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Drugs.
More specifically, illicit drugs, and what they can do to your life. That’s
the gist of this Darren Aronofsky directed film, Requiem for a Dream. It shows
all the downsides that can befall the drug user, and even how people that one
would consider normal, can unknowingly become an addict. Our
story is set in the boroughs of New York City where young Harry Goldfarb (Jared
Leto from Fight Club and American
Psycho) likes to steal his mom’s TV and hock it to pay for drugs. Mrs.
Sara Goldfarb then goes and reclaims her TV from the guy who bought it, and
apparently this has gone on for years. Then one day Harry and his pal Tyrone (Marlon
Wayans of Dungeons & Dragons)
decide they are tired of stealing in order to get their fix, so they come up
with a plan to become dealers themselves. With financing from Harry’s
girlfriend Marion (Jennifer Connelly of Dark
City), the two become rather successful in their endeavor. Then a drug war
hits and the gang is left without a supplier, and the shit hits the fan.
Meanwhile, Sara (Ellen Burstyn) has been told that she is going to be on TV, so
she wants to lose some weight in order to fit into an old dress. Her first
attempts at dieting are not too successful, until she learns of some pills that
the doctor can give her. So off she goes to see her doctor, who then prescribes
the special pills. Well these pills are basically legal speed, and Sara becomes
addicted to them. So both mom and son are drug addicts, and their lives are
going to hell. Of course the lives of Marion and Tyrone are also hellish since
they too are addicts. Requiem
for a Dream has some really edgy photography and editing which helps to lend to
the whole experience. The filmmakers don’t sugarcoat anything in this harsh
drug world, and don’t expect to see any sort of happy ending. There is some
great acting by those involved, especially Ellen Burstyn as the messed up
mother. I won’t even mention some of the other actors since they don’t
really matter in the film, but I will tell you that all the writing was done by
Hubert Selby, Jr. who also wrote the book
by the same title. The final piece of this movie review puzzle is the
rating, which is nine out of ten.
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