Requiem for a Dream - Red Dress Monologue

[@charlotterxx]

It’s very sad how Harry knew about his mother’s loneliness and addiction and still walked away from her in this scene. All she ever wanted was him to pay more attention to her, him spending time with her would have been a much better gift than a TV. If only he stayed behind and made her get help here, her fate would have been vastly different. Throughout the movie I always noticed these scenes where it’s very clear that each character had a chance for redemption and yet they continued to spiral down the dark path. Very sad yet realistic. Ironic how he knows addiction kills, but he himself is an addict.

[@patrickwalt6903]

So sad and realistic indeed. Ohhhhh... The whole world is like this.

[@zarakareem4716]

you cant depend on your kids. many years ago and in poorer countries, parents lived with their kids until they passed, due to necessity. Now your very lucky if you kid will keep you with them. for lonely people out their, volenteerwork is a great way to keep busy, contribute to society and make a positive difference.

[@gary609906]

@@zarakareem4716 Can you depend on your parents? Not sure you understand this scene...

[@captainnes8520]

The reason he leaves is because he can't bare to face that truth for too long.. the same reason she lets him go.. the same reason she stays.

[@zarakareem4716]

@@gary609906 Thank God I can. This scene is lonelness, isolation, desperation to fit in and be validated. My point being, if you dont have family, after you retire it can get very very very lonely. Doing volenterwork, like helping kids in a library with their homework, or a hospital or animal shelter. It gives you a sense of community, belonging, and value if you choose to do it.

[@serenabramble260]

"I want you to be happy...so I got you a brand new TV set!" The saddest/most pointed line in the whole movie. So many layers.

[@JesusChristTheOne]

Would you mind explaining the different layers?

[@MrSebastian2203]

Yes, please explain.

[@Sandlerverse]

@@JesusChristTheOne TV caused her downfall

[@XYouVandal]

Before this scene, he also told Marion "If ever there was a TV junkie, its the old lady." So he felt the only thing he needed to do to make his mother happy was feed her addiction.

[@megr3666]

Nowadays it might be a mobile phone and in the future some form of AI. Loneliness is one of the most palpable human raw emotions.

[@chrismctague3498]

The raw emotions of loneliness in this scene are heartbreaking. After this scene all the characters began their descent into hell. They are all at the point of no return. I have no idea why Ellen Burstyn did not win the Academy Award for this. The woman is epic in this.

[@christianwebb5653]

Dude thank you! No one ever knowledges her phenomenal and nuanced performance in this role. Truly epic

[@omairsheikh3982]

All the actors were excellent but Ellen really knocked it out of the park

[@joanna7350]

because of Julia Roberts being Julia Roberts.

[@orgywithpigs6]

It infuriates me to this day that she didn’t get the academy award

[@mrmicromini]

I can't believe she didn't get an Oscar for this performance. God I can feel her emotions in this scene. Ellen Burstyn actually said when she said the line "I'm old" it wasn't acting she had never thought about her age until that script and it actually genuinely hit her hard.

[@lauratude5132]

How she's sad and still kind of smiling because of the mania is a scary detail

[@zarakareem4716]

its not the mania, she is trying to hide her sadness.

[@ffann100]

@@zarakareem4716 No, it was the mania because that's how the uppers sometimes work.

[@Xavieus]

@@ffann100 it could be either or a mixture of both honestly. Some people still force a smile or a happy attitude when inside they're an emotion wreck and it shows through their act. Could also be the uppers too which gives her a lot of energy but maybe not mania. Not yet in the movie at least.

[@hellbent18]

They got a lot of the little things right. Like when Harry is taking the TV out his ma's house at the beginning. She looks through the keyhole and when he stops pushing the TV to ask her to come out, he leans on the TV and his legs shake just a small bit. Accurate portrayal of dopesickness.

