an impassioned reasoning on requiem, but don't you think antonioni represented similar themes in a far superior fashion? talk about abandonment in requiem, aronofsky certainly abandons subtlety! i don't take well to having very obvious subjects rammed into my head in such an unappealing manner. do you think aronofsky was aiming for a misanthropic reading? i don't see what there is to think about with this film because the material has no subtext. i think one major difference between requiem and, say, L'Eclisse, is that antonioni is self-consciously aware of his position within the society he is representing and reflects it within the context of the film. aronofsky seems to want to stand outside and preach. relentlessly. but maybe i should watch it again (yikes) before passing final judgement. prior knowledge of the thematic might change the interpretation.