powerful and compelling story of addiction

Rating: 9/10 (16 August 2002)

the movie was awesome. aronofsky explores the effects of addiction in an uncaring world. i do not believe this is a movie about drugs per se. the drug use, although central to the movie's theme, is only a vehicle for the message about addiction. i think everyone can identify with this movie because we're a nation of addicts. caffeine, nicotine, food, love, money, sex... addiction is not limited to illegal drugs. the movie is just sort of a hypothetical exercise and takes the one theme all the way down to rock bottom. on a side note, i think all that split screen stuff is just a way to show how each character is isolated from each other by addiction- after all, isn't that what addiction does? and how can i forget... ELLEN BURSTYN ROCKED! definitely robbed.