and all the details he mentioned are on there.
Nothing wrong with being a gun nerd, I do enjoy his constant attenion to details with all his videos.
Dr. Grande, NRA member. Geeze. He doesn't seem conservative per se, but he doesn't seem liberal either. I'd place him center to center left because he's humanistic and a psychologist, which are things I wouldn't easily associate with being conservative or a republican.
@@20thcenturyfoxyoutube Conversation?
The word is "aficionado.'
You tryin' to assign the five-factor model of personality traits to me!? You diagnosin' me!? Then who the hell else are you diagnosin'!? Well, I'm the only one here...
I would be interested in your assessment of the main character of "Fight Club" :-)
You really offer unique content. Many thanks and good night from Germany
I was just thinking the same thing!
Since it probably isn't a great depiction of dissociative identity, I wonder if Dr. Grande could do a breakdown of Tyler and "Jack."
First Rule is...
Yes, yes!!!! Analyze Tyler Durdan!
Oooooooh!!!! Now THAT would be a good one!
There's a lot of psychobabble in that film and it isn't particularly accurate about anything really. Therefore I can see him disliking it even more than Taxi Driver. Having said that, I pesronally like both films for their cinematography and characterisation.
Two-word idea for your next video: George Costanza. You can diagnose fictional characters in all their neurotic glory!
Ryan, that would be humorous. Great suggestion
I so relate to him , want him diagnosed.😀
Jerry Seinfeld mother, is crying now..
Yea i would like to see his diagnosis especially with his father
Awesome! That was great. Please, make one on "falling down" ft Michael Douglas.
Yes, great idea!
I agree, that would be great.
Yeah that would be pretty cool.
"Falling Down" has for a long time seemed to me to be related, at least indirectly, to a 1968 American movie called "The Swimmer," starring Burt Lancaster. "The Swimmer" is based on a short-story of the same name by John Cheever. The movie is well worth watching, the story well worth reading.
oh man! Dr. Grande is gonna have a field day with the bag that has "all the guns in the fucking world"
I’ve been asking for this forever! I didn’t think you’d do it, thank you so much.
“Days go on and on. They don’t end.”
“All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go”
0:41 Summary of the movie
7:36 Travis's personality
14:34 Diagnose
Thanks.
"The essential American soul is hard,
isolate, stoic, and a killer."
---D.H. Lawrence
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"Whose woods these are, I think I know. His house is in the village, though. He will not see me stopping here to watch his woods fill up with snow."
@Paul Tenenbaum Robert Frost
@Paul Tenenbaum
Many critics say Frost is contemplating suicide in that poem, but I've never accepted that interpretation as the one and only true meaning of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."
Frost enjoyed hiking in the woods at night, and I think the darkness might have switched on his imagination and creativity.
The essential American soul is conformity, complacency.
As a 35 year old man I still really enjoy Taxi driver. The dreamy cinematography of 1970s New York, the jazz music playing is all very relaxing and unique to this film. I have been diagnosed with Social anxiety Disorder and can empathize with Travis in his loneliness, his inability to build close bonds with others, and his search for a purpose in his life. Enjoyed your analysis.
Thank you so much for these videos lately, we really appreciate them!
Great movie, great character evaluation. Sadly, there were thousands of Travis Bickles after the Vietnam War, and we starting creating even more in our Middle East misadventures.
I've always seen "Travis" as a Vietnam vet, an unwitting victim of that criminal war.
The VA has taken great care of me, after my deployments.
@@randee4550 I am glad for you. It wasn't the VA who betrayed the Vietnam vets. It was the country and the leaders of the country who sent them to Vietnam.
a lot of people are travis bickle, just depending on what causes their maneurisms/beliefs, it's down to their mental state and inability to find the source, in travis's case it's likely insomnia and thus loneliness caused by ptsd
@@hirohito40k14 PTSD, and combat stress "may be" the issue here. But that's open to interpretation. He could've lied, the whole time. We know NOTHING of his military background. He doesn't present with any real military skills, that can be recognized, through the unravelling of his persona. He might be a fake, as far as we know. What we call "stolen valor" today. He could just be a sociopath, all along. Who knows. I say this, because he makes no specific mention, of the war itself. No mention of the VA. Makes no connection, with other veterans (and there were plenty around, during this specific period). As a combat veteran myself, he seems way too detached, from his military experience. But then again, I'm speculating.
