Particular scene that always intrigued me

[Die Hard]

When I was younger, I was always intrigued by this scene from Taxi Driver, where DeNiro slowly follows around Jodie Foster in his cab. While he's watching her, suddenly some angry black guy walks by on the pavement, yelling how he's gonna kill some bytch and blow her brains out when he gets his hands on her.

The guy has TOTALLY lost it and it's obvious that the bytch he's talking about has driven him to MADNESS. Somehow, that scene always made me wonder...what did she do to drive him THIS far? Nobody knows...but I always found it a very intriguing testament to the INCREDIBLE influence that women, love and all things related can have over a man's life. It's ridiculous...

Kind of a pointless thread, I know... Had nothing else to do

Here's the scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkDJHkAKtG8

 

[thirdtimescharm]

Not totally pointless. We're all here to keep the demons in check. If we don't stay vigilant, the madness that starts out as being AFC could lead down worse paths...unhappy marriages, crappy relationships, failed hopes and dreams. Viddy well, my brothers.

 

[Die Hard]

Indeed, we always have to remain vigilant. That's exactly WHY this scene always intrigued me. You see, when I watched this movie for the first time, I was like 14 or 15 years old. At that time, I was going from one hopeless oneitis to the other. Man...I would have a crush on a girl for HALF A YEAR and then finally gathered the courage to confess my undying love to her, only to be rejected. Afterwards, I'd have to cry myself to sleep each night, for weeks or even months at a time... I was completely helpless.

So then I saw this guy, AN ADULT PERSON, who also got his mind totally twisted up by some woman. It really got to me, to see that even a grown up man could be affected so much by a woman. Being a 14 year old kid, I just couldn't get my head around it: how could even a grown up man be so affected by a woman? How could a woman have so much power over him that he's now walking on the streets COMPLETELY OUT OF HIS MIND??

Whether a teenage kid or a grown ass man, women can hold incredible power over us.

 

[MikeBrown30]

I actually think the scene where Marty Scorsese is in the cab with De Niro is pretty creepy.

"Did you ever see what a 44 Magnum pistol would do to a womans face?"