It's a sad and haunting reflection on society gone amok.

Rating: 10/10 (12 December 2005)

It's not every day that a film challenges not only the emotions and standpoints of absolutely every individual who views it, but the censorships and guidelines of so many governments.
With an unhealthy record of recutting and revamping that has left Darren Aronofsky more insane than he was before he went into making the film, and an Academy Award winner headlining, Requiem For A Dream has had its share of ups and downs, raking in little at the box office due to its initial NC-17 classification, and yet has come out on top with an immense cult following.
RFAD tells the tale of four individuals being torn apart by their drug addictions, in what is a depressing downward spiral seeing the dreams of all involved ruined by their senseless addictions.
In all honesty, I have never seen a film that made me break down until I had seen this one. The final montage of the climactic moments left me haunted by the results, and in the moments that followed after the credits rolled, I wasn't able to hold myself together. It's not hard to see why if you actually watch the film, and while many would be so modest and "cool" to say they never cried, it'll affect everyone, and you'd be a god damn junkie yourself not to be affected in one way or another.
I think they should cut the Classification for society's sake and show it to all who know the meaning of what goes on in this film, because it's movies like this that have the ability to change the messed up world we live in.
And as a side note, Ellen Burstyn deserved that damn Oscar, hell, she gave the greatest female performance I've ever seen in my life.