Can you do Patrick Bateman from American Psycho? Although it’s obvious from the title, an in depth analysis would be interesting.
Totally agree!
I don't think the title reflects Patrick Bateman's _actual_ diagnosis.
Ok, now let's see Paul Allen's diagnosis
@@f-man3274 impressive very nice
Patrick Bateman is not a psychopath.
I’m so glad you made this video, taxi driver is such a great film!
I sense a bromance emerging :)
it is dude it's easily my favorite movie, and mf DOOM is also my favorite rapper of all time sick profile pic man, I got a DOOM tat the same week he passed away.
Martin Scorsese’s best film, imo.
YES
"The Age of Innocence."
Goodfellas, casino and the Irishman
Silence, Raging Bull
My 2nd favorite after Taxi Driver
I finally kept up with o.c.e.a.n.! It became an Easter egg like activity. I’ll miss the challenge of breaking the Grande barrier, but look forward to having the occasion to say it many more times.
Great well awaited video today. Thanks Dr. Grande
I'd have never noticed the mistakes with the firearms.
Wow... I was hoping for this one. It's been a long time but I remember from the DVD commentary the writer was often disturbed by young men claiming to be another Travis Bickle. Since Bickle has features of a range of different mental illnesses maybe that gave him broad appeal to various disaffected people. I thought it was a phenomenal movie touching on the loneliness and conflicts of life in the city.
@@tinafoster8665 I thought that Travis Bickle was defending a little girl and that he saw it through to the end and got the girl all that stuff but I am not very intelligent so I probably missed a lot of the clever stuff
The beginning of this video sounds like a movie review. "Hello this is Dr.Grande and welcome to my Ending-explained movies reviews." haha
Would like to see patrick's bateman analisys
Hilarious movie, grim and gruesome book. But its author, Bret Easton Ellis, said he intended the book as a black comedy.
Madmen characters analisys would be great too.
Mr. Robot's main character, dr.grande if you ever come across this comment take note please.
Psychosis, for one thing.
Agreed!
I saw this film once when i was 17 and still remember it in detail. Can't say it was enjoyable but it made an amazing impact.
Hey. Can you do tony soprano next. I'd love to see your take on him since you've a good job with the other ones of fictional characters
I’ve already asked dr g to do that, I’m just about to start the box set for the third time. Favourite character...Christopher Multisanti
this
Doctor Grande certainly knows his firearms.
Maybe he should change his name to Dr. Garande.
@@pxxxbxxx1981 A Dr. with a knowledge of firearms?
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Have you seen "Citizen X," the movie about Chikatilo? It's pretty good.
If you set aside the notion that the mental aspects of Travis are unrealistic, dig a little deeper and you'll find a subtext of delusional fantasy. The cinematography makes it clear, at least to me. The gunfight, the exoneration of Travis' crimes, and the ending of the movie, fit into a wish fulfillment narrative. And that wish fulfillment fits perfectly in the psychosis of Travis. He keeps a diary, and narrates parts of it through most of the movie. It is notably absent when Travis becomes violent. That is when the written narrative in his diary, shifts to a visual one from his mind. The movie is a representation of the thoughts of a tortured brain.
I am not saying that the entire movie is a daydream of Travis. It is his mundane life, mixed with his own thoughts. He knows that something is not right with him, but shifts blame to the world he lives in.
I don't know if I'm impressed or nervous whenever I hear Dr. Grande speak so expertly on firearms.
