Requiem for a Dream

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Annie L. @HarrietandMickey Apr 28 While I did not enjoy this movie and kind of wish I hadn’t seen it, it’s really well done. Super interesting shots and editing so that it really does feel like a musical composition with fast parts and slow parts and crescendos. Still it gave me nightmares and this morning after watching it last night I fee shaken up. See more Emma M @Emma_miller. Apr 24 requiem for a dream was directed by Darren Aronofsky in 2000 the main characters are Ellen Burstyn( Sara Goldfarb ), Jared Leto (Harry Goldfarb) Jennifer Connelly( Marion Silver ) and Marlon Wayans ( Tyrone) This film tells the story of 4 characters who want to achieve their dreams we follow their descent into the hell of drug addiction The plot twist is extremely dark , absorbing and well written but very hard to watch it shows with realism the horror of life’s characters the special effects are original we can watch close-ups and many sequences which creates a oppressive atmosphere The acting is extremely spectacular we can feel the pain of characters through the screen The script is very well written and realistic it makes us think a lot Generally I find this film absolutely fascinating it is simply a masterpiece it is one of the best films i have ever seen but also very choking i recommend it to people who like psychological films See more Jason Y. @yargbull Feb 26 Over-hyped and somewhat boring; the characters were not all that interesting, and I never felt it was as “intense and disturbing” as it has always been advertised, appearing on quite a few “most disturbing movies ever”-lists. Not terrible, just not sure I’d recommend it unless you’re a little bored and just need something different to watch (or like captive on an airplane, where I saw it). See more Kevin P @RT55971421 Feb 26 Easily one of the most visually mesmerizing and heartbreakingly disturbing movies I've ever seen. It's a brutal movie about drug addiction. Yet the hypnotic cinematography and unorthodox editing of onscreen bodily sensations are very ethereal and suck you into its world. It's fun in the first half and slowly spirals into chaos and despair in the second half. Disturbing, yet fascinating. All thanks to the fantastic direction from Darren Aronofsky. The soundtrack is captivating, especially the titular music track Requiem for a Dream/Lux Aeterna. The cast is fantastic. The standout performance is from Ellen Burstyn, who acts her heart out into such a believable and heartbreaking character. The movie has great editing and stylized cinematography. You just want everyone to be happy, despite knowing the inevitability. The final half hour is incredibly tense and disorienting. It's an incredibly powerful cautionary tale about drug addiction AND how we as a society treat drug addicts. See more Ibraheem Aleem K @iby124 Feb 26 amazing best thing ever the fridge was very scary See more Boo E. @Boo.Eastland Feb 24 I have watched this film 12 times. It is the best portrayal of the internal chaos of substance addiction and mental health I have seen to date. It's a psychoanalytic psychedelic dive into the many dangers of consumption, loss of meaning, and inhumanity that befalls people who lose themselves to substances. It's an art house film - so know now that it's not "realism". See more Read all reviews

Requiem for a Dream

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