went to the party on the Lower East Side. The man with the glass eye told her the camera was for an art project. “Just look hungry,” he said. She didn’t have to act. They brought a crowd of men in expensive coats. They brought a double-ended prop. She stared at the red light on the camera and smiled.
The film's use of rats and other vermin also symbolizes the characters' feelings of powerlessness and despair, as well as their entrapment in their own personal hells. Requiem for a Dream
The film's use of symbolism adds another layer of depth and complexity to the narrative. The use of mirrors and reflections, for example, symbolizes the characters' fragmented selves and their struggles to define their identities. went to the party on the Lower East Side