Psycho PTSD Veteran - go figure - the programming runs deep - no wonder I stay away from people in general - my service is not an honor/ it's a curse in 2020
@Max Turner (717) Hurting others - lol - really? I was serving you and your family - why whould I care about hurting you if I was willing to die for you? does that make sense?
you have more supporters than you may realize. many of us are becoming more willing to protect our family and neighbors instead of only depending on the police. was raised from 7-15 in a 'family' that was like a concentration camp-dragged out of bed and beaten severely because mom's latest drunken boyfriend came home drunk and wanted to beat us all. I have seen murder and suicide at close range. this was in the 70's when things were different and little was done for family situations. have never had therapy as I CANNOT TALK ABOUT THIS WITH ANYONE!!!! I have a great friendship with Jesus and the Holy Virgin. i lean on them pretty heavily but i still have the fight instinct when cornered. had to fight off one drunk when i was 15 who came in to kill my family. he has a 30-06 and i ran at him just in time to hit his arm toward the ceiling where he shot a giant hole. tried to hold my own until my mom and sister could get out. i remember feeling nothing-not fer, not relief, just flat and uncaring. took a good beating, too. i try to avoid people also and retreat into my safe personality to deal with them. i know i am a good person but i also know that i do not fear death-yours or mine. i never want to have to choose again. There is nothing wrong with Travis Bickle. He is a good person in a world of low-lifes. He is a real man who will protect his community. Here is a man who will not take it anymore. I am proud of the traits i share with him.
Taxi Driver is one of my favorite movies, so hearing you do an analysis on Travis Bickle is defiantly interesting.
I've found your reviews of fictional characters fascinating in deed. Keep it up. Always informative.
It's interesting how it seems that many disturbed characters in film are fictionally interesting but not necessarily realistic, as you've pointed out before. I liked both Taxi Driver and Joker anyways. I think they are both compelling portrayals of the potential effects and consequences of disillusionment. Anyways, not a gun fan at all myself but you keep track of gun models between scenes and also various movies ?? Just showing off now, aren't you??? 😄😄
Idk, personally I think the characters from both Taxi Driver and Joker are pretty realistic. Not common, by any means, but there are lot of interesting people in this world, so I could see them existing.
user89076 I feel that Travis is more realistic than most of these types of characters. I feel he aligns with the whole construct of vigilantism really well.
Taxi Driver is about Travis Bickle in the setting of modern society
The Joker is about modern society in the setting of Arthur Fleck
There a lot more psychopaths than you think. It's sad, our state of mental health. A friend and mine visited San Francisco and there was a shirtless man just rolling on the street. So dangerous, and everyone just walks by.
Since you did Travis Bickle you should consider The King of Comedy (also from Scorsese starring Robert De Niro).
Also Raging Bull.
Another of my favorite movies.
LOL Rupert Pupkin!
@@DougMacary
"That's where I am! On the bottom."
"That's a perfect place to start."
I just think it's so hilarious that whenever it comes to the guns, Dr Grande is so thorough. He just spits straight gun stats
Gun fetish-he needs therapy.
Might own them he's savvy about guns IMO
@@aalexjohna knowledge isn't fetish
I think this movie does a great job of portraying a mentally unwell yet very relatable character. I feel like I can relate to Travis Bickle more so than others though because of my various predicaments I've been through. I'll just say that I'm very aware that I'm not of a normal sound mind and it is probably because of that, that he feels like a character I can connect with and understand. I especially understand seeing the ugly side of humanity and being so disgusted with it that you feel an urge to take matters into your own hands, as little as it may do in the moment
@Dr.ToddGrande have you every analyzed Holden Caufield from the J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye?
I 2nd this! Holden was an interesting character with more depth than just depression. A lot of allegories regarding life, different types of individuals in the world and innocence (at the end when he watches his sister)....
I'm also curious why, except for the prostitutes and occasional profanity in the book, it's banned from schools. We did read it in high school BUT still it's not like adolescents in school would be "suddenly corrupted and lose their innocence" from this book. If anything, it made me feel like I'm not the only one who thinks deeper than the depth of a puddle of water. Ya know what I mean?
It's on very small and personal scale, it's not "War and Peace," but I've always thought that "The Catcher in the Rye" is perfectly written. Page after page, scene after scene, it's difficult, or impossible, to find anything wrong with it, to find a single line or word out of place.
