Finally, Something Original From Hollywood

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2011)

Finally, something I haven't seen before out of Hollywood! I'm so tired of bad remakes, cartoon & superhero-based movies & unnecessary sequels. BLACK SWAN was awesome and kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time wondering what happens next? Isn't that what a great movie is supposed to do? And just in a snap, two hours goes flying by and at the end, I wanted more.
Natalie Portman deserved her Golden Globe. She was the perfect, sweet & demure ballerina from a lineage of ballerinas. She was convincingly the "good girl" or White Swan. But as we see the competition closes in around her, and good girls are out and bad girls are in! Mila Kunis swoops in to steal her much deserved spotlight. But just because you deserve it and put in the hours doesn't mean you will get it in the crazy world of dancing! Natalie's character digs deep into crazy to find her inner diva, the Black Swan.
I can't wait to rent this film, because I'm sure that I missed some subtle things happening in the background. There are subconscious "easter eggs" too -- like Natalie's wardrobe goes from whites & pinks to black. You may miss it, but her skin shutters too. The story also parallels the story of Swan Lake. So you can pick out each of the main character's roles and who is playing which part.