[@pavelcerny2043]

@@Xavieus its also the amphetamines

[@juantorres-fk7bk]

This movie is horribly realistic. For once a movie that doesn't hide anything, it truly captures how hard life is without relying on dumb deus ex machina solutions that don't really happen. Here you see a man who has to make the choice between building a life and taking care of his mother. Here you see a woman who has lost it all and has to rely on fabricated happiness. Here you see the choice between living up to expectations and realizing how unrealistic they really are. This movie took courage and I respect it for what it is.

[@hollysorensen1711]

But Harry, also on drugs, relies on fabricated happiness as well.

[@gabrielfranciscorp]

You can't chase happiness and be normal and well-adjusted at the same time. That's the dark truth drugs will tell you.

[@purelucknoskill5158]

Here you see a man who has to make the choice between building a life and taking care of his mother. - hes using drugs -fabricated happyness- and not building anything XD wtf do you mean?

[@sachemofboston3649]

It’s realistic up until the end. Then it gets caught up in its cynicism and becomes less grounded. While the last ten minutes are very disturbing it feels more like an overly dramatic PSA.

[@Dukesparrow1999]

If anything, it's one of those ( as crude as this may sound ) "Shut up and take it for what it really is or GTFO here" type of movies, to make a movie that has that power in pulling at the audiences heartstrings and making them hope to God they don't suffer a similar fate is what I felt made RFAD one of the finest films ever made

[@amylyno]

It’s criminal that Ellen Burstyn did not win the Oscar for this role.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

It’s one of the best roles in movies it’s so sad how she’s a lonely and confused old woman

[@paulxavier6532]

Still blows me away she didn’t win.

[@coolamy104]

When she says “it’s a reason to get up in the morning” it makes me tear up as I know how it feels to try get by day by day while suffering with mental health issues🥺 I still try to feel better to this day

[@hypnos9336]

sorry to hear that Amy. I've been dealing with pretty bad depression my whole life but about two years ago it got much worse and I had thoughts of ending my life. every day I have to avoid thinking about certain things or I go on a downward spiral and eventually I just cry until I can't do it anymore. I know this probably doesn't sound genuine being a youtube comment and all, but please talk to me if you need to. I'm not a doctor or a psychologist, just a guy who knows a little bit about mental health and how important it is.

[@SpadezMedia]

@@hypnos9336 same. Depression is a constant battle for me. I try my hardest to not think about things I regret, or guilt or worries of my future but it's all there constantly. Its hard to rest many times because I'm just stuck in this spiral of misery in my head. This all started when my mom passed away.

[@hypnos9336]

@@SpadezMedia I hear you. I've forced myself to stop dwelling on the things in my life that I can't change (I tend to live in the past, not the future), and try to focus on things I need to do right now. It's kind of like... you have to train your mind to think a certain way. It's a constant effort but just like anything else, you get better with practice. I'm sorry to hear about your loss and I hope you feel better soon.

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

The struggles of a first world life are so hard

[@hypnos9336]

@@SergyMilitaryRankings I take it you have no experience with depression. Good for you, it really sucks

[@clresseg]

I feel for this mother, and Burstyn gives a complex and realistic portrayal of an addict's denial. My mother has the same issues with being addicted to TV and prescription drugs. I hope for the best, but I fear the worst.

[@draganoiugeorge6010]

dont know if you can call it denial when she has no reason to live for.

[@ericharris7321]

so how is she now? sorry if i sound rude

[@patrickblake123]

Show her this movie, it might help her

[@jesuschrist2346]

@@ericharris7321 it’s a movie bruh

[@dlsmith300201]

She was the hardest demise of a character I have ever seen.

[@jay_kulina]

This scene alone far outweighs w/e Roberts did in the whole Erin Brockovich movie! It's a travesty she didn't win. The biggest oscar robbery of all time.

[@pokemasterhek]

It’s right up there with Sandra Bullock and Gwyneth Paltrow as the biggest robberies

[@ratchetleague1285]

You can really see the lack of real cummunication and listening between te mother and son. Seeing sweet old Sara so desperate for her son's warmth. Lonliness drove her to madness. The drugs were merely a trigger. Superb acting and directing. Neither of them really listens or even really tells the truth. Its far beyond heart breaking..

