I basically agree with this @DouthatNYT review of #Joker, which makes me want to dig in a bit more on why the attempts to filter contemporary issues through the lens of the 70s feels like such a weird fit:https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/10/28/joker-a-violent-noxious-scorsese-rip-off/#slide-1 …
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I also think it's telling that Taxi Driver has scenes where Betsy is present and Travis is not. It frees her perspective up. The movie is much more dedicated to and interested in Betsy weighing how to handle Travis in a way that will best let her feel safe.
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Yes. Absolutely. Taxi Driver is a much larger & more thoughtful movie, especially in the way it avoids the trap of over-identification with Bickle.
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Some of the discussion about the movie has been making me think about Dennis Miller's comedy career. I saw him in an interview say he moved away from being a liberal because he thought Giuliani cleaned up Times Sq in 1990s. (Ie not seeing racism).
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