Movie Review: Requiem for a Dream

Rating: 5/5
Age R: Rated-R
Release Date: 2000
Synopsis:
Employing shock techniques and sound design in a relentless sensory assault, Requiem for a Dream is about nothing less than the systematic destruction of hope. Based on the novel by Hubert Selby Jr., and adapted by Selby and director Darren Aronofsky, this is undoubtedly one of the most effective films ever made about the experience of drug addiction (both euphoric and nightmarish), and few would deny that Aronofsky, in following his breakthrough film Pi, has pushed the medium to a disturbing extreme, thrusting conventional narrative into a panic zone of traumatized psyches and bodies pushed to the furthest boundaries of chemical tolerance. It's too easy to call this a cautionary tale; it's a guided tour through hell, with Aronofsky as our bold and ruthless host.

Thoughts:
First off, you should know, the director is God send. I'm serious, the dude is a genius. He found the most interesting and unique ways to show and almost make you feel what these folks are going through because of drugs. It's really sad though. :( The acting was also really amazing. Do you really need me to tell you anything else to get you to watch this awesome movie?
My absolute favorite scene was the end where all the main characters are in the fetal position. That was a GREAT touch. Very sad though :( You just want to cry after that.
My second favorite scene/s is the one by the pier. Love that so much. They show that twice I believe with different things happening though. :)
Like it says up there the movie is about drug addiction. You have four main characters that each have their own problems that only get worse because of their addiction to drugs. You have Harry and Marion who love each other but drugs get in the way. There's Harry's best friend Tyrone who is a business man at heart I guess you could say, but drugs get in the way. Then there's Harry's mother, Sarah. Poor lady just want to loose some weight so she could fit in that red dress her deceseased husband loved so much just so she can look great on her favorite TV show she'll be on soon, again, drugs get in the way of her dreams.
This movie is so heartbreaking! You will want to cry after having seen it. Then you'll want to watch it again which is the scary part.

YOU WILL ENJOY WATCHING THIS MOVIE IF YOU LIKE/ARE INTERESTED IN:
-Jared Leto and his hotness pre-emo --what?! I don't like how not cute he looks with all that eyeliner, is that my fault? Nooo
-GREAT direction.
-drugs
-sad stories
-amazing, mind blowing movies
-Jared Leto--oh did I already mention him?
-Darren Aronofsky--the director in all his awesomeness
-Ellen Burstyn
-Jennifer Connelly--I'm not a fan but you might be.
-Marlon Wayans--the cuter of the two brothers