[@s.a.3740]

This scene taught me, up to a fault, that I should always be there for my mother or my grandmothers because they're alone and lonely without their husbands by their side. I'm currently living with my grandmother on an indefinite note because she's got no one to care for her, and she's too old to care for herself. It also struck a chord on just how lonely I am, too. It doesn't matter if I've got friends. It really isn't the same. They don't NEED me. Maybe they don't even WANT me. I'm virtually the one initiating meetings to hang out, or initiating conversations, but they don't at all.

[@msjennifer6119]

I'm so glad you and your grandmother have each other especially during covid. I hope you hear more from people you didn't expect to reach out. Thank you for reaching out to others. It's the harder thing to do.

[@JordanBuckelew]

She’s lucky to have you. I’m sorry you’re feeling this about your friends. I know that is hard.

[@amberdev5634]

Wass up..

[@leemillington9419]

There's a horrible sense of foreboding at the end of this scene, the eerie music highlighting that this is the beginning of everything falling apart

[@MrOswald]

Exactly, this could well be the end of the movie.

[@spitkitten]

it's the "bye, son" that breaks me.... that speech always has me in tears hut when u see her standing there by herself just saying buh bye to her baby... I dunno... I breakdown crying

[@perry5509]

This has to be my favorite scene from a movie ever

[@lasvegassnowman5505]

Interesting you must be a cinemaphile

[@arcanesiren629]

Probably one of the most depressing movies I've ever seen ;_;

[@rapanuikapu904]

honestly for me it's a tie between this movie and Twelve Years a Slave, but at least that movie ended on a high note.

[@arcanesiren629]

@amoretto Doubt it. Requiem is up there, but it sure didn't top Schindler's List as THE ultimately depressing movie out there, imo.

[@LuisGarcia-wx4hq]

Yeah!!! but also dancing in the dark

[@Nocturama7]

Lilya4ever is the most depressing movie I watched

[@noahlinden9641]

@@arcanesiren629 Requiem is def more depressing because it’s so realistic. Not just whitey bad porn

[@WelshSwan1986]

She was robbed of so many awards for this performance. Not just as Oscar but to me she should have won a Golden Globe, Emmy and SAG award. Roberts wasn't awful but her performance was really nothing special, she won due to being the golden girl of Hollywood in a typical film that does well with the underdog female fighting injustice and winning type plot. Fortunately, I think as time has gone on Burstyn's performance just improves and holds up whereas Roberts is pretty much forgotten about.

[@DoubleDash28]

What movie did Roberts win here rewards ?

[@WelshSwan1986]

@@DoubleDash28 Erin Brokovich.

[@orgywithpigs6]

I’m not being hyperbolic when I say Ellen not getting the academy award is tragic

[@hypnos9336]

julia roberts is a terrible actress. she's also not nearly as beautiful as people make her out to be. I really do not understand the hype with her, at all

[@chadglannister1633]

how does one win an emmy from a film role

[@AndyMacster]

I fear nothing more than seeing this happen to someone I love. A woman who believes her reason to live already died, so she clutches at a false hope to feel the smallest reason to continue breathing. That hope ended up not killing her, but killing off everything she used to or could be. Life was too lonely inside her head, so the person she was her whole life died and instead, she became an empty shell of ever-repeating false hope which her only remaining loved ones have to watch, knowing the person they once knew will never return. It's so, so hard to watch; a heartbreaking masterpiece.

[@jesterconfit9549]

Tonberry 🙂

[@AndyMacster]

@@jesterconfit9549 Yesh ^_^

[@pazuzu126]

@Pink Girl It is so often a struggle and you aren't alone. Hang in there.

[@donovan942]

“It makes tomorrow alright” hit right down to the core man

[@gobbleswells2883]

Did you see who got the best seat in the sun!? I'm somebody now, Harry! Everybody likes me...

