REQUIEM FOR A DREAM Was Extremely Hard to Watch - First Time Watching (Movie Reaction)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- This is my first time watching Requiem for a Dream in spite of the fact that a lot of people have told me (throughout my life) how good and SHOCKING it is. The direction was AMAZING, the actors were unbelievable, even the music was outstanding and haunting. Dannggg. What a movie, i'm so glad i finally watched and reacted to it.
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The fact that Ellen Burstyn didn't win the Oscar for her acting in this film will always be a sore spot for me
The fact that Jennifer Connelly didn't win an Oscar for the double anal dildo scene is criminal.
for me it’s Ellen Burstyn in here, Sissy Spacek in Carrie, and Bill Moseley in The Devil’s Rejects, are the actors I feel the most slighted by not winning / getting nominated
She was robbed.
This movie is BY FAR the most depressing movie I've ever seen.
Would you feel relieved to know that you have dodged worse that made it to theaters?
Weirdly I walked out of the theater uplifted. It's such a strong indictment of squandered life/drug abuse that it makes you determined to live a life worth living.
@@sumnerhayes3411 have you ever done a drug. Using a drug doesn't mean squandered life. That's baggage you brought into the film. Do you know what drug the mom was using? Synthroid. Look it up.
If you like these types of movies another one I recommend is Come and see
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I'm pretty sure she was taking amphetamines, since they're sometimes used for weight loss. I could be wrong though. Did doctors used to prescribe synthroid for weight loss before they knew it doesn't help for that?
"Doctors aren't supposed to give you things that will make you addicted."
Oh, you sweet innocent summer child...
I’ve had a lot of doctors that just prescribe you whatever and barely even give you eye contact. That was a nice subtle touch in the film how he never even looks at her.
i never had a doctor like that
@@wuxin5847 Me neither. In fact, I have to jump through hoops to get the prescriptions I want. To be honest, I wouldn't have it any other way. Gives me peace of mind to know that someone is using their medical expertise to give me what they think would be better for me, and go through trial and error to make sure it's the right fit.
Herion withdrawal is intense, your skin is crawling, your insides are knotted, cant eat or sleep but the worst part about it is knowing that just another hit will cure all of it (at least momentarily). This is the reason harry and especially marriane go to the lengths they do to get that next hit. Its a horrendous endless cycle.
I saw my father in withdrawal when I was about 5. I didn’t know it at the time, my memory is just seeing him “vibrate” and it looked like he was vibrating OFF the bed. I realise now what I was seeing and it was scary then, it’s just heartbreaking now x
If you're ever in too good of a mood and you need to be brought down a peg or two, just watch this movie.
lol, I have never been in such a good mood that watching this movie is a good idea. I saw this once, and I never want to see it ever again. I guess that means it did an incredible job at pushing it's theme so hard and so well. It is a great movie. It's so good you only need to see it once. It achieves it's goal
In America you could get prescribed medication that would absolutely ruin your life like this. You don’t plan to become a addict, but it might happen.
It's the for-profit healthcare system. Some pharmaceutical companies pay doctors who prescribe their medications. Doctors have a financial incentive to push out these drugs, even if it's not in the patient's best interest. Also, a wholistic approach to medicine isn't really common practice here. Unless you have a DO PCP, you're likely to have someone who relies too much on pharmaceuticals. Have high blood pressure? They prescribe a pill. They don't set you up with a nutritionist who can help you devise meal plans to lower your weight and blood pressure.
The mom was taking Amphetamines. They used to be prescribed as diet pills but now are only prescribed for ADHD. You may know it as Adderall or Vyvanse. Extremely addicting. Without making too long of a story out of it, I've experienced addiction and withdrawal from amphetamines (and other drugs, but not heroin like harry and marion) and it's pretty indescribable. This movie is the only movie i've seen that accurately portrays the true real evils of addiction. The hallucinations and psychosis from amphetamine overdose is incredibly real.
Wow, thank you for sharing your experience. I've always been curious about withdrawal because of the way they always portray it on films and tv. I'm sorry that you had to go through that and i hope you are doing better (btw, love your profile pic haha) 💜
Yea, you're pretty wrong on everything. Speaking outside ones own knowledge on a topic like drugs is extremely unhelpful to everyone.
