Darren Aronofsky 5 Ways Requiem For A Dream Is Better Than mother! (& 5 Why mother! Is Better)

Darren Aronofsky: 5 Ways Requiem For A Dream Is Better Than mother! (& 5 Why mother! Is Better)

Haunting addiction drama Requiem for a Dream made audiences notice director Darren Aronofsky, but his latest movie mother! also left an impression.

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Visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky first grabbed audience’s attention with his disturbing and unforgettable addiction drama Requiem for a Dream. The movie explored multiple stories of people having their life destroyed by drugs.

While Aronofsky made plenty of other noteworthy movies in between, his most recent work, mother!, shares the same disquieting quality and impact of Requiem for a Dream. It stars Jennifer Lawrence as a wife who is thrown into a horrific experience when her house fills with unwelcomed guests. Both movies show very different sides of Aronofsky as a filmmaker, but which of them is ultimately superior?

10 Requiem For A Dream: The Unforgettable Soundtrack

Though some movie scores can go largely unnoticed by viewers, there is no underselling how effective a truly great score is. And Requiem for a Dream is a fantastic example of this.

Interestingly, there is no score in mother! which suits the movie well and adds to the tension of the story. But the score in Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell immediately sucks the audience in and establishes the haunting, doomed theme.

9 mother!: The Overall Performances

Requiem for a Dream has some great actors involved, including Jennifer Connelly and Jared Leto. But Ellen Burstyn is the only one who really stands out with a truly breathtaking and incredible performance that towers over the whole movie.

In mother!, there is a larger collection of great actors all doing amazing work. Jennifer Lawrence gives a brilliant performance in her darkest role to date. Also, Javier Bardem is a perfect frustrating yet caring husband. Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Harris, and Domhnall Gleeson all add wonderful turns that elevate the story.

8 Requiem For A Dream: The Effective Editing

There have been many movies that explore the horrors of addiction, but few have been able to accomplish what Requiem for a Dream does. Through the unique and brilliant editing of the movie, Aronofsky is able to make the audience feel, at least in some small way, what the characters are going through.

The editing is fast and frantic with its wildness seeming to increase as the story continues. By the end, the audience is exhausted and their heads are scrambled, making Requiem a truly unique cinematic experience.

7 mother!: The Engrossing Atmosphere

The editing in Requiem for a Dream is certainly engrossing, but it is also so in-your-face that it feels like the movie is keeping the audience removed in a way. While Aronofsky doesn’t go as experimental with the editing in mother!, he does a great job of pulling the audience in.

The movie mostly takes place inside one house and Aronofsky uses the limited locations to great effect. Without the audience really noticing, the movie sucks them in, makes them claustrophobic, and traps them within this nightmare.

6 Requiem For A Dream: Grounded Horror

Both of these movies are horrific though in very different ways. Mother! is the most obvious horror movie out of the two and delivers one of the most unforgettable entries into the genre in recent years.

However, the horror in mother! feels heightened. As the movie goes on, the supernatural elements are more prominent which allows the audience some space between reality and the horror. In Requiem for a Dream, the horror is all grounded and the unsettling feeling is simply watching people go through things that real people go through.

5 mother!: More Substance

There are some who argue that Requiem for a Dream is style over substance. While that criticism seems lazy, it’s hard to deny that the style of the movie is very prominent. At times, it seems to get in the way of telling the story or connecting with the characters.

Mother! has style but loads of substance as well. The characters are all compelling, some sympathetic and others unsettling. But the movie is also filled with fascinating symbolism and metaphors that add to the overall story.

4 Requiem For A Dream: Stays With The Audience

Neither of these movies is what one might consider a popcorn flick. They are depressing and filled with disturbing moments. But the experience of watching Requiem for a Dream will likely stay with the audience the longest.

The movie packs an emotional punch with its ending that will surely leave a lasting impact. While audiences will not be in a jovial mood once the credits roll, they will likely continue admiring how Requiem made them feel long afterward.

3 mother!: Improves Over Time

Aronofsky is known as a filmmaker who likes to challenge his audience and put them in uncomfortable situations. Both of these movies are prime examples of this as they are deeply unsettling.

Requiem for a Dream has a reputation as the kind of movie you only want to see once, yet mother! almost demands revisiting. It is that special kind of movie that really improves over time. Audiences will pick up on more of the storytelling and clues to the message each time they watch it.

2 Requiem For A Dream: A Faster Pace

Again, neither of these movies are the kind of thing fans would want to watch on a laidback night. However, mother! might turn some viewers off from its pace rather than its subject matter. There is a slow-burn approach that works very well for the story but might be too much of a slog for some viewers.

On the opposite end, Requiem for a Dream moves so quickly the viewers might be out of breath by the end. That rapid pace works with the disorienting feel of the movie while also keeping the audience gripped.

1 mother!: The Direction

From the very beginning of his feature film career, Aronofsky cemented himself as a filmmaker with incredible vision. His movies are all unique and even the rare misfires are incredibly captivating.

Requiem for a Dream was an early display of what a distinct filmmaking voice he would be, but mother! shows just how much those skills have grown over the years. The direction in the movie is breathtaking and shows a director in full control of his material as well as every aspect of the movie.

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