In the following analysis of Darren Aronofsky's Requiem For a Dream I will examine how the four elements of cinematic style affect the film's theme and the audiences responses to both the characters and the overall story. The audience remains immersed in the story throughout the film due to Aronofsky's acute attention to detail and finely tuned editing. The audience's senses are heightened by the intense emphasis placed on unusual aspects of specific scenes. The audience is no longer a passive spectator but an active participant, as we are reluctantly absorbed in to the dark world of addiction.
Mise en scene, cinematography, sound and especially the editing all play key roles in the development of the story. .
The sound throughout the film is sharp, and often heightened to an almost unbearable pitch. This takes the audience out of their comfort zone and places them firmly on the edge of their seats. The musical score consists of eerie classical music, which is usually associated with dramatic scenes in horror movies. The score also comprises of a continuous droning sound and buzzing noise from the broken lights, which are uncomfortable to listen to. From the very beginning of the film, the unsettling music seems to be nearing the point of climax, and this injects a looming sense of doom and parallels the character's increasing anxieties. .
The music relies on a heavy beat, in the rhythm of a heart pulsation, so consequently the audience almost becomes one with the characters. The strange, exotic music that Sara Goldfarb dances to after she takes her first dose of diet pills loses its tune when Sara begins to make coffee. The music sours the atmosphere and becomes disturbing as she embarks on yet another addictive drug, caffeine. The same piece of unsettling music is heard later in film when Sara imagines that her flat has become a television set and various eccentric characters are dancing around her.
Requiem for a Dream So I watched a Requiem for a Dream and I found it to be very disturbing. The movie is about two kids, probably in their early twenties that smoke pot and shoot up heroin. One of the boys, star Jared Leto has a girlfriend that pressures him into always buying heroin for he...
Everyone knows about the dangers of drug abuse, but once you've seen the movie Requiem for a Dream, you will definitely think again before doing drugs. The main theme in Requiem for a Dream is the search for happiness and how it often times leads to addiction. ... His dream to be successful and deal drugs has clearly taken a turn when he became addicted to drugs and they took over his life. ... From the opening moments of Requiem for a Dream, to its unforgettable conclusion, it is a thought-provoking exploration of the characters" attempt for happiness leading to extreme addictions. ...
Aurora of a Dream Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman", has an aurora of a dream. ... In the Requiem, Linda remarks, "He was so wonderful with his hands". ... Biff replys to his mother in the Requiem, "He never knew who he was". ... Biff talks about his father in the Requiem, "He had all the wrong dreams. ... Happy remarks in the Requiem, "He had a good dream. ...
3 Requiem for a Dream The motion picture "Requiem for a Dream" is an emotionally charged film linking the lives of a lonely widow, her son Harry, his girlfriend Marion, and his best friend Tyrone. ... Her dream of being on T.V. was destroyed by her drug addiction. ... The diet pills destroyed her life, brain, and most tragic her dream. ... Harry promised to buy her a store so she could fulfill her dream. That dream never happened. ...
After watching the film, Requiem for a Dream by director Darren Aronofsky (2000), my initial reaction was thinking how depressing and lonely life must be for an addict. At that moment I realized the importance of reflecting on my own values and biases prior to working with substance abuse clients. B...
The dominant theme expressed in "Death of a Salesman" is that of the American Dream. In the play it is important that Willy is a salesman as he represents the reality and consequence of living a false American Dream. ... This can be seen in the characteristics of Willy who pursued the America Dream in the hope of wealth and personal status. ... However, during the Requiem Willy's notion of success is contradicted when Biff reminisces "there's more of him in that front stoop than in all the sales he ever made", implying Willy was more successful in manual labour. ... It is importan...
In front of Willy's grave Happy vows to continue Willy's dream. " He had a good dream. It's the only dream you can have- to come out the number-one man. ... "He had the wrong dreams. ... When talking to Willy Biff says, "We've been talking in a dream for fifteen years." and later pleads with him to accept reality. " Will you take that phony dream and burn it before something happens?" ... In the "Requiem", Happy vows to finish what his father started and therefore following in his footsteps, "I"m gonna show you and everybody else that Willy Loman did not die in vain." ...
It is the end of a life spent uselessly chasing "the American dream". ... Yet, Willy still works his entire life pursuing his dream. ... The final aspect of the American dream is family. ... His motives were good, but "He had all the wrong dreams. All, all, wrong" (1888; Requiem)....
