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During the Fall, all characters fall into depression as there's no more heroin in Brooklyn. This is one of those movies that you would recommend to someone in a heartbeat but also a movie that you would advise someone to stay away from because of the emotional impact it leaves on you after; It's also a movie that you would have to watch at least once as many people have said. Was this review helpful? In a lot of sequences, even POV camera is effectively utilized to make us see everything that the character sees. In the meantime, Marion arrives at her dealer's house, and is promised to reveive a baggie of heroin as soon as she'll take a part in a violent, lesbian sexual act, in front of dozens of viewers. She falls into total derangement which portrays how easily people can be brainwashed by popular media. 7 out of 7 found this helpful. If this review alone does not compel you to experience the Film, I will just have to spell it out: PLEASE EXPERIENCE THIS FILM - it may cause an uneasy stomach, but is well worth it - YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!! There's no sugar coating here. As it was ending I heard a few people crying. Meanwhile, Sara's desire to lose weight sees her starting a regime of diet pills, morning, noon and night. Rather deeply analysing the character arc of Ellen Burstyn’s Sara Goldfarb and the troubling conclusion to that should really prove what I am trying to say. Certainly I had no real intention of watching it until it appeared on a Sky movie channel . As it was ending I heard a few people crying. The more I read about RFAD and learned, the more fascinating it seemed. Not a feel good movie by any means more of a there but for the grace of God go any one of us who for various reasons have fallen on hard times. A requiem for their dreams.The literal ending of the film begins right after “Winter” begins in the film, the metaphorical end. The acting by Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, and Marlon Wayans are true and imbued with vehemence.
Aronofsky proves not only that he can direct a "bigger" movie, he also shows how one can do so without selling out. Was this review helpful? It's the same repeated music but done so perfect it makes you anxious and depressed... just what this movie is trying to do. In my opinion it's in the top 3 movies when it comes to addiction and top 20 movies in general. 127 out of 151 found this helpful. The climactic sequence, where the protagonists are effectively destroyed by their addictions, seemed to trigger a bout of heavy breathing in the audience. 13 out of 14 found this helpful. Cocaine is used mostly by Marion, and also injected at least once but heroin can also be snorted. Requiem for a dream ending? 45 out of 69 found this helpful. The pattern should sound like: EECDCCC. Was this review helpful? 223 out of 267 found this helpful. It was amazing. Aronofskys direction is even more experimental than in "Pi" and some of his ideas, like his combination of sound and picture are really innovative and give his movie a musical feel -without creating a long music video.
It is highly rated amongst the prolific voters on this website and has received almost aggressive praise from some quarters .
Not since 1995's The Basketball Diaries, has a film so accurately portrayed the craving and depravity of a person dealing with(or succumbing to) addiction. A pretty sure sign that those folks weren't able or willing to watch with an open mind. He is seen lamenting while crying uncontrollably on the hospital bed. The acting is wonderful - Ellyn Burnstyn and Jenniffer Connely are just wonderful in this movie, and Marlon Wayons was such a shocker in a serious role.
The word, apart from its catholic inclinations typically means remembrance, physical (tokens or totems) and non-physical (acts). It got a couple of good reviews but I couldn't help noticing it took another six years for Darren Aronofsky to make another movie entitled THE FOUNTAIN which was one of the worst pieces of pretentious nonsense I ever watched .