Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) is a nightmarish descent into the mind of Travis Bickle, a lonely Vietnam veteran adrift in New York’s decaying underworld. Robert De Niro delivers one of cinema’s most haunting performances, embodying alienation, rage, and the fragile line between savior and menace. Paul Schrader’s script channels post-Vietnam disillusionment into a feverish urban tragedy. The film’s neon-lit streets, Bernard Herrmann’s brooding score, and Scorsese’s restless camera create an atmosphere of menace and paranoia. Both timeless and terrifying, it remains a landmark of New Hollywood’s raw and uncompromising vision.