Taxi Driver (screenplay revised by Scorsese)

Just showing the Crazed Husband Scene and then the Traveling Salesman scene would be just fine the way it is. It makes sense that Travis gets some weird ideas in his head when some crazed guy in his cab tells him what a .44 magnum can do to a woman’s genital area. The husband says, “ I’m going to put it right up to her, cabbie.

Scorsese put “The Wizard Speaks” after the .44 scene. In this scene, Travis goes to the Wizard in desperation. Travis goes to talk to wizard and specifically tells him, “Sometimes it gets so I just don’t know what I am gonna do. I get some real crazy ideas, you know? Just go out and do somethin’.” This shows Travis is at the breaking point. That Travis is tired of his cabbie life. Something has obviously cracked inside him. The Wizard has rejected Travis.

Right in her, cabbie. You must think I am real sick, huh? A real pervert. Sitting here and talking about a woman’s pussy and a .44, huh?” You can tell by the look in Travis’ eyes that something clicked. Schrader then went to the Traveling salesman scene. It works because after hearing about a .44 magnum, Travis’ inner self (unconscious) is now rea

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