Taxi Reaction Paper

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Jedidiah Lyz A. Lampa, CMS-1B Humanities

“Taxi”

In France, a delivery boy named Daniel (Samy Naceri) has just finished his last delivery for a local pizza parlor, Pizza Joe his boss, also beating his old record, as he is planning to quit the job to pursue a career as a taxi drive. The next morning, after waiting for 6 hours to get his taxi license, Daniel reveals his white 1997 Peugeot 406, and goes on his first shift of the day. He travels to the local plaza and picks up his first customer, an elderly woman named Camille (Manuela Goaury), whom he drives a mere of 50 m to her flat and carries her groceries, and gives her his number to call if she needs more service. Camille's son, Emilien (Frédéric Diefenthal), is a clumsy young police detective who just failed his 8th driver's test after crashing into a meat shop. At work, he is visited by a police sergeant Petra (Emma Wiklund) with whom he is helplessly in love with, who reminds him of a meeting held by his boss, a neurotic Commissioner Gilbert (Bernard Farcy), who is currently with problems concerning the robberies committed by a German gang who operated in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany and is now in France, using red supercharged Mercedes-Benz 500E Turbo cars as an escape vehicles. On pursuing to catch the German gang, Emilien accidentally destroyed the plan. With that his job was now on the line.

The following day, Emilien is picked up by Daniel who was called by Camille, and they have an argument about the importance of jobs as a taxi driver and a police officer (while Emilien lies that he works for the IBM). Daniel eventually pulls his gadgets and engages a high-speed drive through the streets, prompting Emilien to reveal his true job and apprehend Daniel.

After interrogating Daniel, Emilien asks for help concerning the German robber gang in exchange for keeping his licens, which he agreed to.

After having many...