"Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime. Thank you. Thank you. "
This quote pretty much summarizes the ideology of most of the reality show stars nowadays. While I was watching the King of Comedy, I kept thinking who else could possible play the role of Robert De Niro better than him? :D He was so good that at some point I got really nervous with his character! Even though the dark humor was amazing and unique, a feeling of anxiety arose in all of us. Rupert Pumpkin is the perfect embodiment of a dreamer who is willing to do anything for a little prime time on TV. His delusion of being talented takes him to the point that he forgets to live his own life in search for the attention of the audience. As if every following situation he is in is more and more unbelievable and in the same time... a little bit familiar. This was in 1982! Let's not forget that people usually don't want to talk about uncomfortable truths and often ignore them. The king of Comedy is definitely not Scorsese's most discussed film for these exact reasons. We all know how far Television has reached and stalking TV presenters is nothing new.
By the way I just though how often Scorsese uses "schmuck" in his films! It must be a favorite word :)
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