[@ishtarbabylon4869]

😢

[@ReubenModeXXX]

Notice at 3:30 Harry's face goes from in light to in darkness upon finding out about his mom's addiction Beautiful symbolism you probably never noticed

[@kadejito1]

6:55 I'm more fascinated by Harry clenching his jaw; just that slight concave shadow along the lit side of his face....conveys so much.

[@serenabramble260]

This scene goes miles in proving Aronofsky is still a deeply talented director when you take away the bells and whistles of his editing and camera gimmicks. This feels more like a play, where it's just two people in a room without many noticeable camera movements, but when it moves, it's significant. The camera literally shifts with his thought process.

[@Rob_FPGSanctuary]

It was a deliberate pull across Harry's face. Usually the camera shouldn't move like that, but in this case it was to bring the audience from the light banter into the darker world of drug addiction. The typical problem with this camera move is to create a smooth transition back to the light. The camera jumps back to the light side when Sara Goldfarb gets up and makes a quip about Albert Einstein, helping to mask the roughness of the transition. Good sound production as well, dropping in the teeth grinding a couple of times before Harry zeroes in on it.

[@DarthMohammedRules]

This technique of changing from light to darkness when the mood of the scene changes is literally pointed out in the director's commentary on the DVD.

[@swapnalis9629]

Notice how the frames of Sara Goldfarb before the 7:02 mark and after it are slightly different. Before, her chin and a little shoulder is visible. After her forehead and hair cover a larger portion of the frame. This is an accident by the cameraman who cried during the screen and let the camera drift off. The change in detail is very very small but Darren Aronofsky let it slip because it evoked the intended emotion.

[@chrisharris9904]

It’s genius how the shot-reverse-shot changes sides when he realises the state his mother is in. I think this conveys a paternal instinct essentially swapping sides. So subtle, so clever.

[@hellbent18]

"How come you know so much? How come you know more about medicine than a doctor?" That line hit me in a way I didn't expect. Along with "Now when I get the sun, I smile!" Very realistic film.

[@_Mayyou_]

Sara's story touched me the most actually 😭

[@bethanyoneal5789]

Me too 😞 the crushing loneliness and her ending up in the mental hospital was heartbreaking

[@Cutay7BOOTAY]

Poor Sarah. I struggle with depression. I think about her when I get really down. I am lonely too girl! I get my fight back from this scene. What an amazing performance.

[@darkshadow955]

Hang in there. I suffered with anxiety and depression, but exercise, a routine, and my dog changed my life.

[@Cutay7BOOTAY]

@@darkshadow955 you are so kind thank you!

[@omairsheikh3982]

I’ve been there, struggled with addiction as well. You can do this, even if it doesn’t seem that way most of the time. Hope you’re feeling better.

[@bethanyoneal5789]

Me too. This movie made me feel so depressed

[@litapanther1633]

This got to be one of the best if not the best acted scene I have ever seen

[@moonwalkdreamer]

I paused the dvd and went on KZbin to see if others like me are touched by this powerful monologue and brilliant acting, and I just shed a tear, here you are! I'm not alone. I belong to a lost generation and I only find myself when I witness in the company of others, the loneliness of the people.

[@wcsdiaries]

What do you mean lost generation? that sounds heartbreaking

[@moonwalkdreamer]

@@wcsdiaries There are many lost generations mixed in the layers of the society. My personal case is being born in an comunist country, seen the idea of freedom emerging just before my adolescence, then spending all my beautiful youth years only hoping to have "a country like outside" while passing through a very slow transition that took 30 years and still going, because the political structure and folk mentality remained the same after the revolution. My homeland is changed now, people are more educated, there are more opportunities, but my life is spent, wasted. I'm not everything I could've been and that makes me suffer dreadfully.

[@wcsdiaries]

@@moonwalkdreamer I am so sorry to hear that. What country is that? I lived in armenia and I met many people who had the same fate growing up in a former soviet republic.

