Black Swan (2010)
The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.
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Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.
One of my all time favorites.
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
A committed dancer wins the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" only to find herself struggling to maintain her sanity. Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan proves that pretty much any kind of movie can get good reviews by critics and being represented as a masterpiece by both them and even viewers. However tho this movie was not any sort of interesting flick plus neither of the perfomances were that great as well especially from Natalie Portman and Vincent Cassel and especially Kunis. See it only if you like Aronofsky's work. (0/10)
The most compelling moments in 'Black Swan (2010)' come when the sanity of the central character is called into question, with several sequences featuring stunningly surreal imagery and bizarre body horror that means that the validity of almost anything onscreen can be questioned. Rather than becoming frustrating, this instead becomes a gripping look into the damaged psyche of the perfectionist protagonist. The story is compellingly told with a confident cinematic verve. 8/10
I really enjoyed this movie it is the first of Aromofsky's films that I have seen and it was near perfect. The score and cinematography is perfect using many tracking shots. I really liked the sparing use of color since most of this movie is black and white. The one gripe I have with this film is Natalie Portman's preformance which is just all right up until about the last twenty minutes where she really starts to come into her own I did really like a lot of the preformances surrounding hers such as Winona Rider, Vincent Cassel, Barabara Hershey and Kseina Solo. My belief in the transformation of Nina Sayers from innocence to insanity is still beleivavle to me despite Portman's preformance because of the amazing diecting and visuals. All in all Black Swan is a thrill that I would recomend to anyone looking for something different.
Psychologically satisfying film. If you are like me you might have to peek through your fingers on some scenes though. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes while viewing. Natalie Portman is Awesome !