Requiem for a Dream (2000)'s comments

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Cynicus Rex

Romantically disturbing.

2 years 2 months ago

oykur

Most effective and disturbing PSA I have ever watched in my life.

3 years 7 months ago

I've watchd it while I was stoned. One of the most disturbing experience of my life next to "Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom". I was crying and disgusted at the end scene which simply is a nightmare. I would resume it as a good really bad moment.

4 years 8 months ago

Theatrum

Holy shit...

5 years ago

widia

the scariest and most depressing movie yet a masterpiece. even the soundtrack (lux aeterna) still haunt me.

8 years ago

Fluegi

While I sat in front of my TV and watched this movie, there was nothing around me, I was totally captivated. It never felt so good to live a normal life!

8 years 1 month ago

IreneAdler

Surprisingly I did not really like this one.

It is surprising, because I'm not the kind of person to avoid or dislike a movie because it's depressing or tough to watch. I've seen many such movies and some of them are among my favourites. I also enjoy lots of art films, smaller as well as bigger productions... no limits there.

On the plus side: Important topic of course, some great visual ideas and an absolutely stunning soundtrack. Incredible. The actors were amazing as well.

Still, something was missing for me. While I appreciated some of the movie's imagery and features, others were downright annoying. I also never really got the chance to actually connect with any of the characters, to feel for them or get involved. Again, I don't think it's the actors' fault.

So I get it, it's a big topic and there are some innovative ideas... but it was still not my kind of movie at all.

8 years 2 months ago

munchmuffins

This movie's designed for ones who love psychoanalysis, unusual yet interesting characters, and the outlook of the dingy and depressive life. This movie's also tailormade to make you think 'hell no I'm not seeing that again.'

8 years 3 months ago

Siskoid

All I knew about it is that it had a monstrous fridge. So a lot more hyper and frenetic than Aronofsky's direction in later films, though it has the same expressionistic aesthetic. We follow four characters as their drug addictions spiral out of control and destroy their lives. Unusually, there's an older lady in the group, hooked on diet pills (which is why the fridge made the news), a story we rarely see unless made into a remedial TV movie of the week. Aronofsky uses lots of clever camera and editing tricks to get us in the characters' heads and track each descent into hell, and I love the sound design that replaces score with the sound of an orchestra tuning its instruments, as if they're always on the cusp of achieving their relatively simple ambitions, or else falling off the edge of the world. It all ends in a shocking crescendo you won't be eager to watch again until you've digested it. Strong stuff.

8 years 10 months ago

cielofunk

Kept thinking "Why do I do this to myself?" through the movie.

8 years 11 months ago

PrincessConsuela

Great movie, well acted, well paced, music is bloody awesome.
After seeing the comments, I was expecting it to be creepier, but really its not THAT bad.
Never doing drugs though. Ever.

9 years 7 months ago

saeed144

TRULY A MASTERPIECE
and great soundtrack...!
10/10

10 years 2 months ago

ClassicLady

A brilliant, hard-hitting movie. It shows the slow, slippery slide into drug addiction that can easily effect anyone if one doesn't keep their wits about them. The slightest personality quirk or unbalanced emotion can start the trip that ends only at the grave. I may never be able to watch this movie again. But it has certainly used cinematography to portray a story that should be told. Brilliant!

10 years 2 months ago

frankqb

Perhaps it's the years of hype, or perhaps the similar knock offs that have been popularized by Requiem for a Dream, but beyond some excellent performances and gruesome, startling scenes there wasn't a lot that surprised me in this film.

The unsympathetic portrayal of the characters leaves with the simplistic message: Drugs are bad.

3 stars out of 4

10 years 3 months ago

Jinkla

I think it's the soundtrack which makes it so hard-hitting.

RFAD is an interesting, somewhat overdramatic portrayal of drug addiction and dealing, the character development and relationships are strong and gripping, and boy, the way the relationships unfold is absolutely brutal.
I don't think the "it's disturbing" comments should keep you away, it's probably not as bad as you think it will be. However the "it's unforgettable" comments are pretty accurate, which I think is, again, due to the soundtrack.
...Oh god!
That soundtrack!
Shit guys, I just have to keep praising the soundtrack for it is so fucking bleak and chilling.
SOUNDTRACK!
Watch the film - it isn't pretty.
8/10
SOUNDTRACK!!!

10 years 4 months ago