@@ReallyGoodName3000 What exactly did I say that was incorrect? I've stated facts.
@@GirlsEatingStyrofoam it’s pretty hard to get high on vyvanse lmao. It’s a delayed release/delayed reaction.
The ways they portrayed the fall into psychosis blew my away. Certain scenes full on gave me little flashback feelings of times I’ve been in similar psychosis. ESPECIALLY the clip of her hallucinating, walking around the apartment scared, with the camera looking at her face. All you see is her terrified & gone expression, with the glow of the fluorescent lights humming in the background. But they way they did it put me mentally right back into a similar psychosis. When she started going into it, her apartment began giving me a feeling of disrepair. Decay. Dirtiness. And I’ve had psychosis wherein a familiar comfy place like my home or bedroom, was immediately overlayed with this overwhelming feeling of dismay. Loss. Disrepair. The same glow of the fluorescents in the scene I mentioned. That scene reminded me of a moment I was completely out of it, and convinced the room I was in was my own hell. I was in a hell of my own, and I was going to die there. That’s what that scene made me think she was feeling. That she was stuck in her own little hell, and had to escape.
An absolute masterpiece. Meant to be watched once. But I've watched it like a dozen times. The old lady is the saddest story by far. But the score brings me back over and over. I always come back.
You asked about withdrawal? I can tell you about alcohol withdrawal. Was a bartender for four years in my early 20s. We all drank like fish and partied after closing time. When I stopped working bartending, I got REAL sick. Didn't even know alcohol withdrawal was a thing (let alone one of only two withdrawals that will kill you). Started with shaking and muscle convulsions. Was followed by nausea and gagging. Progressed to vomiting every 20 to 40 minutes. After about the first three times, there was nothing left in my stomach so it was literally nothing but stomach acid. It melted my esophagus and the back of my throat. This was followed by auditory and visual hallucinations, which would possibly have ended in a stroke or brain aneurysm if I hadn't received Valium, which is what the doctor gives the mother to settle her withdrawal symptoms in this movie.
Don't believe me? Ask Amy Winehouse or that black dude from "Tru Blood". Both died from alcohol withdrawal. They never mention it because booze brings in so much tax revenue for every government across the globe.
This movie is absolutely BRUTAL
Ellen's finest performance since The Exorcist.
She nearly broke her back in The Exorcist. Such an immensely talented, deeply committed actress.
When you said you were emotionally prepared I had to laugh. This is the greatest horror movie ever!
ever see come and see from 1985?
@@Mr.Goodkat Nope and I will never watch it especially now.
The dwarf ruined everything for Russia. You would have to pay me to watch anything Russian.
@@edittheworld-ct5yu It's not Russian, it's from Belarus.
@@Mr.Goodkat Same thing just different names.
@@edittheworld-ct5yu ok lol different countries though.
Should be advertized as "The best movie you will never watch again."
So real!! It's the best ever done and the one that impact you so deep
Woof, what movie to watch. Still though, the editing in this movie is amazing. At first I thought it was excessive, but it really made the universe this movie is set in. Anyways, I hope you got ice cream afterwards cause I know I missed feeling happy after watching it.
this universe is tame compared to portland seattle san fran and la
Tough movie to watch, not many reactions out there for it. Emjoyed your reaction!
Thank you! I kinda started to feel bad reading the comments cause a lot of people said this movie was depressing 🤷♀ but i mean, that's cinema.
This one is definitely hard to watch. I accidentally watched it, without knowing about it, back in the early 2000s when I was suffering from anxiety issues, and it most definitely did not help my situation.
The other one that I remember was Jacob's Ladder.
Oof that's a rough pair of accidentals.
Jacob's Ladder was also a great movie. Actually helped me to come to terms with mortality
Jacobs Ladder was an amazing film!
Thanks for having the strength to sit through this emotional roller coaster, you've earned a subscriber. ❤
Darren is soon good for making roller coaster sensation movies. He is a genius and this is his Mona Lisa, all his movies are my favorites
I’ve been through withdrawal from tramadol and oxycodone. There’s nothing like it. You feel like you have the worst flu of your life. You feel completely uncomfortable in your own skin like you just want to run away from yourself. It’s the worst thing I’ve ever experienced. I can’t imagine what a heroin withdrawal feels like
It sounds awful and terrifying. I hope you are doing better nowadays. You do have to be brave to be able to go through it, though. Little fact: I tried Tramadol once for a migraine and it didn't have any effect on me whatsoever. The pain didn't go anywhere, i'm not sure what happened since it's such a powerful drug.
@@amandamiquilena I take tramadol 3x every day for my chronic headaches and migraines. But yeah it’s terrible. Have to be medicated all the time or the headaches and withdrawal kick my ass up and down the street
have you tried sun gazing? look into it :)@@amandamiquilena
23 years as a fireman on a big inner city I did so so many overdose calls and suicide calls . It's pitiful. It's very disappointing. We as EMS spend most of our time doing medical calls due to overdoses, and most of the time it's on the same patient sometimes 3 times in a 24 hour period. This administration has normalized drug use . It all started with big pharmaceutical companies them they normalized drug use. They even give drug use kits in most democrat run cities. It's a shame that folks have gotten to this point, but mental health is at an all time high here in the US
It's pretty fucking amazing how maggot Repubs can talk themselves into believing that Joe Biden is even responsible for drug addicts overdoses now. Obviously the easily manipulated rubes in Drumpf's cult will believe anything that makes it seem to them like the traitor Benedict Donald isn't really as abominable as he actually is and out of nowhere they even puke up their ludicrous political conspiracies on a goddamn movie reaction video of all places.
The ways they portrayed the fall into psychosis blew my away. Certain scenes full on gave me little flashback feelings of times I’ve been in similar psychosis. ESPECIALLY the clip of her hallucinating, walking around the apartment scared, with the camera looking at her face. All you see is her terrified & gone expression, with the glow of the fluorescent lights humming in the background. But they way they did it put me mentally right back into a similar psychosis. When she started going into it, her apartment began giving me a feeling of disrepair. Decay. Dirtiness. And I’ve had psychosis wherein a familiar comfy place like my home or bedroom, was immediately overlayed with this overwhelming feeling of dismay. Loss. Disrepair. The same glow of the fluorescents in the scene I mentioned. That scene reminded me of a moment I was completely out of it, and convinced the room I was in was my own hell. I was in a hell of my own, and I was going to die there. That’s what that scene made me think she was feeling. That she was stuck in her own little hell, and had to escape.
Btw the drug they mostly do is heroin and specified in the book- you can also tell from the withdrawal and effects. HOWEVER, the movie got the pupil action backwards- your pupils get tiny when you do opiates
Mrs. Goldfarb was played (amazingly) by Ellen Burstyn. She’s done a chunk of stuff but the most famous other work I remember her from was as the mom from the first Exorcist movie.
I've been through opiate/fentanyl withdrawals about 50 times. Fucking horrible. Thankfully I am in long term recovery now
Beats the hell out of the "this is your brain on drugs" PSA.
Keith David, the guy who plays Big Tim the pimp, also voices the President from Rick and Morty 😂
Ellen Burstyn, who plays Sara, is an Academy Award winner for her role in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1975). This was her first movie back after a long break from acting. I agree she knocked it out of the park.
Notice that the doctor who prescribes the diet pills never looks at Sara. Not even once.
Yeah, Aronofsky's cinematography is fantastic. He also recently directed The Whale, BTW.
I think one of the major themes of this movie is that clinging to hopes and dreams can be just as self-destructive as abandoning them.
agree. Ellen Burstyn was also convincing as the distraught mother in The Exorcist, another Oscar-worthy role. i have yet to see a bad performance from her, all we hear about is Meryl Streep.
When she said "I hope it's not fake, I'll feel sad for her", oh you'll feel sad for her alright
“it’s gonna go down like this, and I’m ready”
No you aren’t, girlie 😂
Ellen was robbed of the oscars for her performance in this movie
I’ve always seen this as a horror movie, and addiction is the monster.
And the fridge don’t forget the fridge lol
Also, heroin, they're addicted to heroin with some extra recreationals thrown in sometimes. It's a very good representation of what addiction is and does, with the exception of the fact that on opiates your pupils would get smaller instead of bigger and at least now it would be a hippo violation for the hospital to call the cops on the two guys.
The only thing worse than watching Requiem is watching such a sweet and innocent person watching it 😭 I just want to hug her, she’s far too precious to be exposed to this film 😭😭😭😭😭
Just watched this film for the first time ever 30 minutes ago. All I can say is damn that's tuff.
in America many medications doctors prescribe are addictive, and sometimes they are given incentives to prescribe meds that make a lot of money, dangerous weight loss medications are way more common than people know
I think her part of movie is showing that mind altering medications are serious, on the streets or from a doctor, so doing your research and knowing what you are taking is important
also for a later question you asked, I've been through drug and alcohol withdrawls that have almost killed me, it was like my insides were a ticking time bomb of maggots covered in needles
It wasn't quite so bad in the 1990s, when this movie was made. It was mostly unscrupulous doctors that were doing this. Today, Big Pharma is completely out of control. The opioid crisis is something they created.
I had a doctor who prescribed me both adderall and vyvance at the same timewhen I was only 15 years old for my adhd but I quickly learned about how they suppress appetite. It spiraled me into years into addiction. I only got sober a little over 100 days ago. This movie hits so hard when you relate to the subject matter so heavily.
@lucyfrances6251 congratulations on the sobriety!!! I know personally how hard that shit is 💜
My bf put this on late at night I had no clue what it was about nor did I even want to watch it but MAN what a roller coaster ride! This movie had my anxiety all over the place. I love how I shows it doesn’t matter how old you are or what you’ve going through in life addiction can start small and then before you know completely take over your life. What an amazing film.
After watching this movie I remember feeling like I did after reading both the trial and the castle by Kafka back to back. The books kept me there for longer but the feeling was the same.
23:20 psychiatric facilities do things to patients without consent regularly. Some of them sexually abuse patients too. Some patients are so gone mentally that the doctors just force whatever medication/treatment onto them to see what happens. I’ve spent 3 months of my life in psychiatric facilities as a patient. I’ve seen what goes on. Hell, I’m a victim of it. Couldn’t tell you if it’s legal or not. They incentivized me with an earlier discharge date if I agreed to do 12 sessions of electroconvulsive therapy. I only did six.
Hello depression my old friend
I've never seen a movie as soul crushing as this one
😮Never did drugs and never will but man back in highschool when i saw this when it came out freaked me out and solidified my decision to never even think about doing drugs. Also your hair looks hot like that 😊 Nice reaction.
This is one of those movies you walk away from feeling depressed. There might be some good messages hidden within, but the way they convey them is soul crushing. I haven't watched this movie for around a decade now, and even just watching the clips you showed was enough to re invoke that feeling in me.
Doctors are capable of prescribing powerful and addictive drugs here in the states, though I would think it was a much bigger problem back then. Recently a few pharmaceutical companies were taken to court over the effects of their drugs. I cannot remember more details than that but yeah.
As far as consent on Ms. Goldfarbs treatment during the ending, she was committed to a mental facility. Completely out of her mind at that point, and with her only living relative on the way to having his arm chopped off. You get "treated" however when there is no one to direct your treatment, and you are not of sound mind. Sure there are laws, but some of the stuff that happens in state run facilities however is atrocious. To that I can attest.
Heroin is a fucking awful drug. Ive lost 2 friends to it thus far, and I hope to never see it happen again. One of them was a good friend of mine back in my early 20's, Kaitlyn. I watched her go from kick ass tiny blonde MMA fighter (She was vicious in the ring) till her "girlfriend" got her hooked on smack. She withdrew from family and friends over the course of two years. I remember the last time I talked to her was at a Halloween party. You could see that she just wanted to get out and get fixed. She died in a car accident that thanksgiving, she was high driving home from a family gathering with the girlfriend that got her strung along. She died on the scene, her worthless piece of shit girlfriend still breathes to this day. The world works in a funny way...
I'm so sorry to read that the video made you feel depressed, it really wasn't my intention. I feel like this is a very important movie though it may not be pleasant but it is a very good example of why art doesn't always need to be accommodating to be powerful, impactful and useful. Something that i noticed about this film is that the shock value that they used makes a lot of sense within the story. The shock value is useful and it illustrates the written story, unlike many other pieces of media which only use shock value for the sake of it or as an attempt to generate some controversy. Here you can see how it serves the story and if we're being honest, the movie could have been a lot more grotesque (visually) than it actually was but it didn't need to.
I'm also sorry to read about your friend, Kaitlyn. May she rest in peace. What a sad story. I honesly don't judge people who use drugs or the usage of drugs in general (recreational or not) but i do think it's important to acknowledge that not everyone is "built" to be able to be responsible about them or to just have some casual fun.
@@amandamiquilena No worries. It didn't ruin my day or anything. Just made me think about things. Wasn't trying to seem offended at all.
I agree that it is an important film that everyone should see. Especially those who do not know what it is like to struggle with addiction. It portrays a very real image of it, without all the hype that you often see associated with it in todays media.
Thanks for reviewing this movie, you are the first of the reactors I subscribe to that has touched this one. Probably for its extremely realistic content.
Can't wait for your next reaction! Chances are pretty good that it's gonna be a happier movie. 🤣
I first watched this when I was about 18. It has definitely helped to keep me from trying drugs. Whenever I was offered something hardcore, I'd think of this movie and decline. This movie also keeps me from abusing my Adderall. I'm so terrified of ending up like Sara Goldfarb that I am more likely to skip a day or two than double up. There's nothing more terrifying to me than losing my mind like the people in this movie.
How can anyone haven’t seen requiem for a dream already ?
Because they haven’t heard of the magical phrase towards the end. And you know what it is 😃
In 2005 me and a group of friends watched this for the first time... we were snorting drugs. After the movie ended, I was soooo done... so I got some more! That last part was a joke.
Credit to you for tackling this difficult yet excellent movie. New subscriber. Also your editing skills aren't too bad yourself there.
I watched this film when it first came out in the cinema. I spent days in a bit of a daze thinking about it.
At the time this film was released it had the most cuts between scenes (over 2,000) of any movie up to that point. And by a very large margin.
Christ hearing the mother grinding her teeth was horrifying
The camera shot following his face looking around the apartment then back at his mom gave me chills.
“This movie is going like this ⬆️ and it’s going to go ⬇️ and I’m ready!”
Said by everyone who watches this movie and is definitely not ready. 🤣
The mom also played the older version of Murphy in Interstellar. Idk if you've ever seen that but it's a mindblowing awesome space movie
Mom used amphetamine-based weight loss pills. Son was heroin addicted...
Should watch Kids (1995) next if you want another terribly powerful movie.
The book this is adapted from was published in the 70s and thankfully some of the things depicted are less common and more strictly regulated today (e.g., amphetamines for weight loss). It's an excellent book, and just as impactful as the movie.
Yeah, now it's fentanyl that you can get prescribed with ease
Oh really? Had no idea this was based on a book
@@MrFredsttthe author, Hubert Selby, Jr., has a cameo in the movie: he’s the prison guard who laughs at Tyrone.
Ya now we just give young boys and girls amphetamines instead cuz they can't pay attention in class...
I’ve done my fair share of the drugs they’ve done here. I definitely have my own stories good and bad. It’s hard to maintain moderation unless you’ve got something worth being sober for. Everyone is different, drugs will never not be used by humans. Key is to look out for yourself and help others when you can.
Every young person should watch this movie many times
You know, we're all people, and if we each dealt with one another as people 'more important than ourselves', being able to talk about our 'stuff' wouldn't be so fearful. But there's too many savages who'd like to make us feel like crap, and that causes us to keep it wrapped up inside. But it always helps to know a little bit about each other to remind us all that we're all just human. Thanks Amanda!
