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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Among other things, Travis Bickle's experience as a veteran is so important to explaining his social alienation in
#TaxiDriver; the Vietnam War really looms over that movie in a very specific way.3 replies 1 retweet 39 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @AlyssaRosenberg @DouthatNYT
That's an excellent observation. I also thought the film skirted away from the painful racism of 1970s NYC that Taxi Driver dealt with in a very convincing & subtle way. Joker doesn't "see" race, Travis Bickle did.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @DouthatNYT
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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