His passion towards motion pictures was proclaimed while studying in Harvard University with his friend Dan Schrecker, an aspiring animator. In addition, his senior thesis film “Supermarket Sweep” in the 90s granted …show more content…
All four main characters are depicted in the worst places: Harry in the hospital bed with his arm amputated, Marion gaining a regular drug supplier in return for her favors, Tyrone in prison day dreaming constantly of his childhood and his mother, and finally Sara in a bed at the mental hospital. The movie closes with Sara having her final hallucination where she is a grand prizewinner on the Tappy Tibbons show, wearing her red dress and looking beautiful; showing off Harry, a successful businessman engaged to Marion, for the world to see. When it comes to Arnonfsky’s technical aspect, we can all come to agree that he has combined all the crucial techniques in …show more content…
The split screens used by Aronofsky were perfectly split in the middle. The split screens allowed the viewer to see two characters at once, making it easy to see what each one was doing at the same time. In addition, it is used mainly to direct our attention to what the characters are truly experiencing. In this example, Harry and Marion were talking to each other, both of their faces and bodies were shown at the same time. Each character's reaction to each other was shown while they were talking or touching. It emphasized each character’s love for the other, making it feel as though the love they once had was genuine. One last camera technique used in Requiem for a Dream is called "jump cutting", such a method is often used in this movie to emphasize the impact of what drug taking and getting high in terms of dilated pupils, body movements, and mostly the emotional aspect behind using the drug in one single shot. This certain scene was visible several times throughout and it would be when Harry, Marion, and Ty shot up the drug. After doing so, we come to see a real quick slideshow that flashed about three different images. A dilated eye, the white/brownish powder, and how they would seem to act after the drug in terms of their facial expressions. These certain camera techniques brought Requiem for a Dream all together in such a harmony. If all these certain professional techniques weren’t at