Movie Review: Requiem for a Dream

     Winning numerous awards such as the Independent Spirit Award, an impacting film filled with drama, director Darren Aronofsky brings us to the streets of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Showing great strength in their performances, Ellen Burstyn along with her fellow cast members have sent an important message to audiences to think twice about trying something that can ruin you as an individual.
     Sara Goldfarb is an elderly widow who lives alone and goes through the same dreary lifestyle each day. When she is given the chance to appear on a popular television show, she eagerly tries to lose weight in order to fit into a petite red dress that she had once used years ago. Incapable of switching to a healthy diet, Sara turns to diet pills that help her to lose weight but in a way where it affects her life in great measures. Sara’s unsettled son Harry tries to find success with his best friend Tyrone by starting off a small drug operation. Although their operation is a hit, they both become addicted to the substances as they “test” their products. Along with them is Harry’s girlfriend Marion whose drug addiction allows her to do the lowest of things in order to get her remedy for happiness.
     The plot, scenes, the entire movie had its way of making drugs look unappealing. Scenes of the movies depicted what the actors were facing. Although there were parts of the movie where it made me nauseous, it did give me a sense that once you try drugs, you’re hooked onto it.  There were points of the movie where it was too agonizing to watch, but it was too captivating to look away. This film uses camera and editing tricks that expresses each characters emotions and its music had made it dramatic and persuading.
     Requiem for a Dream directed by Darren Aronofsky has a storyline that will convince you to keep away from drugs. Aside from all the weakest points, this movie had a great purpose and it will be hard for you to look away.