Requiem for a Dream is my anti-drug. One of my favorite questions to ask people is "What's a movie you saw when you were way too young?" It usually gets the conversation going and allows everyone to talk about their deep emotional scars while simultaneously laughing. My answer to that question used to be Requiem for a Dream, but looking at the opioid crisis sweeping the nation, I feel like watching that movie when I was in eighth grade scared me straight. All jokes aside, Darren Aronofsky's multi-generational look addiction and drugs is a masterpiece that I saw a few times. I shudder when I think about watching it again. It's an intimate portrait of loneliness, failure, and desperation to find meaning in anything. The movie came out twenty years ago, and while it has a few dated aspects, like the costumes and some of the lingo, the core of the film echoes through today. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 3 November, 2020