20.) The Phone Conversation
During Travis's awkward phone exchange with Betsy the camera pans out towards the long, empty hallway and the implication is there for all to see. She is the only thing preventing Travis from a lonely and hateful existence. As Travis tries hard to win her over on the phone the shot helps to create that sense of longing and desperation.
21.) Funny Moment #2 Smooth Operator
In another amusing moment in the film Travis buys Betsy a record and as he doesn't have a record player he implies that they could go and listen to it together at her place. Smooth...
22.) Nature of Violence
When Travis kills the man who is about to rob a convenience store he does so without thinking and without remorse. Vietnam has taught him to be a trained killer and to dehumanise the opposition and Travis has taken this chilling mindset back with him to the streets of New York.
23.) Anger
This is one of the only films I've seen that manages to reflect anger in such a poetic and vivid manner. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsQypGlE7c8
24.) Mise En Scene
Simply what is shown in the scene can sometimes say much more than words. Travis' disorganised apartment clearly depicts a man who simply doesn't care about how he presents himself to the world and who has very little self respect. When he undergoes a transformation and makes plans to alter his life his apartment is tidy and organised (or organanzized as he says!) helping to highlight his budding confidence. Of course this confidence is not actually leading anywhere positive or healthy....