Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Review

If I have to describe this movie in one word, it will be "disorienting” because that's how I felt at the end of it. This movie covers many themes of society and it is mainly about addiction and consumption.

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Director: Darren Aronofsky.
Stars: Jared Leto and Jennifer Garner.
IMDb Rating: 8.4/10

The movie has mainly four characters but I will discuss the 2 characters that stood out the most. The protagonist (Jared Leto) is a graduate and a drug addict. He and his friend find a way to sell drugs. The consequences of drugs and the aftermath of it, slowly and gradually raise havoc in their lives but you won't notice that because that's the beauty of it. You will slowly feel sorry for the character as the movie goes on. He begins to doubt his sanity. And his girlfriend (Jennifer), who is so talented in the movie, sadly, sacrifices her life for drugs and Leto! Now, the other character happens to be the highlight of the movie. The poor, old mother of Leto. The audience will feel sorry for her from the first scene. She is old and spends her days by watching TV. She is so consumed by it that it begins to dismantle day by day! She takes pills in order to be slim and fit but we soon realize that those pills are as bad as the drugs. The chemicals that affects our metabolism, due to the pills, exuberates our body. She feels lonely and agitated, and is consumed by the fake glory of shows and stars. The message of this movie is that; we use the drugs and media to delude ourselves which leads to our imprisonment and eventually, it makes us question the reality of everything. 
Warning: You won’t be able to watch television in the same way ever again, if you understand this movie completely.

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