Bleak. Depressing. Horrible. Dark. Brilliant.

Rating: 9/10 (23 June 2013)

I watched this movie on recommendation not to, I was told that it was a horrible film that lacked any sort of happiness throughout, i took the advice and watched it 15 minutes later. On finishing i sat in my seat for a half hour and then decided to watch the lion king because i knew it ended well and i knew that it would remind me that life is okay and not as terrible as it is portrayed in Requiem For A Dream.
Its all the adjectives i listed above and more, frankly I've run out words that are similar to 'bleak', this movie makes you want to kill yourself. it has a gentle, nice start, followed by sheer darkness. its indescribably gut wrenching. i implore you to watch it, for without actually sitting through and suffering through this horror then you simply cant understand.
It makes you lose all faith in life, in humanity and in movies. But it is, without a doubt, one of the greatest movies i have ever seen. as a viewer we want something that sticks out, something that amazes us. from jared leto's exceptional performance to the incredible storyline as this piece of genius represents the destruction drugs can bring to someone from any walk of life, this movie without a doubt amazes. i will never forget the day that i watched the godfather, the matrix, the batman trio, the lord of the rings trio, the shawshank redemption, and i can promise i will never forget the day that i sat down to watch requiem for a dream.
watch it without question, but have something Disney on standby, maybe a teddy bear as well, and some ice cream.