Requiem For a Dream

The government and higher authorities, being so concerned with the elimination of drug addictions, substance abuse, and substance dependence, should simply require the youth of America to watch Requiem For a Dream. It is almost certain that the film would aid with the recovery from any addiction. The movie's graphic display of different types of drug abuse, dependence, and other forms of addictions sets it apart from any other. Though many may not be able …showed first 75 words of 1571 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1571 total…of prostitution and finds herself alone and empty while Tyrone winds up serving a long sentence in jail and remembers promising his grandmother that he would make something of his life. The addiction to these drugs has done nothing but cause harm for each of these characters and the film does an excellent job of depicting the reality of drug addiction. Requiem For a Dream, though quite graphic, gets the point across with extreme profoundness.