First Reformed and the Quest for the new Taxi Driver.

First Reformed is one of the greatest modern works of cinema, And not just because of how great it is but what it represents. It answers the question for the new Taxi Driver. When thinking what would the new Taxi Driver be, The obvious answer is something like You Were Never Really Here, And don’t get me wrong. I like You Were Never Really Here. But thats essentially the next Taxi Driver as in the story of the psychotic loner who has to rescue the innocent girl in prostitution/trafficking. But when asking what the next Taxi Driver is its asking what will the next story of the loner be. The old tale of the loner who struggles with his world that he doesn’t understand has been around a long time. Going back as early as 1864 to Notes of Underground, The story continued and reached its epitome Taxi Driver. And when people were wondering when the next tale of the loner that would reach that level again it was finally answered with First Reformed. And who else to resurrect the tale then Paul Schrader, The writer of Taxi Driver and Writer/Director of First Reformed. He updates it going from the psychotic midwesterner army vet who becomes unhinged in New York to the story of the Preacher struggling with the modern world and getting close to going to extreme lengths to change things. First Reformed is one of the best modern films and works of contempary art in the 21st century, And the resurrection of the old tale of the loner. Amazing film.