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Darren Aronofsky follows his amazing debut of Pi (and how many of you saw that? shame on you) with one of the most outstanding films of recent memory.
Adapted from the novel by Hubert Selby Jr, Aranofsky has created something unique, dazzling, terrifying and utterly astonishing.
The plot is basic:
Sarah Goldfarb lives alone, her tv for company and memories of her husband Seymour.
Her son Harry is a junkie, and along with his girlfriend Marion and friend Tyrone, he spends his time getting high and stealing his mum's tv set for money.
One day Sarah gets a phone call to say she has been picked to go on tv, whilst Harry and his gang dream of the "perfect score" so they can retire and live comfortably.
A simple plot, but this can do no justice to one of the bravest films of the past 20 years.
Aranofsky uses all the tricks of modern cinema: jump cuts/split screen/time lapse etc to create a world that manages to convey the alteration of time and reality for junkies.
When not high, the film is langorous and monotone. But when one of the characters takes a fix, the film leaps into life and buzzes with energy - only to setle back into a relaxed pace and tone.
So what makes Requiem so good?
Performances.
Ellen Burstyn plays Sarah as a decent, loving person that only wants to watch tv and remember happier times. When she gets the call to be on tv, she is so happy, so excited.
She needs to lose weight to wear her favourite red dress and takes diet pills. Then sedatives to balance the effect. Then amphetamines to get her going again.
She falls from a gentle and serene person that just wants someone to love her and fuss over her, to a frightened, paranoid, broken woman with an empty soul.
Her performance is simply incredible. Anyone willing to degrade themselves so completely onscreen deserves more than an Oscar nomination, she deserves respect and so much more.
A fearless performance, matched by Jared Leto (Fight Club) and Jennifer Connelly (Labyrinth).
But the honours here are for Bursytn. I have never witnessed anything as heartbreaking as her slide into pitiful madness and ultimate loss of her mind and soul.
I just wanted to put my arms around her and tell her it would be alright and not to worry.
Make no mistake though, Requiem for a Dream is a nasty film.
A VERY nasty and adult film that is not for everyone.
I saw it at the cinema, and most people left, some sat in tears at the end and we all just stood around after and wondered what was wrong with the world if this could happen.
However, I think you should make the effort to watch this, even if you're underage.
It is nasty but not exploitation.
If you ever thought it would be cool to take hard drugs and be "mad for it", this will slap you in the face and wake you up.
Requiem for a Dream is about love, hope, addiction, fear, redemption and sacrifice. But above all, it is about wanting to have a better life somewhere, somehow.
Adapted from the novel by Hubert Selby Jr, Aranofsky has created something unique, dazzling, terrifying and utterly astonishing.
The plot is basic:
Sarah Goldfarb lives alone, her tv for company and memories of her husband Seymour.
Her son Harry is a junkie, and along with his girlfriend Marion and friend Tyrone, he spends his time getting high and stealing his mum's tv set for money.
One day Sarah gets a phone call to say she has been picked to go on tv, whilst Harry and his gang dream of the "perfect score" so they can retire and live comfortably.
A simple plot, but this can do no justice to one of the bravest films of the past 20 years.
Aranofsky uses all the tricks of modern cinema: jump cuts/split screen/time lapse etc to create a world that manages to convey the alteration of time and reality for junkies.
When not high, the film is langorous and monotone. But when one of the characters takes a fix, the film leaps into life and buzzes with energy - only to setle back into a relaxed pace and tone.
So what makes Requiem so good?
Performances.
Ellen Burstyn plays Sarah as a decent, loving person that only wants to watch tv and remember happier times. When she gets the call to be on tv, she is so happy, so excited.
She needs to lose weight to wear her favourite red dress and takes diet pills. Then sedatives to balance the effect. Then amphetamines to get her going again.
She falls from a gentle and serene person that just wants someone to love her and fuss over her, to a frightened, paranoid, broken woman with an empty soul.
Her performance is simply incredible. Anyone willing to degrade themselves so completely onscreen deserves more than an Oscar nomination, she deserves respect and so much more.
A fearless performance, matched by Jared Leto (Fight Club) and Jennifer Connelly (Labyrinth).
But the honours here are for Bursytn. I have never witnessed anything as heartbreaking as her slide into pitiful madness and ultimate loss of her mind and soul.
I just wanted to put my arms around her and tell her it would be alright and not to worry.
Make no mistake though, Requiem for a Dream is a nasty film.
A VERY nasty and adult film that is not for everyone.
I saw it at the cinema, and most people left, some sat in tears at the end and we all just stood around after and wondered what was wrong with the world if this could happen.
However, I think you should make the effort to watch this, even if you're underage.
It is nasty but not exploitation.
If you ever thought it would be cool to take hard drugs and be "mad for it", this will slap you in the face and wake you up.
Requiem for a Dream is about love, hope, addiction, fear, redemption and sacrifice. But above all, it is about wanting to have a better life somewhere, somehow.