So about the hallucination Harry has where Marion is standing on the dock in the red dress: To me, that little visual is one of the three “dreams” that this movie is about. Since a “requiem” is a piece of music made to express grieving or commemoration for something that has died, the movie is showing how each of the three dreams die.
The first dream we see is Harry and Marion’s. It’s a dream of them together and happy, surrounded by light and peace. It is the same place they already live but it’s more beautiful there when they are together.
Then we see Ty’s dream, which is the one of him as a child promising his mom that he is gonna be successful someday, but she assures him that if he just loves and her and is happy, then that is enough. In the present time, we can assume Ty’s mother is dead, and now he wants to fulfill this unfulfillable promise to her. (not unfulfillable because he cannot be successful but because she is not around to love him for it and he misses her)
And Sara’s dream is the most obvious, which is of her younger, thinner, happier, and loved by everyone, on her favorite TV show with her son. Sara and Ty are the two characters who have already had a dream die before the movie started.
And we see where they all end up. Harry and Marion are likely separated because Harry will return to jail after his hospital stay in whichever the hell southern state of the U.S. they stopped in. Marion will probably continue to sell her body because she is not battling her addiction by herself. The last time we see Marion, she is embracing the heroin as if it is her lover.
Ty will likely still be in jail if he doesn’t die during withdrawals during this time. And if he gets through withdrawals, he will still be in a prison with guards we saw were pretty racist. And I’m pretty sure Sara’s character is meant to have went through stimulant induced psychosis, which is a thing that can, sometimes, be unrecoverable from. Her brain chemistry may be permanently ruined because she was overloading with pills. Pills that were basically just speed.
And yeah you are absolutely right about the red dress being significant. It’s just a symbol of something that people work towards. Like Sara says: “it’s a reason to get up in the morning, lose weight, and fit in the red dress”. So Marion in the red dress is just a visual connection to show that Marion is Harry’s dream, and now that he’s arrested and Marion is strung out, the dream is gone.
Oh waw I never paid attention to the 3 dreams and this is my all time favorite movie that I saw soooo many times think you for the explanations that was really interesting
I value your beauty and intelligence. Your insights are a delight to hear. This movie blew my mind on a release and looking back I think one of the reasons I liked it so much is the comfort knowing that these characters are in a worse (but similar) situation than me (sadistic as that may seem.)
Can doctors do that? Well, I don't know about in France or Venezuela, but this is America, so yes! If it makes money, there's a way to do it here. Sometimes it's legal, and sometimes it's not. It's just as corrupt as anywhere else, except here, if you're apart of the right group, then they can just change the laws to make it legal, so it seems more on the up and up, and if the approved people make money, than nothing else really matters, and we call it freedom.
There are many addictive medicines doctors can give people, even ones that arent viewed as traditionally addictive. The problem isnt so much the meds but the lack of informing their patients and proper monitoring and trying multiple avenues for whatever the issue is.
Yeah my cousin was a heroin addict for years. This movie reminds me of him, because his life was this f*cked up. The girlfriend he had back then, most definitely was having sex to keep them in drugs. People do messed up sh*t to maintain their habits.
When I saw that you had chosen this movie, I could bet that you wouldn't be able to watch the whole thing. Good job.. Impressed..
