24 Films Too Painful To Watch Again from The Onion's AV Club

[la_petite_singe]

1. Requiem For A Dream (2000)Darren Aronofsky's brutal adaptation of Hubert Selby's novel depicts the horrors of substance abuse in many forms-heroin, pot, caffeine, prescription pills, hope-with such visceral, breathtaking force that shell-shocked audiences were forced to think long and hard about pouring that first cup of coffee the next day. The

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[confused_dazed]

I thought Requiem For a Dream was funny, tbh. It was just so ridiculous... the only character I felt bad for was the mom.

[seecatedance]

Actually speaking as someone who used to do drugs/hang out with drug dealers, that movie is very close to reality for some people. I was never close to getting that bad but the desperation in people addicted to drugs is really sad.

[label_me_mabel]

HEY ME TOO. and also the black couple who were trying to get out of the biz. but my best friend made me feel like a shitty person because i didn't sympathize with the other druggies. boo hoo.

[oh_kyle]

boo hoo to you. substance abuse isn't funny, especially when it takes over someones life. it doesn't just hurt them, it kills everyone in their life, especially their family. my brother is a heroin addict, nothing about that movie was funny to me.

[label_me_mabel]

weird, i didnt see any lulz in my post. all i said was that i didn't sympathize with the characters.

you sure you're not the one on crack?