Like the "voice" of "Huckleberry Finn," the voice of "Holden Caulfield" is uniquely and resoundingly American. Especially along the east coast, and in New York City, it's everywhere.
One of the greatest movies ever. One of the most iconic characters ever. And de Niro gave One of the greatest performances EVER. What an actor he was ...
It is one of the great American movies, but I can understand why someone wouldn't like it. Almost too real, and violent at the finale. You're close to the mayhem, and DeNiro is amazing. He does a difficult thing, because he makes you care about Travis by the end. Thrilling, but depressing. The loneliness of living in the midst of all these people. That's the real theme. Don't forget King of Comedy, which DeNiro and Scorsese did a couple of years later. Touches on some of the same issues, but not as tragic. Joker steals from both of those films. Jodie Foster also gives an amazing performance, given that she was 13 years old. Dont know if a major film could include that these days, but you can't imagine the film without her!!
He is.
@@JC2023HDHe still is, but he has to make a lot of crap movies to keep up the lavish lifestyle of his ex-wife Grace Hightower.
"You talking about me? Huh? Talking about me? Well, you must be talking about me cause I'm the only one in the title."
It's nice to see someone who knows something about firearms Dr.
Todd.
You could make a whole other range of merchandise with 'I remember the characteristics with the acronym canoes.'
It's so refreshing to hear someone describe guns by name and in detail rather than the media's use of lazy and politically-loaded terms such as "firearms" and "assault rifles."
*Micheal Townley (AKA Micheal De Santa) | Mental Health & Personality*
That would be decent.
Here's a few points:
*------------------------------*
- he himself visits a shrink
- he has family issues
- he is a criminal
- he is having a mid life crisis
- he is a fictional character so you wouldn't be diagnosing anyone, even if you intended
Damn, Dr Grande really knows his guns
The latter half of the film is simply Travis' pathetic hero-fantasy. That's why you see continuity 'errors': imagination is flexible and forgetful. Also, Travis does the forefinger-to-head gesture to show he's got a crazy interior monologue. At the last scene, his haircut is precisely the same as the opening scene. It's a mental fantasy.
One thing I find certain about Taxi Driver, it will be a movie remembered forever. Unique, well done, it leaves one wondering about life and it's many mysteries. I also feel that Travis is well worthy of Dr. Grande's analysis. Also, I do believe many murderers walked away free in NYC during that time period.
I wouldn't call Travis's mental health characteristics unrealistic. Your thoughts on his diagnosis fit perfectly with my diagnoses I've received about a year ago. I have mixed personality disorders including narcissistic, antisocial, schizoid, schizotypal, OCD... I find him incredibly relatable. We are nearly the same person.
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You alright brother?
Jesus will help you call upon Him God Bless you 🙏
Hi ,if you are here then reply me.
I can do something.
I'm pretty sure I'm schizoid. I avoid social interactions and prefer being alone and can't connect with people at the emotional level. I don't enjoy socializing almost ever. I can be alone for months without any problems. I go shopping and stuff of course but not hangout with people. I try to avoid running into my roommates as much as possible.
Don't eat yellow snow
I think Taxi Driver is a masterpiece and I also think Travis' character falls into the category of the antisocial paranoid who seeks justice and a better society in his own way. I am not a specialist, but in my opinion it can fit.
I love when Dr.Grande subtly flexes his firearm expertise
Good evening Dr Grande and everyone. Sending love 💙
You know distrubingly a lot about guns...makes me spooked.
He's American. A lot of us are brought up with them.
Spooked 👻 😂
My mother was a witness in a murder case. The detective advised her to get a gun. From then on, we had at least one pistol in our house. The gun scared off more than one intruder, including a car full of men intent on raping the woman in their carpool. Guns save lives.
