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Requiem For A Dream

In the year 2000 Darren Aranofsky's Requiem for a Dream took a heart-wrenching look into the dark perils of drug addiction. Based on the novel by Hubert Selby, the story revolves around four connected characters whose lives are withered and wasted by drug consumption. The movie tackles the hopes and dreams of its characters by using drugs as its biggest conflict. Sara (Ellen Burstyn) is a widowed mother who lives alone and spends her time worrying about her only son Harry (Jared Leto). Harry is in a relationship with his girlfriend, Marion (Jennifer Connelly) and shares a roommate by the name of Tyrone (Marlan Wayans), who are all addicts.

The first most noticeable attribute in this film is how both the score and cinematography immediately set the films tone. The film opens with the piercing sounds of violins and a bass-filled montage of ambience. The shot then opens with a dark serene view of a shoreline that is nothing short of uncomforting and unsettling. This style of......


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