Schrader points out the major influences that noir has had on cinema, as well as on his own work (Schrader, 36). ... In his move to kill Palantine, Travis tries to erase everything Palantine stands for, all that the American way represents. ... While some critics contend that in response to all these scenes "our nerves our meant to jangle in response to the recreation on screen of the urban angst we are assumed to know so well (Phillips, 512), it seems to me that Scorsese is trying to convince us this view of the city is real. ... Oblique and vertical lines, are able to disorientate the view...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate