Cinema: Requiem for a dream

Requiem: "mass for repose of the soul of the dead", "a hymn, composition, or service for the dead", from the latin 'requiem', accusative singular of 'requies' which means 'rest', 'repose'; It is the first word of the Mass for the Dead in the roman catholic liturgy in latin: "Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine..."

So I finally have seen "Requiem for a dream"... Excellent film directed by Darren Aronovsky based on a book by Hubert Selby Jr (who wrote the screenplay together with Aronofsky). Requiem.. is a drama focusing on four people and their dreams, but trapped by their addictions. A 'composition' for their dying dreams, dreams that will never come true. A sad story about drug addictions and their devastating effects. But the story is not new, the most interesting thing in the film is the way it is filmed, not classical at all, with some hallucinating scenes, effects and unique rythm which visually emulate the effect of drugs… Requiem is a visual drug, but quite a rewarding one, without side or post effects. Except maybe that this great film, its story and characters risk lingering for a while in our minds…
[Strange, in the TV show presented "Juice", they say there are three things we shouldn't have, one is sugar, the other is red meat... but I guess we never get to know the third one, or do we?]

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