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* [[Electric Torture]]: What ECT is essentially depicted as.
* [[Electric Torture]]: What ECT is essentially depicted as.
* [[Empty Promise]]: After Harry is arrested with Tyrone, he calls Marion on the phone. She asks him to come home that day. He tearfully promises her he will, even though they both understand that it won't happen. This is echoed by the nurse who tries to comfort Harry at the end, sincerely assuring him that if he gives her a contact number she'll get in touch with Marion and 'she'll come'. Harry, by this point, has no such comforting illusions anymore.
* [[Empty Promise]]: After Harry is arrested with Tyrone, he calls Marion on the phone. She asks him to come home that day. He tearfully promises her he will, even though they both understand that it won't happen. This is echoed by the nurse who tries to comfort Harry at the end, sincerely assuring him that if he gives her a contact number she'll get in touch with Marion and 'she'll come'. Harry, by this point, has no such comforting illusions anymore.
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* [[Watch It Stoned]]: [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]]. The first act of the film, Summer, is deliriously positive due to the euphoria of the characters' drug highs. At first this is what the characters believe, but eventually everything turns out to be much, much worse on drugs. As the story progresses, the euphoria disintegrates, as do the characters.
* [[Facecam]] This movie codified it as one of Darren Aronofsky's trademarks.
* [[Facecam]] This movie codified it as one of Darren Aronofsky's trademarks.
* [[Fade to White]]: An Aronofsky trademark.
* [[Fade to White]]: An Aronofsky trademark.
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* [[Troubled Fetal Position]]: Unsurprisingly occurs at least once as things go downhill for the main characters. Happens for all of them at the end of the film. One of the ones mid-film was a frame-for-frame recreation of the scene in ''Perfect Blue''.
* [[Troubled Fetal Position]]: Unsurprisingly occurs at least once as things go downhill for the main characters. Happens for all of them at the end of the film. One of the ones mid-film was a frame-for-frame recreation of the scene in ''Perfect Blue''.
* Throw it In: Harry's nurse, toward the end of the film, sticks out her tongue as she prepares the hypodermic shot. The director kept it.
* Throw it In: Harry's nurse, toward the end of the film, sticks out her tongue as she prepares the hypodermic shot. The director kept it.
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* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Subverted. Though Tyrone is a black drug addict played by Marlon Wayans who displays some wacky behavior early on, he develops into a very serious and tragic character.
* [[The Un-Reveal]]: Tappy Tibbons never says the third part of his self-help program. Eagle-eyed viewers, however, can spot it on the board behind him: {{spoiler|No Orgasm}}.
* [[The Un-Reveal]]: Tappy Tibbons never says the third part of his self-help program. Eagle-eyed viewers, however, can spot it on the board behind him: {{spoiler|No Orgasm}}.
* [[The Un-Smile]]: Marion's smile, as she holds her stash at the end.
* [[The Un-Smile]]: Marion's smile, as she holds her stash at the end.
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* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Subverted. Though Tyrone is a black drug addict played by Marlon Wayans who displays some wacky behavior early on, he develops into a very serious and tragic character.
* [[Vicious Cycle]]: Marion's [[Fate Worse Than Death]]. Drugs are the only thing that gives her solace, but to acquire them she has to perform deeds of such degradation that she needs drugs to forget about them.
* [[Vicious Cycle]]: Marion's [[Fate Worse Than Death]]. Drugs are the only thing that gives her solace, but to acquire them she has to perform deeds of such degradation that she needs drugs to forget about them.
* [[Vomit Indiscretion Shot]]: Happens to Marion after she has sex with her psychiatrist in exchange for money. Tyrone gets one as he does prison labor during the [[Madness Montage]].
* [[Vomit Indiscretion Shot]]: Happens to Marion after she has sex with her psychiatrist in exchange for money. Tyrone gets one as he does prison labor during the [[Madness Montage]].
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* [[Watch It Stoned]]: [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]]. The first act of the film, Summer, is deliriously positive due to the euphoria of the characters' drug highs. At first this is what the characters believe, but eventually everything turns out to be much, much worse on drugs. As the story progresses, the euphoria disintegrates, as do the characters.
* [[Where Da White Women At?]]: Big Tim the pimp admits to being specifically attracted to white women, and takes advantage of Marion's addiction to supply her drugs in exchange for sexual favors.
* [[Where Da White Women At?]]: Big Tim the pimp admits to being specifically attracted to white women, and takes advantage of Marion's addiction to supply her drugs in exchange for sexual favors.


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