Requiem for a Dream : Really tough movie for a 17 year old boy..

Really tough movie for a 17 year old boy..

I watched 30 minutes ago and im shocked what drugs can do .. i used to smoke weed but now i don't. and i do only one drug now wich is amphetamine .. but now im not so sure i wanna do it anymore ... because im a singer and my career is important to me also i learn in a musical school .. this movie shocked me to the point where i didn't know where i was (im at home) it was like the toughest think i watched .. i felt depressed like some of the characters got into me alot .. and i felt bad for the girl who became a h*keer also for the old woman and Harry ... their endings were just .. shoking the directors did great the writers did great im glad this movie gave me something to remember im not sure if i wanna smoke a cigarette or even drink something like alchohol .. like this movie will be on my mind for a week or 2 .. great job and amazing movie .. something i will never forget in my whole life.

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You can smoke marijuana your whole life and not come close to the horrors that the hard drugs in this movie can lead you to.

But yeah definitely quit if you are a singer. Not good for the lungs.


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No one needs your marijuana marketing lecture here thank you. If you're so sure of the benefits of marijuana smoking why don't you smoke it with your wife and kids? Better yet make a joint and shove it up your b*tt hole and let everyone else stay away from drug abusing and live in peace.

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LOL marketing? Is he promoting or advertising it? He stated a simple FACT, and never stated any benefits like you say. No I am not a user have not smoked weed in over 10 years. Your foolish attitude will make your kids use drugs before some random internet post. If you tell your kids how bad smoking weed is and that it will lead to anywhere near this level of desperation and they find out what a liar you are then they will think you must be lying about other drugs too. This isn't the 50's and most informed individuals know that marijuana won't turn you into one of these people in the movie. and no smoking it wont turn you into a delusional parent (you are doing just fine with that!) that shares drugs with their kids.

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Oh shut up. Lots of people smoke weed and to suggest it'll do to your life anything near to heroin is laughable.

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Really, telling a 17 year old boy he'll be fine if he smokes pot for his entire life? Seriously what is wrong with you.

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I'm 18 and just finished watching this movie. I've done a lot of drugs, but nothing too hard, like heroin. This movie really opened my eyes and showed me what addiction can turn into. Yeah, the chances of four close people all ruining their lives like this is unlikely, but none the less it was very touching and hard to watch. Not going to lie, I had a few tears running down my cheek during the very last scene. It really makes you think...

As far as amphetamines, be careful with those. Yeah, their medication, but they're also very addicting. I used to take them for ADHD and ended up popping more and more each day. It's a slippery slope if you start.

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There are no addictive properties in amphetamine.

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Lol

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Uh...are you from la la land?



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I think you made a typo, you meant to say "I have no idea what i am talking about"

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I first saw this film at 14.

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same

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synthetic/man made drugs are disastrous for your brain and body - marijuana is fxckn good for you - the most harmful thing about pot is the fxckn munchies.
so sure, do some Es, snort some coke, smoke some crack experiment a bit - just stay the fxck away from heroin and methamphetamine. hear that kids? STAY THE FXCK AWAY FROM METH.

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I'm just going to be safe and avoid all of those things.

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Right, because crack is so much better than meth & h.

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it is.

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What would give you that idea?

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life. meth is where sanity goes to die. its addictiveness and destructiveness does not even compare to crack. crack is a fxck your night up drug, meth is a fxck your life drug.

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I agree that meth is probably one of the most destructive drugs out there. I guess my comment was more directed at the notion of recommending that someone try crack, while at the same time suggesting that he avoid heroin. There are plenty of people who can use heroin regularly and still lead normal & successful lives, especially if they aren't slamming it.

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I guess my comment was more directed at the notion of recommending that someone try crack, while at the same time suggesting that he avoid heroin.
i don't know bro, i would never touch heroin - way to easy to kill yourself on that sh!t in my opinion.

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Heroin kills mostly when it's been adulterated with a poison. For better or worse, heroin does not destroy the body the way most other hard drugs do. Many teachers, police and firemen are long-time heroin addicts and you'd never know.

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Some of you guys are so stupid. Nobody, especially not these teenagers, should be abusing any kind of drugs.

