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#159 - A Person Like Other People (Patreon)

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2020-06-27 04:13:02
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Listen you screwheads, here is a podcast who would not take it anymore. We revisited Martin Scorsese's TAXI DRIVER (perhaps you've heard of it?), the original Incel™ movie; discussed its perspective on gender, politics, and alienation; and considered how it plays in the a world where Travis Bickle is all around us.

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JD

the ending definitely feels like a reverie, from the crane shots & slow motion 'tableau' of the room to the street; perhaps his soul leaving the scene, surveying his achievement, feeling society's gratitude and being too good for Betty...Almost feels like a dreamlike DePalma post-climax like in Dressed to Kill. Either way it's gorgeous and haunting, and doesn't really need to be definitively tied to a particular plane since the experience is all in our heads anyway.

Dee Gee

The disastrous trip to the theater reminded me of a time in college when, while getting to know a co-ed, he suddenly started sending me links to articles on Stormfront. (This was the early '00s when that was still a taboo move.) Whether you're dating or just becoming friends, sharing your interests plays a big part. Travis lived in hell and had hellish interests -- he could only schmooze for so long before that came out. Perhaps his hope was a sort of gender-flipped My Fair Lady where Betsy tried to fix him ("I don't know a lot about movies"), but that's an unhappy cliche for a reason. There's probably a very thoughtful take to be had about assortive mating as it relates to class and socioeconomic standing, but it's not quite coming together for me.

Michael and Us
>>39663495

In my residence dorm there was a weird guy who people quickly realized was into white supremacist stuff. He was so creepy and offputting, particularly for the women in the dorm, but we did make some progress by talking to him as an equal - I don't think he'd ever been treated that way and it definitely made an impact since he was obviously very lonely. Always a fine line though, and not applicable in every situation. - Luke

Mark K
>>39384518

Reminds me of the end of A Clockwork Orange: “I was cured all right”