I know this movie isn’t for the faint of heart but I think everyone who’s 18 or older should consider watching this film to see how realistic Darren Aronofsky depicted drug addiction, I’m sorry but schools and education systems don’t do it justice to how horrible drug use is, this film absolutely nails it on the head, I’ve never wanted to go near drugs after watching this hell I’m even skeptical about drinking alcohol ever since then, this movie is just perfect and the thing that makes it great is that it’s depiction is on a subject that is very much real and happening in the world
To answer your question, I used various opiates every day for five years and the withdrawal was indescribable. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Think of having the flu x10000, paired with the worst depression and anxiety you can imagine, complete body discomfort and restlessness (restless legs syndrome, which is by far the worst part imo). I went into psychosis many times. Would not recommend! 😃
This movie is just about "addiction" in general. I think most people know at least one person in a similar situation to any of the characters in the movie. No matter the extent that's portrayed in this movie. And if not, then they're very lucky... Some things just can't be explained or described, only experienced... Amazing and surprising what the "best" person can do to get a "fix"... Movies like this also "trigger" me in a way. As tragic as it is... I used to do all the drugs while watching this movie with people... I think most people don't expect or want to get into drugs. I think it's just a tragic story in general, whether it has to do with certain "drugs" or not that might make you not wanna do certain "substances" or be involved with certain people etc. Seeing the results with all the different characters, that are good people for the most part and deep down want the best for the people around them is the tragic part of the addiction to me... I've lost several people through many different ways as a result. I'm somehow one of the lucky ones I guess. I never expected or pictured myself really taking anything. Sometimes it just happens. Maybe even from lack of treatment mentally, manipulation etc. Next thing I know, I come to the point where I couldn't even list all the things I've done off the top of my head... Whether it's prescription, hard drugs or even over the counter... Again, you'd be suprised what you do in that kind of desperate mindset or habit etc. It's embarrassing to look back and see that and how tf that even happened..?? As much as i loved certain substances. The hardest for me when it comes to withdrawal was definitely benzos.
This movie was AMAZING. Very hard to watch.
20:00 I mean, it’s not their fault really.
Sara was in complete psychosis by winter. WE the audience know that she turned out this way because of her loneliness and an apathetic doctor who barely acknowledged or cared about her. But to everyone else, she was just a mentally ill elderly woman who was detached from reality.
Try to put yourself in the studio woman’s shoes. To her a complete and total stranger came into her work place acting erratically and unstable. And no one knew if she could’ve been a danger to herself and others with how far she was gone mentally.
It wasn’t a matter of being nice and not being dismissive. It was a case of doing what was most necessary in that moment.
What would you have done?
It’s not entirely that Sara was developing a tolerance to the pills, it’s that she wasn’t getting high on them anymore. They weren’t making her feel good anymore, even though that’s technically not what they were for in the first place. But that’s what they ended up being used for. One of the pills was an amphetamine. When you’re high on amphetamines you have little to no hunger, but tons of energy. Hence why she was cleaning 24/7. The one she mentions taking at night that put her to sleep was likely Vicodin.
16:27 you do NOT want to know how bad it can get. It’s also asking a trauma survivor to recount it for our entertainment 😞 loved your reaction. It’s a horror movie in in realism 🥺
I worked with a client at a hospital who was aware that he took too much meth in the 90s and got schizophrenia bc of it 18:34
Medicine has television commercials here in the US so patients can request specific meds.
Research the Sachler family if you want to see the depravity with which pharmaceutical companies conduct business...it sickening
The worst scene for me is Ellen Burstyn's hospital scene when i see the terror in her friend's eyes upon seeing her.
Ahhh the movie with the ost of "TLoTR: The Two Towers" trailer.
Water ship down is pretty graphic for an animated movie
Baby blood from France made in 1990 or 1989 I love the movie but it’s so hard to get in my country .
Eden lake is horrible but effective
Grisly British shocker splintered 2010 not confusing it with the American movie about a parasite the uk one isnt
Lair of the white worm with Hugh grant is scary
Hope you will review these
23:39 he plays the president on Rick And Morty and hearing him being so sinister is trippy
I was just thinking about this movie today! I was wishing there was a Criterion version of the Blu-ray.
Do doctors not purposely get people addicted to harmful drugs because they're getting kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies in Europe too?!?
This movie is about the United States. Ironically the Pharma Family that was responsible for the Opioid Crisis lives in Switzerland.
European medical systems have no incentive to prescribe drugs in this way. Why would they pay for more medications than are absolutely necessary? "The customer is always right" only applies when you're dealing with an individual who has money to spare, not a government that is probably already on a tight budget.
Reh cre um = requiem this movie is brutal .Her name is Ellen Burstyn she played the mom in The Exorcist
Yes, Sarah’s hallucination is very similar to a delirium tremens (so caused by alcohol). Imagine living that « for true ». I expect that to no-bo-dy. I understand how some People jump through the window while living that. Take very care of this addictives products.