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who said anything about abusing them

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"Good for you"? Putting any smoke in your lungs is not good for you. It also causes memory loss, paranoia and can lead to serious accidents if you drive while using it. Don't be daft.

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You may as well beware the benzos too. They are a bitch to quit if you have become habituated. They're legal and cheap, but they are damn near impossible to quit. I am talking more anxiety than you have ever felt in your life.





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This is true.

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The old woman was taking amphetamines, so you may want to consider giving them up.


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If you ever forget, just do a google image search for "heroin infection".

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Watch Days of Wine and Roses then get drunk off your butt.

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Lol you racist, you feel sorry for everyone except the black guy? And lol, amphetamines are 1000x worse than weed.

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Im actually flabbergasted at the outrageous attitudes towards drugs on this thread, whether theyre considered major or minor, addictive or not.

The fact is theyre all mind altering substances. Never touched any of them. Not even HELD a joint, and *beep* proud of it.

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The fact is they're all mind altering substances.
Yea, so is alcohol. You gonna tell me you never had a beer, a shot or a glass of wine? Marijuana is a much better alternative than alcohol. And the fact that it's mind altering means what exactly? Mind altering doesn't equate to destructive. When I smoke weed, my mind sharpens and is more focused. My creativity level skyrockets when I write. That's why it's called a mind expanding drug and why many of our best artists, musicians and filmmakers have written or created their best work while under the influence of those drugs.


Never touched any of them. Not even HELD a joint, and *beep* proud of it.
Yea, way to judge something you haven't experienced or researched. That's exactly how you should go through life.






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Some of our best writers wrote their best stuff while drunk too. Clown.

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I liked your post....until I read your signature.


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I liked his signature.... until i read his post.

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'Im actually flabbergasted at the outrageous attitudes towards drugs on this thread, whether theyre considered major or minor, addictive or not.'

'The fact is theyre all mind altering substances. Never touched any of them. Not even HELD a joint, and *beep* proud of it. '
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That's why we have so many drug-addicts: they do not care, were never taught, and likely feel entitled to do whatever they desire, only to wonder later why their life has tuned upside-down.

Some are saying that it took this film to make them aware. Others who have watched the film , just blow it off. It shouldn't even take this film for them to be informed. These kids have not been parented to know any better, part of the breakdown of the family structure. Yet, when they do get their heads in too deep, they will demand to be excused. When I was in 6th grade, we were instructed to read and study about drugs.

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When I was in 6th grade, we were instructed to read and study about drugs.
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Not everyone is going to perceive things the same way IY. Some people might want the experiences that drugs offer them and is part of the journey. It is also entitlement, just to expect others to act and do as we would do.

Whether it is illegal narcotics or prescription drugs, addiction is addiction and there is no difference. Drugs are a way out of the suffering that many people can't or don't want to deal with. It is about numbing the pain so as not too feel, and the same goes for alcoholism. Drugs do have their place, but the war on drugs is futile and only an individual can come to their own epiphany and acknowledge any self-awareness they possess about how they "really" feel. Frying and numbing one's brains, will only hinder this process; but that is just the consequence.


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I am 16 and agreeing with you too.I should have watched it 5 years later.


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I saw this movie when I was 16, and it really made me realize the horrors of heroin addiction. They should show this in schools to deter drug use instead of bringing in those boring anti-drug speakers for assemblies that half the students fall asleep during. Yeah, you'd be better off not doing any drug, but you shouldn't let this movie make you think that weed is anywhere near to heroin. Just wait until you're in college.

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I'm 20 and I just saw this movie the other night. It is probably a good thing I saw it much recently because I probably wouldn't have understood the film as much at 17. While I've never been into drugs or ever been addicted to them, I wouldn't even dare to touch them after watching Requiem for a Dream. Requiem for a Dream could have came off as some 1970s anti-drug after school special. But what I love about this film is Aronofsky's capability to make the film artistic enough in focusing on the story and drawing us into the lives of the four principal characters instead of being didactic and overly preachy.


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Come on. You're a MAN. young MAN, not a boy :) at 17 years old. And by the time of me writing this Comment, you will already be 18, probably.

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I saw this at 14 and swore never to use drugs, although later my high school/college days were fueled with drug-crazed misadventures... cocaine, extacsy, and alcohol being the main offenders. I managed to graduate and I'm doing perfectly well with my career now.