[@moonwalkdreamer]

@@wcsdiaries I was born in the paradoxical blessed and cursed România. I perfectly understand those Armenian people. And today I hear youngsters saying that communism is a good ideology, but wrongly applied, that if they were in power, utopia would've become reality. This is fascism and communism, one more murder away from utopia. I don’t understand how can they be willfully blind to the facts: both ideologies are murderous and we have millions of dead bodies to prove it. If you were in power you would either become corrupt or killed by the system. But this is it, people are possessed by ideologies and an ideolog doesn’t want to understand the world, he wants to change it.

[@scarecrowbar66]

@@moonwalkdreamer out of curiosity, would u vote Trump or Biden if u lived in USA?

[@MrOswald]

"It's a reason to wake up in the morning, a reason to smile" An AWESOME performance, the first time I saw this scene I cried, it is so realistic that it hurts...

[@DJehck]

Having cared for my recently deceased grandma who had mild dementia and an increasing lack of lucidness, watching this scene made my soul hit ground zero. God I can’t imagine how excruciatingly similar everyday was for her just sitting in front of her TV watching the same episodes of Law & Order all alone when I wasn’t around. I can’t draw any drug abuse comparisons between them, or the attempt to recreate their golden years, but the loneliness they both seemed to experience at this age is enough to just destroy me inside. I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. God bless, and please take care of yourselves

[@noahlinden9641]

God bless man :) , Movie made me realize same thing. Care more about my mom

[@joebush9460]

This movie was all around rough to digest. But the mother, and her arc and her acting gutted me. Her crying to her imagination and begging to feel understood and loved. I remember crying uncontrollably and never feeling the same again.

[@jackrockwell6698]

As someone who has been through heroin addiction, I can tell you that this movie is incredibly realistic. It’s hard for me to watch and I’ve been clean and sober for 10 years.

[@thevagabondsageinthewoods]

Congratulations on your sobriety

[@prabhanjannavarathna6466]

Great work brother Hope ur doing fine!!

[@jackrockwell6698]

@@prabhanjannavarathna6466 getting ready for work right now from the comfort of the home I own. My life couldn’t be better.

[@prabhanjannavarathna6466]

@@jackrockwell6698 that's amazing, I genuinely wish that may u lead the rest of your life in the same happy way.

[@jackrockwell6698]

@@prabhanjannavarathna6466 same to you my friend

[@amylyno]

It’s criminal that Ellen Burstyn did not win an Oscar for this performance!

[@MrCaquita23]

I like it how Harry knows how dangerous drugs are and try to advice her mother. Then after this scene we can see Harry on a taxi anger crying because first he knows that drugs are bad for anyone and second because what he has been doing with other people (Selling them drugs) someone else is doing the same to her mother. If I had been Harry I would have stayed with Sarah, but I think by this moment in the film he was already looking for drugs so he had to go.

[@CHROMIUMHEROmusic]

This monologue has absolutely blown me away. Some of the best acting I've seen in a long long time

[@jaedaens]

Ellen Burstyn absolutely kills it in this movie.

[@wavealip8059]

How did she not win the Oscar for this? Insane.

[@omairsheikh3982]

Oscars are more of a popularity contest. No other performance deserved an Oscar more than Ellen’s in this movie

[@brettsinclaire4007]

It's films like this which scare me far more than a horror with ghosts or people jumping out at you ever could. It's realism which is scarier than horror films.

[@davemillet4160]

Every bit as heartbreaking as the day I saw this for the first time. I'm just glad Ellen Burstyn at least got that Oscar nomination for this, though I still think (like many out there) that she should've won that. That entire cast was just amazing.

[@HlotSfan]

I remember the first time I saw this movie, I literally felt stunned afterwards. I had to get up and walk around and catch my breathe. Never had a movie effect me in that way. It still kicks my @$$ everytime I see it.

[@omairsheikh3982]

Couldn’t get this movie out of my head for days after watching it. I’ve seen great films but this one was something else

[@greuser]

This is the one scene I cant get through without tearing up. Something about Ellen Burstyn's voice thats haunting and tears at the soul.

