Requiem For a Dream

This film will not please everyone; it is edgy, graphic, and coarse in content. This film does not hide the fact that it deals with some harsh subject matter that is touchy to some people.



This film clearly states that for some people - life sucks, and there is no hope. For example, Ellen Burstyn gives an incredible performance as a lonely widow who is addicted to television. One day she receives a call from her motivational TV guru to appear on his show. Seeing as she is overweight, her friend refers her to diet pills. Therein lies the journey into the descent of her misery.



Slowly the viewer is pitted inside her mind as muffins appear in her dreams, her refrigerator sneaks up on her and well-cooked, tasty dishes mysteriously appear out of nowhere due to her fearsome appetite.



This is just one example of how well this film is made. This is revolutionary filmmaking at its best. Aranofsky has brought to life a simple plot that could have been lifted from a TV movie of the week and transformed into an intricate, complex and entertaining cinematic experience that captures the viewer from the first frame and does not let go until that final devastating frame.



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