I thought this film was over-the-top and way exaggerated, although I did enjoy it. Guess my point is that this film isn't really that accurate, it's meant to scare you (although I've never used heroin). I don't recommend anyone to use drugs, but if you do, just use them wisely and in moderation- you'll be a-OK.

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'I don't recommend anyone to use drugs, but if you do, just use them wisely and in moderation- you'll be a-OK.'
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That is backwards and asinine. Don't ever give people the wrong impression that it's a-OK to do drugs. This film is not inaccurate. It's only inaccurate so you can continue to do drugs and condone it. You saw this film and that didn't' even convince you.

Hey, shoot up, but don't expect sympathy from people who warned you. You must be bored with time on your hands. There are people with problems they cannot help, and you are using drugs like the OP to create problems for yourself, and others who will be affected by your self-destruction. You fool.



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"You're just another sheep brainwashed by the "War on Drugs" who think that if they take a hit of weed they'll instantly become addicts who steal from their friends and family and live on the streets... did I encourage people to use heroin? I've been using cocaine, extascy, and other psychedelics (in MODERATION) for most of my adult life and I'm completely fine. I'm not encouraging anyone to use drugs if they don't. But people are gonna use them anyway. So for those that do, just be responsible. That's it."
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They are "gonna' use them if selfish idiots like you get them hooked. You likely also sell them drugs after you brainwash poor impressionable teenagers. As other posters have told you, knock yourself out

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They are "gonna" use them if selfish idiots like you get them hooked. You likely also sell them drugs after you brainwash your poor impressionable teenagers.
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Your hopscotch thinking is truly weird. Somebody makes a rather mild observation about a movie and all of a sudden you've got them selling drugs to kids?

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I wonder if there is a personal corrupt agenda behind this? Of course it is only others who are at fault.


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They are "gonna' use them if selfish idiots like you get them hooked.


The sanctimonious self-righteousness you display is more at fault than anything else. Threatening people not to do drugs has never worked and never will. Repression, taboo and interdiction have only made things worse everywhere and examples such as the prohibition are perfect examples of that. Look at Portugal! If your ignorant position was right, the number of addicts and the social problems they cause would have skyrocketed after the legalization of all drugs, but guess what, it's the complete opposite that happened! After 15 years of decriminalization, consumption has decreased in every drug related metrics and so have drug-related deaths and HIV transmissions.

Which clearly shows that the problem has never been drug use, but drug abuse coupled with state repression and moral reprobation. That recipe you so proudly propose has been tried over and over, experience proves it only increases drug abuse and its related side-effects.

It also shows that education, prevention and research can do much more than your strict interdiction and social stigma.

Moreover, the advent of drug use is concomitant with the development of human's higher intellectual skills. Believe it or not, but without drugs, there's no human development whatsoever to begin with. They were essential in the creation of medicine, art, philosophy and in the evolution of our symbolic and abstract world (language, religion etc.). Drugs have always been an integral part of humanity, yet it is only recently that specific parts of the world (Western world) have decided to change our perception of it. Do you think it's a coincidence that parallel to that the amount of users increased drastically? I think not.

Not to mention, a wide range of animals have been witnessed using drugs solely for recreational purposes, just like humans, from dolphins (yes, dolphins) to elephant, passing by various species of monkeys. As said, the problem is not drug use, but abuse.

What escapes you is the fact that your whole preconception about drugs is built upon the negative press coverage drugs have received in the last 30-40 years as part of this so-called "war on drugs", not upon studies, research and empirical data. Your position is an emotional one, not a rational one.

If you had had your head filled with anti-sugar laws, documentaries about diabetes, movies depicting obesity-related diseases left and right, negative press coverage and pictures of amputated limbs on your morning cereal, if you had grown up hearing that sugar is a drug that kills and maims millions, that it's addictive and destroys lives and families (which is ALL true), you'd be sitting exactly where you are contending that sugar is evil and shouting at others who claim that one can have one cupcake here and there and still lead a fulfilling life. You'd be like "NOOO, sugar is evil! Kssss! Vade retro Satanas!", "If you take one bite of that apple pie kid, you will stab your parents in their sleep for more apple pie, because sugar is a drug!" (Which is also true.)

As said, your position is not a rational one, but an emotional one.



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