[@williamt594]

2:26 breaks my heart

[@poncho12391]

Lol it warms my heart seeing the silly old bat flumping

[@katykins2010]

I did this monologue (tried to) for high school theatre and couldn’t do it without crying

[@scarecrowbar66]

I had a friend in hs who studied Jennifer Connelly's character to help her prepare for the lead in Juvie, a play about juvenile delinquents. I don't think Ellen Burstyn's performance resonated w/ her back then. U must be old for ur age. :)

[@fwpdw7432]

It seems like Ellen Burstyn couldn’t do it without crying

[@katykins2010]

@@fwpdw7432 I think that’s the point

[@mohammedbilal7119]

Ellen what an actress Her acting is so real

[@shaka994]

"Bye, son." Fuck, seriously?? She absolutely nailed that scene.

[@andimuhle]

This is horrifically real. It's like watching my own mother.

[@coolbeans5911]

it infuriates me how he neglected his mother. Sure, you grow tired of your parents, and you want to go your own way. But he just needed to visit her more often, get her out of the house for walks and such, come over to make her some dinner, could have even gotten her a pet or some plants to look after. This scene breaks my heart because i see my own mom in her, and i can't stomach the thought of her feeling abandoned and unloved. You need to take care of your loved ones. Harry was a naive selfish child and everyone around him burned because of it. When his loved ones (Mariam & Mother) needed him most he cowered away. Symbolic how he lost an arm in the end, kinda showing how he never reached out to other's when they most needed it

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

He was suffering from addiction

[@ArvelDreth]

I don't think it's fair to blame everyone's problems on Harry

[@peterberg8417]

children are not responsible for being their parents friends or reason to live

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

@@peterberg8417 what a lowlife response, hope your kids abandon you when you get dementia or something

[@coolbeans5911]

@@peterberg8417 if we deny our own responsibility towards our loved ones then we have truly failed. Everyone needs a support system. Family and friends go through tough times and you have to show that you are there for them if need be. Instead Harry decided to steal from his mother in her old age and ignore her suffering. Now in the end we see him completely alone, no loved one there to console him, and it was all his doing. You reap what you sow

[@karazimsabour7899]

I’m 25, my mom is 68 (my parents got me at an old age) and whenever I see that movie, I think about if this were to happen to my mother. This is heartbreaking.

[@LooKokSeng]

Every time I want to rewatch the movie, have to think twice because the emotion is very true, especially the mom part. It's a heartbreaking and powerful performance.

[@katykins2010]

This is the most depressing movie ever made

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

I found it strangely cathartic.

[@katykins2010]

@@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3 yeah crying is cathartic to me surprisingly

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

@@katykins2010 i think crying is always cathartic if you think about it. But i found this movie absolutely riveting. Especially watching it the first time i tried speed

[@katykins2010]

@@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3 yeah this movie definitely has always had a toll on me that’s for sure. The fist time I watched it I cried for quite some time

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

@@katykins2010 how old were you when you first watched it?

[@allys744]

Sara’s story is the most profound in this movie. If you took her out of the film, you’d just have a movie about the dangers of heroin. But as the director once said, with Sara’s story, this is a film about the dangers of drugs, period. It asks the question of which drugs are good or bad. Also, about this scene, Ellen was so convincing in her performance that the cinematographer was crying while taping the shot during her monologue

[@benlong4277]

Yeah the bulk of the film’s characterisation goes to Sara, her actress kills it, and she gives the film so much in terms of haunting poignancy in amongst the hard-hitting shockwaves of her decline. Definitely the protagonist. Love and hate this film! One of the best of the 21st century.

[@etalex7074]

It's not about drugs, period. It's about addiction, and the feelings of unhappiness and longing for a better time in your life that cause it.

