Was Travis supposed to be autistic? I have the tism myself and he has ALL the signs, the scene where he’s talking to the secret service agent makes it especially obvious.

>>212901323 (OP)
Autism wasn't really a huge cultural phenomenon when Taxi Driver was made. He was just supposed to be a socially awkward loner. You could make a case that most "loner" themed cinema is autism coded, but I don't think it was intentional.

>>212901380
It's the reverse - autism is crazy loner psychopath coded

>>212901380
Trying to make conversations with random people like the SS agent and the theater cashier isn’t something loners are prone to doing.

I would say most likely some PTSD from the Marines and a touch of schizophrenia. The "You talking to me scene" and the mohawk at the end shows signs of mental illness.
I liked the character. He seemed very right wing and wanted to clean the streets of the criminals and freaks. But he also had his own demons to deal with.

>>212901323 (OP)
>Was Travis supposed to be autistic?
Obviously.

>>212901323 (OP)
hes supposed to be insane

>>212901323 (OP)
You wind up meeting a lot of Travis' in the real world if you head out enough and most are just genuinely hopeless rather than autistic. No doubt being retarded helps still

>>212901323 (OP)
"He" is just a typical Jew
Kill yourself Jew