Movies don't get better than this. Nearly the years best.

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2011)

Another Oscar hopeful is Black swan, the visionary new film from the genius visionary storyteller himself, Darren Arronofsky. Like how Christopher Nolan is the only person who could've directed Inception, Darren Arronofsky is the only person who could've directed Black Swan. Both films are my favorites of the year.
Natalie Portman, giving her best work today, is Nina, a veteran ballerina. Nina has a lot of problems. But they all mainly unfold when her new production of "Swan lake" arrives, and she is chosen as the Swan queen.
As for the rest of the plot, I don't dare spoil this terrific film for you. Black swan is flawless. The acting all around is terrific. This is the best cast i've seen since "Crash". The performances from everyone are just stupendous. Vincent Cassel is terrific as Nina's instructor, Mila Kunis is brilliant as Lily, the rival, Winona Ryder is briefly in it and is brilliant also, and as a comeback, Barbara Hershey is terrifying as Nina's mother.
The performance of a lifetime is given by Natalie Portman. This is the finest work i've seen all year. Portman gives the best performance of her career and of the year, in what I think is one of the best films of all time, and nearly the years best.
Black swan is dazzling when it comes to visuals. It's brilliant, trippy, scary, and you won't be able to go to the bathroom, or even take your eyes off of it. Once Black swan gets going, it never stops. It flashes with eroticism, and terrifying sequences.
But it's really much more than a horror film. It's sad to see Nina drastically fall apart. It's sad to see a woman so determined. That in the glorious climax, you can't help but root for her. Even if she is, well, a little deranged.
Black swan, as entertaining as it is, is a powerful film. Arronofsky has a real talent. He's been a film director for over a decade and it's about time the academy showed him the respect he deserves. Same thing with Christopher Nolan.
Black swan is his finest work to date. I've enjoyed all of his works. I very much enjoyed Requiem for a dream, everybody hated The Fountain, but I went for it, The Wrestler, at the time, was one of my favorite movies. But, do to the arrival of Black swan, it has been knocked off. But it still has a place in my heart.
If Portman doesn't win the Oscar, the academy needs Inception performed. Inception is my favorite film of the year, and one of my favorite films. Black swan is my second favorite of the year, and also one of my favorites. Arronofsky and Nolan both have won me over again. But like Inception, the outcome to Black Swan is perfect, as Nina always wanted.
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