[@joeagger]

I had watched this on youtube before because I’d been told about how powerful of a scene this is, but upon watching this in the context of the actual film for the first time tonight… I have to say that this is one of the best acting performances I have ever seen, top 5 easily

[@anonymousandcool]

Grown kids think about how your parents feel. It's the truth for so many people after their "duties" in life are over whether or not they ever touch drugs.

[@EUROPAMusicOfficialChannel]

This is one of the most upsetting movies I have ever seen. I love the tone of it and the sorrow.

[@caitlinisfruity]

Heart wrenching

[@orbitalbutt6757]

I was reading some of the commentary the author of the book and Aronofsky wrote. Aronofsky was having some trouble making this film because he had no idea of the protagonist was. Then it hit him. The protagonist, the “hero” of the movie, is addiction. And the hero’s journey is the triumph of addiction over the human spirit. Needless to say this left me feeling somehow even worse, which I was not sure was possible after this movie ripped my soul out of my butthole Fuckin’ a. Ellen Burstyn was robbed by the academy

[@alexiocatan5602]

I watched this scene and couldn’t get it out of my head for years and didn’t even know the name. Very impactful

[@gpaffy140]

This is the scariest move ever made.

[@IanParks]

I loved Julia in “Erin Brockovich”, but how did this performance not win the Oscar?

[@samuelpatrickbrigante635]

as a now functioning addict who used to shoot a bun and a half a day this scene breaks my heart my Mother god bless didn't know any better she was in her late 20s where i am now introduced me to psychiatric meds at a young age I was in 3rd or 4th grade when i started adderall i started taking benzos in 7th grade because my parents were going through a brutal divorce shit like this is so accurate and it always hits home for me

[@lukeallan8876]

Ellen barkin really knows how to get into a character, shes so believable & honest as her character, fine actress

[@markalexander3659]

Ellen Burstyn (Sara Goldfarb) in this movie is hands-down the best acting I have ever seen in my life. It is a travesty that she did not win an Oscar for this scene.

[@benlong4277]

Best scene of a great film

[@MichelleMcGill-ej3bk]

She should have won an oscar for this role! Its a crime she didn't.

[@jasonmariani1258]

Ellen Burstyn is on top of all of Hollywood with this performance. She is magnificent! Raw. Real. Hard hitting. Big. She and Leto/Connelly/Wayans we’re all fabulous

[@donovan942]

best scene in the movie

[@anthonytrevino8587]

Some outstanding acting

[@rickr741]

Having children doesn’t assure you that they are going to respond you the way you want, no matter how wonderful you have been to them! True and sad story, and very clear message throughout this movie 😢 … People can have several children, but it doesn’t mean that necessarily are free from experiencing loneliness when they choose their paths. That’s why is always important to not neglect yourself and avoid devoting your entire life to your family!

[@CrodolookslikeFrody]

Matthew Libatique (the Cinematographer) moved the camera after fogging up the camera lens from crying while shooting Ellen Burstyn.

[@KleWdSide]

I wish this included the scene afterwards w/ Harry in the cab clearly distraught about his mother's addiction & immediately numbs himself out by getting high.

[@stylishemerald3181]

Him keep saying "for Christ's sake" is actually annoying lol

[@Densester]

Eh can you blame him?

[@brendanbroas4006]

This is the scariest movie there is.

[@SheilaIngramblues]

So many people have actually lived this nightmare in different situations.

[@michaelmuldowney8]

During Ellen Burstyn's impassioned monologue about how it feels to be old, cinematographer Matthew Libatique accidentally let the camera drift off-target. When director Darren Aronofsky called "cut" and confronted him about it, he realized the reason Libatique had let the camera drift was because he had been crying during the take and fogged up the camera's eyepiece.

[@DecentPlayerNA]

It’s like watching my own personal nightmare

[@matthewjones543]

I cried

[@juanita_piju]

Im 25 and already feels like this, been on “uppers” for 3 years now just to feel something

[@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197]

What kind of uppers? Adderall?

