Picking Nits
Betsy flirting with Travis
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- The biggest nit is whether Betsy would really flirt with Travis, since someone so gorgeous must have been swatting men away for years. — Bill Hader
- A reply argues he has something charming and deep, echoed by her saying he is not like anyone she has met, before he self-destructs like athletes who blow it when it's working. — Bill Hader
- He is running a Neil Strauss 'The Game' pickup routine, negging her, and can say these things because he is a full-on stalker. — Bill Hader
- The film never presents Travis as a good guy yet makes viewers relate to his anger, like Alex in A Clockwork Orange, a bold, very 70s move. — Bill Hader
- Joker with Phoenix is the modern version, which may have needed to be an overt homage to get made. — Bill Hader
- Documentaries now show such behavior directly, and the Jeffrey Epstein documentary is what Taxi Driver would be today. — Bill Hader