A really haunting film about what addiction can do to people. Depression; Anxiety; Loneliness; and Oppression all undertake the lives of Requiem for a Dream’s four protagonists—Harry Goldfarb, Sara Goldfarb, Marion Silver, and Tyrone C. Love.

Drug addiction has always been portrayed in cinema, however, never as intelligently and authentically as Darren Aronofsky portrayed it in this film. It has never been portrayed so cruel, and heartbreaking, really touching on the weak and horrendous that comes within drugs.
This movie really made me question so much. I have broken down many times. I have experienced minor depression and have anxiety, however, never had I ever imagined how disturbing other individuals’ can experience it. Not only did it make me question drug intake, but It really made me question, “How far can depression go?” “How far can anxiety go?” “Can loneliness really go that intense?”

Coming from someone who has had experience in such activity—depression, anxiety, loneliness, and more—Requiem for a Dream greatly frightened the shit out of me but also captivated me so fucking much and taught me a lesson. It literally is in my top 20 favourite films. Aronofsky is a genius for making this film. Requiem for a Dream is a complete original alongside films that legit glorify depression and anxiety labelling it as “trendy", “edgy" and “angsty.” Those films literally need to end and go to hell for glorifying such harmful illnesses.