... a graphic match' is utilised at the very end of the film. All four characters are lying down: Marion on her couch, Tyrone in jail and both mother and son in hospital. As the film comes to an end, all four characters curl up to their right in the foetal position. This could possibly suggest that the characters are about to experience a rebirth' or awakening' to reality. In a conventional film ... about drugs, the addict usually dies to accomplish finality and to lead the audience to believe that death is ... the only possible outcome of drug-abuse. Aronofsky refuses to conform to this .....

• Word Count: 2666
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... a graphic match' is utilised at the very end of the film. All four characters are lying down: Marion on her couch, Tyrone in jail and both mother and son in hospital. As the film comes to an end, all four characters curl up to their right in the foetal position. This could possibly suggest that the characters are about to experience a rebirth' or awakening' to reality. In a conventional film ... about drugs, the addict usually dies to accomplish finality and to lead the audience to believe that death is ... the only possible outcome of drug-abuse. Aronofsky refuses to conform to this .....

• Word Count: 2666
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School