isn't this movie just an extended music video?
Don't get me wrong, I like this movie, but I can't help but feel that at the end of the day, it really just is an extended music video.
What I mean by this, is that as well shot, well acted, and emotionally haunting this film is, there's really not much in the way of substance to it. The film is about addiction, but it never really delves much deeper into the subject beyond "life sucks, so let's get high".
It's not exactly unusual for real-life addicts to have this sorta mentality, but this idea has already been explored in multiple films prior to this (most notably, Trainspotting) and Aronofsky's movie doesn't really go in any sort of different direction.
It doesn't make the film any less dramatically effective, but it does, for me anyway, stop it from being great. I still feel as though the movie works overall but more due to Aronofsky's style and flair as a filmmaker as opposed to there being a legitimately great story to tell in the first place. The script is honestly merely servicable and feels like it was written solely the way just to show off visual set pieces.
It's why ultimately, I feel as though Requiem for a Dream is sorta like an extended music video.
Anyone else feel this way?
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