Finally watched "Requiem for a Dream" after years of…
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Finally watched "Requiem for a Dream" after years of putting it off. I just feel empty inside.
Watching the gradual deterioration of the characters is a ride as it feels like you are there with them but feel hopeless unable to help. The ending montage accelerates like a nightmare in real time, and I couldn't quite process what I was seeing. It happens so fast, that while what was happening was horrifying, I just felt like I was numb to it. Trapped in an endless cycle too.
The real horror of this movie isn't the uncanny visuals. I was really freaked out by how grounded in realism it all is. Characters become unrecognizable and do depressingly repetitive tasks and chores. It is so much a reflection of real life, that while I was disturbed, I find myself just feeling that's just how life goes for some.
Ellen Burstyn's monologue about being alone and wanting to matter was the highlight. It floored me. Got the ultimate point of the movie across better than the surreal images.
"I'm somebody now, Harry. Everybody likes me. Soon, millions of people will see me and they'll all like me. I'll tell them about you, and your father, how good he was to us. Remember? It's a reason to get up in the morning. It's a reason to lose weight, to fit in the red dress. It's a reason to smile. It makes tomorrow all right. What have I got Harry, hm? Why should I even make the bed, or wash the dishes? I do them, but why should I? I'm alone. Your father's gone, you're gone. I got no one to care for. What have I got, Harry? I'm lonely. I'm old."
After watching it, I get why people are uncomfortable by it. I do believe it is brilliantly made and "Requiem for a Dream" should be required viewing because we could make drugs obsolete in no time. But I will never watch it again!
#movies #video
Watching the gradual deterioration of the characters is a ride as it feels like you are there with them but feel hopeless unable to help. The ending montage accelerates like a nightmare in real time, and I couldn't quite process what I was seeing. It happens so fast, that while what was happening was horrifying, I just felt like I was numb to it. Trapped in an endless cycle too.
The real horror of this movie isn't the uncanny visuals. I was really freaked out by how grounded in realism it all is. Characters become unrecognizable and do depressingly repetitive tasks and chores. It is so much a reflection of real life, that while I was disturbed, I find myself just feeling that's just how life goes for some.
Ellen Burstyn's monologue about being alone and wanting to matter was the highlight. It floored me. Got the ultimate point of the movie across better than the surreal images.
"I'm somebody now, Harry. Everybody likes me. Soon, millions of people will see me and they'll all like me. I'll tell them about you, and your father, how good he was to us. Remember? It's a reason to get up in the morning. It's a reason to lose weight, to fit in the red dress. It's a reason to smile. It makes tomorrow all right. What have I got Harry, hm? Why should I even make the bed, or wash the dishes? I do them, but why should I? I'm alone. Your father's gone, you're gone. I got no one to care for. What have I got, Harry? I'm lonely. I'm old."
After watching it, I get why people are uncomfortable by it. I do believe it is brilliantly made and "Requiem for a Dream" should be required viewing because we could make drugs obsolete in no time. But I will never watch it again!
#movies #video
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