Explaining a Movie on Instagram: "@explainingamovie teaches you something new about movies everyday! Jared Leto pushed himself to the extreme for his role in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000). To authentically capture the downward spiral of addiction, he lost nearly 30 pounds and immersed himself in the lifestyle of addicts, even spending time with people struggling with substance abuse. Leto also refrained from sex and sugar for 40 days to reflect the deprivation and obsessive cycle