Darren Aronofsky follows his amazing debut of Pi (and how many of you saw that? shame on you) with one of the most outstanding films of recent memory.
Adapted from the novel by Hubert Selby Jr, Aranofsky has created something unique, dazzling, terrifying and utterly astonishing.
The plot is basic:
Sarah Goldfarb lives alone, her tv for company and memories of her husband Seymour.
Her son Harry is a junkie, and along with his girlfriend Marion and friend Tyrone, he spends his time getting high and stealing his mum's tv set for money.
One day Sarah gets a phone call to say she has been picked to go on tv, whilst Harry and his gang dream of the "perfect score" so they can retire and live comfortably.
A simple plot, but this can do no justice to one of the bravest films of the past 20 years.
Aranofsky uses all the tricks of modern cinema: jump cuts/split screen/time lapse etc to create a world that manages to convey the alteration of time and reality for junkies.
When not high, the film is langorous and monotone. But when one of the characters takes a fix, the film leaps into life and buzzes with energy - only to setle back into a relaxed pace and tone.
So what makes Requiem so good?
Performances.
Ellen Burstyn plays Sarah as a decent, loving person that only wants to watch tv and remember happier times. When she gets the call to be on tv, she is so happy, so excited.
She needs to lose weight to wear her favourite red dress and takes diet pills. Then sedatives to balance the effect. Then amphetamines to get her going again.
She falls from a gentle and serene person that just wants someone to love her and fuss over her, to a frightened, paranoid, broken woman with an empty soul.
Her performance is simply incredible. Anyone willing to degrade themselves so completely onscreen deserves more than an Oscar nomination, she deserves respect and so much more.
A fearless performance, matched by Jared Leto (Fight Club) and Jennifer Connelly (Labyrinth).
But the honours here are for Bursytn. I have never witnessed anything as heartbreaking as her slide into pitiful madness and ultimate loss of her mind and soul.
I just wanted to put my arms around her and tell her it would be alright and not to worry.
Make no mistake though, Requiem for a Dream is a nasty film.
A VERY nasty and adult film that is not for everyone.
I saw it at the cinema, and most people left, some sat in tears at the end and we all just stood around after and wondered what was wrong with the world if this could happen.
However, I think you should make the effort to watch this, even if you're underage.
It is nasty but not exploitation.
If you ever thought it would be cool to take hard drugs and be "mad for it", this will slap you in the face and wake you up.
Requiem for a Dream is about love, hope, addiction, fear, redemption and sacrifice. But above all, it is about wanting to have a better life somewhere, somehow.
Adapted from the novel by Hubert Selby Jr, Aranofsky has created something unique, dazzling, terrifying and utterly astonishing.
The plot is basic:
Sarah Goldfarb lives alone, her tv for company and memories of her husband Seymour.
Her son Harry is a junkie, and along with his girlfriend Marion and friend Tyrone, he spends his time getting high and stealing his mum's tv set for money.
One day Sarah gets a phone call to say she has been picked to go on tv, whilst Harry and his gang dream of the "perfect score" so they can retire and live comfortably.
A simple plot, but this can do no justice to one of the bravest films of the past 20 years.
Aranofsky uses all the tricks of modern cinema: jump cuts/split screen/time lapse etc to create a world that manages to convey the alteration of time and reality for junkies.
When not high, the film is langorous and monotone. But when one of the characters takes a fix, the film leaps into life and buzzes with energy - only to setle back into a relaxed pace and tone.
So what makes Requiem so good?
Performances.
Ellen Burstyn plays Sarah as a decent, loving person that only wants to watch tv and remember happier times. When she gets the call to be on tv, she is so happy, so excited.
She needs to lose weight to wear her favourite red dress and takes diet pills. Then sedatives to balance the effect. Then amphetamines to get her going again.
She falls from a gentle and serene person that just wants someone to love her and fuss over her, to a frightened, paranoid, broken woman with an empty soul.
Her performance is simply incredible. Anyone willing to degrade themselves so completely onscreen deserves more than an Oscar nomination, she deserves respect and so much more.
A fearless performance, matched by Jared Leto (Fight Club) and Jennifer Connelly (Labyrinth).
But the honours here are for Bursytn. I have never witnessed anything as heartbreaking as her slide into pitiful madness and ultimate loss of her mind and soul.
I just wanted to put my arms around her and tell her it would be alright and not to worry.
Make no mistake though, Requiem for a Dream is a nasty film.
A VERY nasty and adult film that is not for everyone.
I saw it at the cinema, and most people left, some sat in tears at the end and we all just stood around after and wondered what was wrong with the world if this could happen.
However, I think you should make the effort to watch this, even if you're underage.
It is nasty but not exploitation.
If you ever thought it would be cool to take hard drugs and be "mad for it", this will slap you in the face and wake you up.
Requiem for a Dream is about love, hope, addiction, fear, redemption and sacrifice. But above all, it is about wanting to have a better life somewhere, somehow.