Taxi Driver is not only one of Scorcese’s greatest movies, but it’s also considered one of the best modern classics. This gory and powerful short was an early insight into just how amazing this legendary director could be and now, with a catalogue of movies spanning over four decades, it’s little wonder that Scorcese is considered one of the greatest of all time – but with such a vast catalogue of superb movies, which should be considered the best?
But did you know that Scorcese’s illustrious career actually started out making epic shorts? In 1967 Scorcese directed a six-minute anti-Vietnam war protest called The Big Shave, where a young man casually hacks away at his face with his razor. It’s little wonder then that Scorcese, who recently celebrated his 73 rd birthday, has retirement far from his mind and is currently working on various projects including his much-anticipated gangster movie entitled The Irishman, which will star Robert De Niro.
For a few, being a director is a job, but for legends like Martin Scorcese, directing is as much a part of their lives as the oxygen we breathe.