@@rickc2102 I wasn’t
Guys... In this video he is NOT diagnosing anyone 🤬🤬🤬🤬🙏🙏💀💀💀
Just speculating about a situation like this
Paul Schrader has said that Travis knew Betsy would be disgusted by the porno movie, he took her there to sabotage himself. I think this comes off ambiguously at best in the film, maybe because Scorcese chose not to direct it that way. In any case, that was the original idea. Schrader has said that the Bickle character represents something about how loneliness is a self-imposed condition. One can't have what they want, and what they want they can't have, yet they are choosing all of this. I think one thing that makes this movie so lasting is that Schrader and Scorcese reached deep within themselves to create the character, almost in an autobiographical sense. Schrader said that Bickle was "me without brains."
I really enjoy your highly educated and direct approaches to your topics. I watch the videos as they come out, and I think about what I’ve heard a great deal. Thankyou. Something rubbed me wrong this time. I sometimes find that experts in any field often think they have the correct (end of story) models for whatever they’re working on, be it airplanes, computers or medicine. In this case, psychiatry and psychology, and when something fails to fit the models it’s discounted as fallacious. That kind of thinking upsets me. You’re very intelligent with remarkable experience. I’ve watched all of your videos, believe it or not, dating back about 7 years. I wanted to get a good idea of who you were/are as an analyst, and it’s all very impressive. Because Bickle’s behavior doesn’t jibe with what you know doesn’t necessarily mean that his behavior vis a vie his mind is wrong. Discounting Taxi Driver on the basis of thinking the mental health thing was off here really annoyed me. Just being honest.
I've studied psychology a little but I'm not an expert. Dr. Grande is a psychologist, so I'm inclined to trust or at least strongly consider what he says regarding the psychological aspects of the character. Given that mental health was a major theme in this film, accuracy in that regard is important.
I will say that with a lot of these kinds of analyses, particularly those regarding mental health, there tends to be somewhat of a disconnect between the experts' knowledge of a situation and the reality of it. Sometimes it borders on arrogance, although I did not get that impression in this video. But someone who's only ever viewed mentally ill people in a clinical setting can't possibly hope to give truly accurate assessments. That is, of course, part of the challenge of studying the minds of others, because you can't be there all the time, you can't see everything they do, you can't always know how they interact with others out in the world. Overall I think Dr. Grande did a good job on the psychological bit.
Now, his discounting of Taxi Driver on the basis of accuracy/continuity problems with the weapons was disappointing. I actually love the fact that he pointed out those mistakes(something I often do as well), but I don't think the props used in a film should have too much bearing on the overall quality of the film. With some exceptions of course...like if the film was about arms trafficking, it would be important that the gun props be correct. But in this case, it really doesn't matter.
His dismissal of the outcome of the events as unrealistic, from a legal standpoint, aren't necessarily correct either...many factors would have come in to play in such a case, and there's no guarantee that Bickle would have been convicted of anything, except maybe weapons violations. And considering he was war veteran, courts probably wouldn't have wanted to prosecute him on weapons charges as it's fairly common for vets, especially those suffering severe PTSD, to want to carry firearms.
And considering the setting, shortly after the end of the Vietnam War and all the issues surrounding the treatment of veterans, prosecuting a war veteran for carrying firearms(especially in this vigilante context) would have been a politically sensitive move. Nobody would have wanted to be the one to put a guy like Travis Bickle in prison.
Travis Bickle has been compared with the character Ethan Edwards, who was played by John Wayne in the 1956 movie The Searchers.
Good to know.
This was an amazing break down for one of my favourite characters in film! Your firearm knowledge was also very impressive. Maybe you could do Deniro’s character in “the king of comedy” Great video👏🏾
This was great! Can you do "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" some time?
I grew up in nyc in the 70s a total shithole, too bad its going right back there again
Does dr Grande love talking about guns or what?! 😂
Seemed a bit OCD with the guns. Love these videos though.
Yea, for real!
I use an Acronym OCEAN to answer this...
@@SirShoddrick It took me months to realise he was saying neurotic, i thought he was saying erotic.🤪
Sandy No hahahahaha
The ending of Taxi Driver is an indictment of the media. Bickle is portrayed as an honourable vigilante in the press. This influences the outcome of his trial. There have been numerous cases of trials being unduly influenced by public opinion/the press.
