His debut work "Pi" (here Pi means Pi ) Was filmed in 1998. It is very experimental. The general content of the story is that a mathematician discovered that the stock market was controlled by a set of mathematical models behind the chaotic fluctuations, so he devoted himself to researching and finding the mathematical model, but he did not expect a family to dominate the financial market. The Wall Street consortium and a Kabbalah religious organization that unscrupulously tried to break the biblical code sent members to pursue him at the same time. Under pressure from both sides, the mathematician finally committed suicide. The director used coarse-grained black-and-white film to shoot. The lens was fierce and tough. The whole movie was full of montages, especially the scenes where the protagonist took medicine. After editing, it became a series of parallel montages. Attracted, there are many unforgettable shots in the film, such as a large computer full of a room, with various wires connected to the keyboard, like the crazy nerves of the protagonist, and like the creamer melted into coffee and smoke melted into The air expresses the ubiquitous Archimedes spiral, the nebulae in the universe, the tentacles of plants hoping to climb, the wonderful spirals on the sea snails, etc., everywhere embodies the concept of pi, which is quite beautiful. Aronowski also won the Best Director Award at the Sundance Film Festival for this film
"Requiem of Dreams" is a film shot by Darren Aronofsky in 2000. It is often referred to as "Addictive" on the Internet and is classified as a banned film. In fact, this film was originally listed as NC-17 because the scene of "a group of well-dressed people watching the sexual activity of a man and a woman" at the end of the film was too "indecent". The director himself and the artisan company refused to make changes, and the film was finally released in the form of "unrated". What does unrated mean? This means that it can only be shown in a few specific theaters, and the box office is bound to be large. At a discount, in the United States where commercial films are popular, the director's spirit of insisting on artistic pursuit is worthy of our admiration, and it is really rare. This film is based on the 1979 novel by Hubert Selb Jr., after being adapted by director Aronofsky who is also a writer, it tells a heartbreaking story. It continues the sharp montage in the debut work "Pi", and maintains a visually carpet-like bombardment of viewers. And it has many similarities with "Pi". The scene where the protagonist in "Pi" takes a tranquilizer becomes the scene of four drug addicts knocking drugs in "Requiem for Dreams", which is extremely impressive. In fact, the protagonist in "Pi" is not an addict. Maybe Darren Aronofsky has a certain preference for all kinds of shots of drugs, so that it reappears in his movies, just like the signature moves that have been tempered, but despite the number of montages This film far exceeds its debut "Pi", but I personally feel that its shock is not as direct as "Pi". The later editing is not as sharp as the previous one. This film only wins in terms of storytelling and actors. As for the cast of this film, It can be described as luxurious: Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Burstein, Marlon Waynes, the performances of the actors in this film can no longer be described as real, it can be said to be shocking. Once I watched it, I thought that the four actors in the film were also drug addicts in reality. It was too realistic. The most worth mentioning was Alan Bostein, who played the role of mother in "The Exorcist." She plays the role of a fat and sloppy mother in this film. She interprets the process of transforming a normal person into a drug addict with shocking interpretation. Her performance deeply expresses the inner world of the character, as if she is using her own life to act. , Has become a highlight of the film, I have to admire it. The four main characters in the film are all drowning in dependence on drugs. They love each other, but they cannot lend a helping hand; they are still alive, but their dreams are farther and farther away...
Darren Aronofsky also participated in the distribution music in his work. In "Requiem of Dreams", it uses a lot of electronic music to show the protagonist's state of indulging in hallucinations after taking drugs. When the last four protagonists walked into the abyss of pain, they used the soundtrack of electronic music and cello interaction, which was concise and harsh, combined with the film’s unique and sharp shots, and a breath of despair
came into being. In 2006, Darren Aronoffs Kee’s new work "The Fountain" is about to be released, starring Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman. It tells the story of an immortal warrior who seeks the fountain of eternal life for his wife, spanning a thousand years and paralleling three stories. Expand to explore the meaning of love and death and the fragility of human existence. Will the director continue his past style? Worth looking forward to
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