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

Only 3 years? Child's play. Lol jk. But ive been takin em for 10 years, although they've never been my drug of choice so ive taken 6-9 month breaks and been totally fine

[@juanita_piju]

@@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3 see and I thought in these 3 years I’ve done irreversible damage to my body but u seem to being doing well..hmmm.. Lol I’ve recently kicked the habit, it’s been a month I’ve never been so sleepy/ tired in my goddang life I hope “being healthy” is worth it lol

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

@@juanita_piju being healthy IS worth it man. For context I used to be a heroin/fent/xanax addict and very bad one too. As long as i never touch those 3 again, a little adderall here and there never did me wrong!

[@juanita_piju]

@@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3 I see, I appreciate the honesty, hope the new year brings good blessings 🤗

[@SheilaIngramblues]

I actually watched years ago my son told me and i think i saw tge trailer. After many years the theme song made me remember this gripping movie. I wonder why now i see more clips of the mom than the sadly addicted child who was destined for doom. Heartbreaking

[@allah733]

sarah i relate to you so much. i love you

[@ManosTsakas]

Burstyn gives masterclass here.

[@pokemasterhek]

I hope she receives an Oscar for lifetime achievement She needs to be aware of how much she is loved and what an impact she has made The exorcist actually changed my life

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

I'm curious how Aronofsky directed Burstyn. I think he just told her, your goal for this scene is to smile big for Harry.

[@roy991010]

Just an impossible scene to watch, it hurts so much

[@TheYlro]

The truth is that most ppl cannot stand the thought of being unimportant. This movie is not only about addiction. Selfdelusion, lack of selfinsight.

[@jordanmcquay9077]

Wish the scene after this was left in. Harry breaking down in the cab and then shooting up and looking like an absolute zombie

[@lasse.853]

i cried so hard. and i rarely do that. wow

[@philbateman1989]

Despite how much of a weirdo Jared Leto is, his performance in this movie was incredible. Ellen Burstyn was amazing, too.

[@AngelAeonian]

“I’m sorry for being such a bastard. I want to make it up. I mean, I know I can’t change anything that’s happened, but I want you to know that I love you and I’m sorry.” There are so many people I’ve wanted to say this to. This movie just took the words straight out of my mouth.

[@draganoiugeorge6010]

visit your grandparents kids. give them chores.

[@scarecrowbar66]

Word?

[@DeltaPi314]

Assuming that everybody gets along with their relatives. If people stop visiting there are good reasons.

[@pathetic2399]

@@DeltaPi314 If its not because they dont get along, its because they have lives

[@Louise-wk5yf]

The most effective part for me.

[@donovan942]

Definitely, it’s extremely realistic

[@IAmKrazyKyle]

The ONLY thing this movie got wrong about addiction is that heroin pinpoints your pupils, it does not dilate them. Outside of that tiny issue, this movie depicts the feelings involved with addiction better than other any movie I have ever seen by a long shot.

[@tatertots3337]

I think the saddest part of this is that Harry tries to talk her out of her diet pills, and then gives up when she tells him about the Red Dress. If you're already on your way down, you can tell somebody at the top not to slip, but there's nothing you can do for someone who's sliding down right next to you, headed to the same rock-bottom you are.

[@GODLETMEWINAMEN]

How Ellen Burstyn didn't win the Academy Award for Best Actress for this movie over Julia Robert's Erin Brockovich was total bullshit and Highway robbery ! This scene always made me cry 😢 😭💔 ‼️

[@therupoe]

Aw man... I can't even finish this

[@danyaal50]

How she didnt win best actress at the Oscars i will never know

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Excellent players 👏 👍

[@boomerkeewatin]

all of them had it bad omg i h8 this movie

[@surrealistidealist]

I only need my kids to see 2 films: "Full Metal Jacket", to keep them out of endless wars of choice, and this one, to keep them away from drugs.

[@hectorhernandez3704]

Betty Davis would bow to Ellen. Glenn who? Bette is a vaudeville act in comparison. Julia Roberts? What a slap in the face. This is the standard throughout the history and future of film. How much did Julia's people pay for that Oscar?