Do analyse on "nightcrawler" 2014 movie
A very sad depressing film that I have never been able to stomach more than once. Have never been much of a Scorsese fan anyway but this film does a good job of demonstrating the difficulty many military veterans experience when they come home and try to reenter society. In the revenge genre, I would prefer "The Brave One", Foster does a good job playing the victim of a violent crime and the police detective character that Howard plays reminded me very much of the police officers I grew up interacting with. These were average blue collar American men (of all races) that worked their 10 to 12 hour shifts and tried their best to make a difference and protect the people that couldn't protect themselves 🇺🇸
The firearms trivia was impressive - I dig on the details - Bravo Good Doctor
Eh...
He focused on the film's firearms, more than anything else.
However, as a veteran of OIF/OEF, I can relate to Travis. Dr. Grande vaguely mentions his obvious PTSD. The fact the he served, in Vietnam, with the USMC, makes it very likely, that he was part of the beach assault, and/or the extraction of refugees, at the end of the U.S.'s intervention there. Or the lukewarm welcome of troops, back home. There's no way to know, if his discharge, was indeed "honorable".
Travis, like many other combat vets, is physically home. But mentally, he's still in the middle of a combat zone. I would know.
Well Dr Grande you have us all mesmerized again. And thank you!
It’s impressive how you were able to connect the guns used in this movie with the ones used by Robert DeNiro in other movie settings.
Your analysis was very insightful and detailed, thank you!❤️
Great observations, just a couple thoughts, it would have been interesting to know Travis before going into the military, evidence suggests he had a caring family because he wrote to them and wanted them to be proud. He also used illicit stimulants to stay awake during long shifts. He is quite actively projecting in conversations with Sheppards character. The mowhawk, while not officially sanctioned by the Army or Marines, was not uncommon with troops assigned to forward bases who spent most of the time in the field, lastly, his neutral/casual demeanor in terms of both his abilities to remain in control and handle weapons can be ascribed to his training and field experience. I think a major driver is a subconscious desire to help Iris and is about his stolen adolescence by way of the draft, Iris obviously had hers stolen by adults, by helping her, he my find salvation on some level. Targeting Palatine was a macro level endictment o f hi stolen youth. There are some definite continuity errors but I try to look through the mental health and societal lens of the time.
Ok, this is spooky. I just watched this movie Monday night. It was good, but he was koo-koo. 💅
Happy Wednesday!
I’m dying 😵🤣
Hello Dr. Grande! Thanks for always being so consistent.
My favorite film, thanks man 👌..
Travis makes himself lonely
I always thought that Travis was actually (and mainly) bipolar, with manic psychotic behavior striking over the course of the second half of the movie. It made sense to me when I thought about his insomnia, since sleep deprivation often goes heavily correlated with the occurence of manic behavior.
Anyway, loved the video!
Fiction/Movies aren't meant to be realistic, they are meant to be compelling. Otherwise people wouldn't watch movies.
Mainstream people generally don't like Taxi Driver. They do not understand/care that people are often a grab bag of oddness or weirdness. Life was not meant to be continually or even continuously pathologized. That stated, Travis Bickle was clearly not a normal character.
I never watched Taxi Driver but now I want to. Really enjoyed this episode. Great job!!
Thanks Dr G, I enjoyed this movie and the analysis. Wasn't it a very young Jodie Foster's breakout role? It makes me think of the movie The Professional (or Leon The Professional in some markets) - that was a great movie which featured a very young Natalie Portman in her breakout role. Leon or the Gary Oldman character or even Portman's character would be interesting subjects to analyse.
That's one of my favourite movies of all time. I used to stop and watch it any time it would be on television (which I do for Breakfast at Tiffany's; Charade; Bringing Up Baby; The Breakfast Club; Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - I have to stop and watch. Other movies I'll see every year, but with these I'll forget everything and stop and stare). Leon the Professional is so good from beginning to end - the plant...
@@EMunaBee I have to say that I watched The Professional recently and was quite disturbed by Portman's character's attempts to hit on Leon, pass him off as her lover etc. I don't remember feeling that way when I first watched it.
