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Originally Posted by Dominic
I thought Requiem, while incredibly well made and acted, is "drugs are bad" porn. Like all of the filmmaker's movies, there is no depth beyond the obvious main theme.
I feel this is too simplistic a take. It’s much more “slice of life” than “drugs are bad.” The story, as with all of Selby Jr’s writing, is about tapping the pulse of the urban underbelly. His intent is less “cautionary tale” and more “the city is our jungle.”
I can agree that Aronofsky’s tendency is more “porn” than the book, though.