Are Marion’s style of party exist « in real »? Yes, they are.
The American equivalent of Trainspotting (1996), devoid of laughs. It's just brutal. Everyone, especially all teens, should watch Kids (1995), too.
Marion standing on the pier at the ocean is also duplicated 2 years earlier by her in the movie Dark City, ironically enough.
Im sure someone has answered this already, but you said you want to know what Marian is going through. Particularly opiate addiction changes your brain chemistry, convincing you that your body literally needs the drugs to live. She's going through her body thinking it's dying, extreme nausea and stomach issues, hot and cold sweats, skin crawling, feeling so week it's impossible to get out of bed. She's going through literal hell which is why she's so desperate to get a fix, because her body thinks it will die without it. As far as can doctors prescribe addictive medications, welcome to the very real opiate epidemic the united states has been going through for twenty years that the doctors absolutely started to make money.
In the U.S., doctors prescribe a lot of addictive drugs for no reason. Pharmaceutical companies give doctors money and perks so they will prescribe their junk.
This is one of those movies I think is excellent but I’d never like to watch again
That describes most of Aronofsky's work for me 😅
What a movie...
Of course it's hard to watch. It's REAL. This is actual results of drugs, whether they're legal or illegal. Having walked in those shoes for many years & seen what I have, the actors/actresses in Requiem played their respective characters to the farthest extreme of perfect. Unless you have walked in those shoes, it's really hard to replicate, which is why their portrayals are so f*cking realistic & amazingly good. I agree that Ellen Burstyn should have not won just 1 Oscar but every one of them & the fact that she didn't win is criminal. It's a disturbing film, but one that needs to be watched without interruption. One thing though: you won't be the same after watching it. There's no way you could be & very few films are able to pull that off. This is def in the top 5 of them
One of the side effects of those strong stimulants she was taking is _psychosis_ - that's what causes hallucinations and paranoid delusions
More good movies along this line - American Beauty, Donnie Darko, and Mothman Profcies.
The soundtrack is so haunting, when camera angles and such. The atmosphere... This film is so hard to wactch but it belongs to those films that you are glad to see, just way of "feeling" the film. I busted my knee almost 20 years ago during sports badly. It required heavy operation and I was on heavy pain medication. And those were opioids. Doctor ordered a other medicine (anti psychic) as it was then to smooth down the cold turkey phase and ease it. However it screwed my brain chemistry I got massive aggressive and literal blood lust. I had to separate myself for a week so I wouldn't hurt anyone. That 7 days of combination withdrawls I saw worst nightmares in my life, that still haunt me time to time
but nothing, nothing scares me today, that feeling of coppery taste in my blood when I felt it, then came need to kill tear their throat out and drink their hot blood. The urge fight against not to hurt anyone, even your mom when she came to visit.. No I don't want anyone to experience that. After that I don't take risk not even weed or cannabis to launch a psychosis or something.
This was one of my favorite movies as a kid, not sure what that says about me
Horrible film but a classic.. remember hanging with friends while they were watching this one night after having a party and being drunk and stoned and etc. I came in the room from being outside with others on mushrooms and this film changed the whole vibe for the rest of the night haha
Well done for having the balls to watch and react to this madhouse of a film! A great film, but fuck I hate having to rewatch it...
Yes, in the US doctor's CAN do that. They just make your symptoms fit and write thw script. A lot of them get paid by pharmaceutical companies for
pushing particular drugs, so there's incentive to do it.
The movie which you don't want to watch a second time
your hair looks just fine
2:45 wow
Best movie of all time
I had many migrains a month, I did alot of research and what worked, in as little as a few weeks before they went away, 4,000 iu vitamine C a day, and also roll 2 tennis balls at the base of your skull and neck, I lay back on a pillow with them behind my neck, it loosens and relieves tension that builds, migrains were a nightmare for me so I like to share what I know, pretty safe and easy ways that work, I also noticed the vitamine C helping alot
Once you get Baker acted they can do pretty much what they want to do to you
Darkest movie I have ever seen
"I can't.... watch this" yea that sounds right