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:
Harry and Sara
Harry and Marion
Harry and Tyrone
Mario and her parents
Tyrone and his mother?
How do they change due to their addiction?
7. Tell the story of:
Sara Goldfarb
Harry Goldfarb
Marion Silver
Tyrone (Ty) C. Love
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?