Travis Bickle the complex taxi driver, of whom Scorsese introduces us into the world.
He is an endearing character to begin with, but then his deterioration kicks in, the character enters depression, sick of society around him and wants revenge for all the trouble.
He develops an obsession with a female character and when she rejects him, his deterioration begins. He is a loner doing a job which introduces him to all this scum.
“ The man who stood up for all the filth in society. The man who couldn't take it no more. An everyday man turned into a monster by his job and the filth that came with it.
THE ICON: Characters that shaped our existence I will be looking into particular characters from famous films played by distinctive actors and actresses and assessing their influence on us and how we view the world through film.
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Luke Jackson played by Paul Newman
'This hear is a failure to communicate', the line from the prison guard who intends to break 'Cool Hand' Luke Jackson.
The anti-hero proves doubters wrong by escaping from jail time and time again. Yet anti-hero in the sense that he has no future and cannot fashion a future for himself. The ironic smile when arrested for chopping heads of parking meters. He is willful and tough, the complete anti-authoritarian figure and a christ-like figure amongst inmates. Luke however is ultimately a tragic character, a man who has hit rock bottom 'with nothin better to do', his mother on her deathbed, and Luke in the tin.
The anti-hero proves doubters wrong by escaping from jail time and time again. Yet anti-hero in the sense that he has no future and cannot fashion a future for himself. The ironic smile when arrested for chopping heads of parking meters. He is willful and tough, the complete anti-authoritarian figure and a christ-like figure amongst inmates. Luke however is ultimately a tragic character, a man who has hit rock bottom 'with nothin better to do', his mother on her deathbed, and Luke in the tin.
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