>I've always had a problem with the part of the movie where
>Travis takes Cybil Shepard's character to the porn theater. I
>find it hard to believe. I find it hard to believe that
>Travis would have been so stupid as to take her there in the
>first place. Especially at that point in the story.

in some commentary i've seen on that scene, i think schrader said it travis's attempt to "dirty" her, having been drawn to her by that kind of sweeping angelic light he sees her in, but at the same time his mix of fascination and self righteous repulsion with the grime of the city made him feel like he had to do something like that to get her on his level (it was always a scene that bothered me as well, but that's the best explanation i remember of it)