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'Slumming in a vision of hell': Why Requiem for a Dream is divisive, 25 years on

by mellosouls on 6/8/25, 1:53 PM with 3 comments

• by steveBK123 on 6/8/25, 2:02 PM

  I remember seeing this in theaters in high school.

  Arguably worked better than all the years of DARE and other anti-drug programming in school..

  Whatever the critics and experts say it didn't get right about addiction, it really removed any of the glamour & allure that most other films gave it.

• by p_ing on 6/8/25, 2:16 PM

  Geezus christ this movie really made me feel like shit. It’s tough to want to consider watching. The music alone is depressing and unsettling.