Requiem for a Dream

Aronofsky's film explores the inherent evil that exists within our world. His films takes the viewer through an intensely emotional journey. Most films recognize evil in the world but focus on the good that ultimately triumphs over evil. This is not the case in Requiem for a Dream. Evil wins the battle against good in this story. The four main characters, consumed by their addictions, end up as shells of their former selves. In a fiercely cathartic sequence of events in the last ten minutes of the film, we see the tremendous amount of damage that drug abuse has had on the lives of these characters. They succumb to evil temptations and ultimately lose themselves.