An important statement on the quick decline

Rating: 10/10 (10 November 2000)

REQUIEM FOR A DREAM is such an important film that no award or accolade can justly honor the people who have put so much into its making. I was so profoundly affected by this movie that I doubt I will see a more important film to come out this year. I will not say much on the plot only because I think many of the user comments have already referred to it. Nevertheless, I think certain aspects of the plot in REQUIEM should be commented on. Primarily, I like how the movie speaks of a greater tragedy. Rather than limiting the movie's theme to an anti-drug message REQUIEM FOR A DREAM shows how addictions (be it drugs, television, etc...) shatter dreams and goals. The ability to create something good, anything good, is one of the greatest gifts a person can possess. When we reduce our lives to the rituals of addiction, and its destructive results, we destroy our capacity to create better lives for ourselves. In this film we see so much potential for these people to have something better. Their quick decline results in some of the best acting ever committed to celluloid. Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Marlon Wayans and Jennifer Connelly all give career-best performances. I have seen very few movies that have actually made me think seriously about my own life. I can honestly say that I think this film has made me a better person and I would like others to benefit from this movie as well. One of the best statements on the quick decline.