This Or Requeim For A Dream?
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kidjay83 — 13 years ago(October 10, 2012 09:21 PM)
if your going to compare doesn't it make more sense to compare requiem to panic? panic came out way before requiem i'd go with panic addiction is more effectively portrayed by professionals.The actors in requiem don't/cant match the actors in panic.
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x_imdb-385 — 13 years ago(November 16, 2012 12:08 PM)
Requiem
is the better MOVIE of the two in terms of cinematography.
The Panic in Needle Park
is very realistic, it shows you EXACTLY what it was like being a heroin addict in New York in the early 70s.
Christiane F.
is a very good (German) movie about heroin addiction. The story is somewhat similar to Needle Park.
Another Day in Paradise
(1998) is also worth checking out.
The Man with the Golden Arm
(1955) is a classic in the heroin addiction genre.
obv.
The Basketball Diaries
(1995) and
Trainspotting
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bradme — 13 years ago(January 20, 2013 07:59 AM)
Requiem for a Dream is good, but it feels false in a way. There's a documentary style to Panic in Needle Park. Requiem flashes the world before you in a matter of seconds, but the camera in Panic lingers. The editing between the two films couldn't be more opposite. There's no post-production visual stylization, everything feels real and gritty. The shots are long, often too long for comfort. We see actual heroin being injected, and the film doesn't cut away, it watches.
If anything, Requiem is a little syrupy in it's portrayal of addiction, kind of begging you to feel sympathy for the characters. In Panic it becomes increasingly hard to feel sympathetic.
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digitalbookworm5678 — 12 years ago(May 01, 2013 04:08 PM)
The big difference that nobody else mentioned here. There are no fancy special effects or hallucination sequences in Panic. Straightforward filmmaking at it's best. Not to put down Requiem, A great film in a different style.
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KeiraVatt — 11 years ago(July 14, 2014 05:29 PM)
I truly liked both films. The acting was superior in both. Panic was gritty and real for the 70's. It is a must see for any fans of film, addiction, or the actors involved. Requiem (also a favorite of mine), as many posters have noted, was a well done and highly produced quick display of the ramifications of drug use. The film Panic takes its time. Either film is time not wasted.
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!!!deleted!!! (24175281) — 11 years ago(August 21, 2014 10:37 PM)
I'm not sure you really have to choose. I think it's really cool to watch both of them. Both are good and it's interesting to see the same subject matter done in different ways. 'Panic' has no musicfollows the same two people and is basically unresolved at the end in a way.
Requiem though is loud and disturbing and is more about addiction, less about a lifestyle.
Panic will leave you kind of frustrated and Requiem will leave you disturbed and sad.
Both are good!