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Topic	Presenting: The SephG Top 250 [movies]
Nelson_Mandela 05/17/19 3:15:51 PM #89:	#227. Requiem for a Dream https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/Requiem_for_a_dream.jpg Dir: Darren Aronofsky Genre: Drama Year: 2000 In the official IMDB lists, you will often see a negative red number next to certain titles to indicate how far they have dropped since the last update. If I were to have made a Top 250 list when I was 16-17 and this topic was its update, Requiem for a Dream would have approximately a minus 210 next to its name. I think this is how a lot of people my age feel about Aronofsky films. The uber-visceral cinematography, the melodrama, and the edgy imagery really resonate with younger people who are trying to seem smart and different. But as you get older, you start to realize a few things. Sometimes, subtlety can be more powerful than graphic ~~LETS SHOW THE DOCTORS SAWING OFF HIS INFECTED ARM!!!!~~ scenes. You realize that frenetic editing doesn't necessarily mean that it's intelligently shot. And you see more films and begin to discover that Aronofsky takes a lot of artistic liberties with his filmic "inspirations" that toe the line of plagiarism. This is not to shit on Requiem for a Dream. It's in my Top 250 so obviously I still like it a lot. The score is gorgeous, the scenes are memorable, and it really is a great gateway into more serious subject matter. But it's fallen significantly for me, largely because I have matured as a filmgoer. And that's okay! It is still responsible for making me seek out other intense movies like it, and it will therefore always have a special place in my heart. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso <cite>Nelson_Mandela posted [p:922025391] in Presenting... [t:77714929]...</cite> <quote>#227. Requiem for a Dream https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/Requiem_for_a_dream.jpg Dir: Darren Aronofsky Genre: Drama Year: 2000 In the official IMDB lists, you will often see a negative red number next to certain titles to indicate how far they have dropped since the last update. If I were to have made a Top 250 list when I was 16-17 and this topic was its update, Requiem for a Dream would have approximately a minus 210 next to its name. I think this is how a lot of people my age feel about Aronofsky films. The uber-visceral cinematography, the melodrama, and the edgy imagery really resonate with younger people who are trying to seem smart and different. But as you get older, you start to realize a few things. Sometimes, subtlety can be more powerful than graphic LETS SHOW THE DOCTORS SAWING OFF HIS INFECTED ARM!!!! scenes. You realize that frenetic editing doesn't necessarily mean that it's intelligently shot. And you see more films and begin to discover that Aronofsky takes a lot of artistic liberties with his filmic "inspirations" that toe the line of plagiarism. This is not to shit on Requiem for a Dream. It's in my Top 250 so obviously I still like it a lot. The score is gorgeous, the scenes are memorable, and it really is a great gateway into more serious subject matter. But it's fallen significantly for me, largely because I have matured as a filmgoer. And that's okay! It is still responsible for making me seek out other intense movies like it, and it will therefore always have a special place in my heart. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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