So today is the second of the reader requests, and this one was Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream as requested by Mae. So Mae this one is for you, enjoy and let me know if you agree/disagree/just don't care anymore.
Requiem For A Dream stars Jared Leto (he's that guy from 30 Seconds to Mars) as Harry, a young heroin addict. The movie follow Harry and his mother, girlfriend and friend as they each have to deal with their own addictions. As the addictions become worse, we each character sink to their lowest and their lives spiral out of control.
It is quite shocking, particularly the last 20 minutes and the montage when you see to what state the characters have been reduced to. I love the way Aronofsky keeps changing the ace of the film, it's always changing from this rapid drug-hazed blur, then back to normal again. You can barely keep up with it. It makes you feel really dizzy and sick. The best performance is clearly by Ellen Burstyn as Harry's mother, a woman who becomes addicted to amphetamine diet pills when trying to lose weight. It's sad to see people sabotaging their own lives.
This film is more about the nature of addiction than the drugs themselves. As Harry says early in the film 'Everyone has a fix' and that's true, it's only when we let them get out of control that they become a problem. Now, I'm not advocating a Charlie Sheen-esque drug habit or saying it's ok be a junkie as long as you hide it from everyone else (I look forward to your complaints), but I am saying know your limits and be prepared to live with the consequences.
While I really thought it was an excellent movie, it's so very depressing, you readers seem to love all things morbid, does anyone like cheerful movies like Singing In The Rain anymore?
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