@@jamesw17 She's definitely a bit messed up in the head when it comes to men. Fortunately Léon handles it well.
The Professional saliciously sexualised Natalie Portman in that film, i watched it recently and was shocked. Things seem different when viewed during different eras, through different lenses. It made me really suspicious about the sexuality of the Director.
(I didnt feel uncomfortable in the same way watching Taxi Driver)
I really appreciate your attention to detail, Dr. Grande. Sometimes that makes or breaks an authentic film. Although I was "old enough" at the time to watch Taxi Driver, I never have. But I feel like you've given me enough information that I could discuss it with the "best of 'em." Thanks again for another enlightening film character review!
small inconsistencies in films, such as wrong slide position on a firearm, wrong holster, etc.
these aren't mistakes, they're not errors, they don't lessen the film. Unless maybe its a documentary.
a film is a story, you're supposed to be following the story, you're not supposed to be concerned by the wrong colored socks for the decade etc.
Excellent analysis. How about an analysis of "Baby Jane' Hudson. She was the fictional character from the novel and movie (played by Bette Davis) 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane'.
Is “social awkwardness” really a mental health problem?
It is, if you're too shy to date or go on job interviews!
Jason DeMagio It could be, depends on how a person was raised or their culture or perhaps being on the autism spectrum, even innate shyness. But yes, I think it could also indicate a thought pattern associated with a mental health diagnosis. Lol, that was a big maybe wasn't it?
Consciously Aware Thanks, best answer by far (IMO).
Doc, you have ruined me!! I cannot stop watching your videos. They are all so awesome, informative and insightful on several levels. All hail!🙌🏻
Do you do Agent K from Bladerunner 2049? Or Roy Batti and Rick Deckard? Super big please
Oh, yes, please!
How could these characters be analysed? They're not human.
Mark H EXACTLY
@@Mark_H101 It was stupid of Scott to revise his story. When you see the original film, Deckard is very obviously an emotional and fragile human compared to the engineered replicants. They beat the shit out of him, and he's a weepy, morose drunk.
Wow....Taxi Driver. Talk about "Back in the day"! 🤣
I would love DeNiro's character in Deer Hunter. Best to you Doc😀
I love you Dr.Grande!! You always give such insight on so many people and characters, I always feel like I get so much more clarity after I see your videos!!!
The lies he wrote to his parents and how they reflect his elevated self-worth would be really interesting to look into
One of my favorite films.
Have you done a video on John Hinckley Jr.? If not then that would make a perfect follow up to this video.
What a pleasent suprise 💙
Fascinating about the firearms. I enjoyed Taxi Driver. Probably because I'm don't have a strong knowledge of mental health issues. That would be like me watching a movie in which someone pretends to play a stringed instrument, but what they're doing has no relevance to the music on the soundtrack
I’ve seen this movie a few times. I enjoyed the character development and found myself rooting for Travis, hoping he finds a way out of his darkness, but I’ll have to watch it again with my acquired Dr. Grande discernment. Really enjoyed this video❣️❤️❣️
This character is pretty awesome. Love his attitude. I remember my friends used to tell me I was the spitting image of him when I was a kid. Well, I guess you couldn't ask for a better role model 😁😬😵
hmmmm....
Welcome to my scientifically informed, insider look at firearms and their calibers. Just a reminder, I'm not shooting anything, just speculating on what could be happening in a shootout like this.
Travis Bickle was literally a comic book hero archetype. He has all the elements.
De Blasio is busily recreating the NYC of the 1970s. Those who can, are moving away at an alarming rate. Maybe we'll get more Travises soon, if anyone still lives there.
With some experience with most if the mentioned guns, I'd advice against the 29 for close quarters use. I'm not sure I'd trust an Astra to fire. 🤣
Doctor/ gun expert
Dr. Grande always over achieving
Dr. Grande is SUCH a gun guy. 😆 The attention to detail regarding all things fire-arms gives him away. Don’t mess with Dr. G or you might be tastin hot lead is alls I’m sayin.
I was really impressed!
Anyone who studies serial killers will track their modus operandi, which often involves a gun or ten.