How does editing, mis en scene, sound and cinematography in the opening sequence of Requiem for a dream represent the effects of drug abuse on the main characters?

Requiem for a dream was made in 2000, and was directed by Darren Aronofsky.
The film exposes the truth about drug addiction and the effects it has on peoples lives. It also shows people who are trying to fit into society which can have disastrous effects which causes them to turn to drugs to fit in. The film follows four individual characters and their addictions and is set in Brooklyn. The main protagonist in the film is Harry Goldfarb who is represented as a typical drug addict who has a plan to make money and be able to use drugs with his cocaine addicted girlfriend Marion and his long time friend Tyrone. Meanwhile Harry’s mother Sara Goldfarb who Is a widow is fanatical with the glamour of television where she finds herself obsessed with her eating habits and goes on a diet and gets addicted to diet pills that......

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Title: Requiem For A Dream
Approximate Word Count: 978
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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