Requiem For A Blog

Tonite, we will talk about 'Requiem For A Dream.'
This may be one of the most powerful movies i have ever seen.. it still, to this day, sits in my mind as the most depressing movie I've ever seen.. i watched the movie, by my lonesome, in a dorm basement not knowing what i was getting into.. i had heard about the movie, but didn't know what I should have been prepared for.. i was so shocked by the outcome that i sat completely through the credits, staring at the screen in shock and awe till the screen went black..
A lot of people say that this is a movie about drugs, drug abuse, and the nature of the drug addict.. It's not.. It's a movie about human inspiration and the true nature of the human psyche.. The film illustrates a base instinct of survival aroused by desperation ..
Faced with the factors derived by the disparity of a hopeless situation, what is it that one can give? It's not a story of how drugs consume the human soul, but how life, with all it's ups and downs, drives a person to humility and criminality merely to survive..

The movie impacted me for days; wrestling myself about the creditability of the movie and my personal bias towards the cinema.. I figured that this dark film was edgy (and it was): good in the sense that it was different, proved something to the world.. It proves, though, that something can be said in one forum and impact a completely different one..
The drug thing, that's easy to link.. But the actual relation to real life is closer than that.. There's a lot of people that don't do drugs but can relate to this movie: the grit and the grind.. It doesn't matter where you come from, what you did, or who you are. There was a situation created by you: or the people around you: that caused you to lose your integrity and face your morals head up..
Simply, one must sacrifice to make gain.. Sometimes it works, sometimes you get addicted and become a victim.. In the end it's not a drug, it's not a business, it's not a lifestyle that makes you, but how you overcome adversity to achieve..
In the end 'Requiem' taught me an important lesson: a movie can be dark and still evoke those forbidden feelings in you..The positive nature of a film is not determined by it's content but by how its nature reveals the true meaning revealed in you.. How are you going to walk away from this? Let is speak to you in a way that is fantastic and inspiring.. Walk away with a heightened sense of what life means and how your life around you affects others..

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if you can't tell by the blog name, i'm a big christopher nolan fan.. i plan to use this blog to express my opinions, but also to give movie reviews that inspire insight into cinema as a whole.. i love movies.. i watch movies all the time and i upset my girlfriend by shushing her cause i want to watch 'the prestige' for the fifth time cause i need to see if that line that i heard when i was drunk really does relate to a plot line appearing in the latter part of the film.. does that connection that i saw really make sense, or is it just me wanting it to so that i haven't wasted 2 hours watching a movie i think is good but have no common sense telling me so? i will review the movies that i think are great.. whether that means commando (no cinematic feat by any means, but endlessly entertaining nonetheless), or 'citizen kane,' (possibly the greatest movie of all time, but not entertaining unless you're in the mood). all i can hope for is some feedback, consistency, and hatred for my little blog here.. everything and anything is welcome as a response; but, be forewarned, i will stand by mine, so be prepared to stand by yours..

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