Requiem for a Dream

(1) Match the expressions with their meanings:

JUICE 1. nabierać kogoś, nabijać kogoś w butelkę

TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OF STH 2. czysty narkotyk

ONE'S OWN FLESH AND BLOOD 3. US slang: obelżywie o kobiecie

PURE 4. slang: zdobycie narkotyków w sposób nielegalny / łup z udanej kradzieży,

Napadu

FOLKS 5. ćpun, ćpunka

WHAT'S THE CATCH? 6. mieć ambitne plany

TO PULL SB'S LEG 7. energia; wigor / US slang: wpływy; dominacja

TO THINK BIG 8. odczuwać zawroty głowy

CONTESTANT 9. wyrwać się spod kontroli kogoś/czegoś

TO CUT SB/STH LOOSE 10. z nadwagą / nadwaga

INDISPOSED 11. narkotyk (zwłaszcza marihuana)

HEARING AND VISION 12. słuch i wzrok

OVERWEIGHT 13. w czym tkwi haczyk?

FIX 14. fiksacje; obsesja; mania

JUNKIE 15. uczestnik zawodów; zawodnik

FIXATION 16. wyolbrzymiać coś

TO FEEL DIZZY 17. US pot.: rodzina; rodzice; starzy / wiara (zwracając się do kogoś)

TO GET BACK ON TRACK 18. strzał; wstrzyknięcie narkotyku

DOPE 19. niedysponowany / usposobiony niechętnie

SCORE 20. krew z krwi i kość z kości; krewny; rodzina

BROAD 21. wrócić na właściwy tor

TO BE STRUNG OUT 22. być na głodzie narkotykowym

(2) Answer the questions:

WHILE WATCHING:

1. When did Sara buy the red dress? What does it symbolise for her?

2. What is Tappy Tibbon's show about?

3. What does Harry do with his mother tv-set?

4. What do Harry and Marion need money for?

5. What is Sara's problem? Why does she want to be on the show so badly?

6. How would you describe the relationship between:

How do they change due to their addiction?

7. Tell the story of:

Which of them do you find the most shocking?

AFTER WATCHING:

1. Do you find anything optimistic in the film? What is the message it conveys?

2. Do you think that showing the film in schools would prevent young people from getting addicted to drugs and dieting?

What else can you do to prevent it?

3. Have you heard about the American organization called “Weight Watchers”? Do we have anything like that in Poland?

Are such organizations helpful and effective?

4. Do you suffer from any compulsive disorders? Do you know anyone who does? What is their problem?