What a movie!!!!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2005)

Based on the book by Hubert Selby Jr, Requiem for a Dream, revolves around four people. Harry Goldfarb (Jared Leto), his mother Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn), Harry's girlfriend Marion (Jennifer Connelly) and Harry's best friend Tyrone (Marlon Wayans). Harry and Tyrone start as drug users yet as the movie progresses they become frequent dealers. Harry's girlfriend Marion is also a drug addict who dreams of one day opening a cloth store and designing her own clothes. Harry's mother, Sara Goldfarb lives alone. Her husband died and her son Harry only visits her when he needs to sell the T.V. to the pawn shop to get money for a fix. Then Sara will go buy the T.V. back. This process has been going on for a while. Sara has no real friends and feels she is a no body. Sara also has an obsession. She is obsessed with T.V. That is why she is thrilled to get a phone call saying that she is going to appear on T.V. She wants to wear her red dress that she wore to Harry's graduation. One problem, it doesn't fit, she has put on weight. One of her friends recommends going to see a doctor. The doctor gives her weight loss pills. She eventually becomes addicted to these and things start to get bad.
The four main heroes all start off with a dream. It goes well for a little while. Yet towards the end, the fate of each character spirals out of control, providing the twenty most brutal, depressing, harrowing and terrifying minutes ever put on film.
This film will make you cry and might even make you feel mentally of psychically sick. It is indeed one of the most depressing films I have ever seen. It is also brutally honest which makes it all the scarier. Anyone thinking of taking drugs after watching this movie is an idiot.
This movie focuses not on the drug dealers or the drugs or even the users. This movie's main focus is one word, addiction, and what an addiction can do to you. It shows the psychological affect behind addiction and what people are willing to do to get one more pill (or whatever their addiction might be).
Aside from the pure emotional ride this movie will take you on, this movie is incredible in another way. The visuals are stunning; the entire way this movie was filmed and directed is just incredible. The acting is also top notch, especially Jennifer Connolly and Ellen Burstyn. The score is also amazing. The violin's playing throughout the movie are haunting and moving especially as they provide an up tempo haunting sound for the ending when the characters dreams come crashing down on them.
This film is not for everyone. If you are squeamish or if you get upset very easily you might want to steer clear of this film, although you will be missing an incredible film. This movie will stick with you for a long time. This movie also gives a new meaning to addiction, so much so that you might not want to take another sip of that coffee sitting beside you.
10/10