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by eartheaterrr 2629 days ago
Requiem for a Dream. Since I saw it as a teen ~15 years ago, it hasn't slipped my mind.

It's has an effective anti-drug message, probably more than any other movie or documentary I've seen. And it does this without being an "anti-drug" movie, belaboring you with facts and stats.

It's a heart breaking drama, because it goes beyond drugs. Because what the characters are really seeking isn't a quick fix, but an ability to connect with others.

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What you're trying to say is that you completely misunderstood the message of that movie being primarily about loneliness, rather than drugs in it's purity?