The opening of Taxi Driver introduces the main characters feelings while creating mystery by using extreme close up pictures to only show his eyes. This shows that the taxi driver is concentrating on the city roads while seeing that he is troubled by the goings on in the city. The taxi driver stops at a red light which could perceive some of the feeling hes has for the city and its people them being anger, passion, warning and murder. During the opening scenes we get to see the city thought he drivers eyes which is fussy and off point showing the drivers bleak view on the city life. He driver through sewer fog which hides him so he is not noticed by the people in the city. He is part of the environment knowing the ins and outs of the city and its streets. The driver fits in to the persona of a stalker searching the city for his next victim, creating a threat for the people of the city, (a predator looking for his prey). The opening scenes creates suspense by the audience watching the taxi driver look for his next victim in the city and waiting for him to take his next step.
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