A white swan decays, and a black swan germinate

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2011)

WOW! Just wow! Black Swan just blew me away, in every way that a movie should. There is a beautiful balance throughout the movie between the sane and the psychotic and the beauty and the grotesque. You would think the movie might be all about dance, but it really isn't. There is very little talk about the dance steps, and the names of the dance steps, which is perfect if you're not really into dance. The characters have a lot of debt – even the mother who does not have a big role, acts like the supporting mother, when really she's manipulating her daughter into thinking it's her idea. The Swan Lake ballet is an allegory of the protagonist's life on the outside. Her obsession with being perfect and loved, makes her unable to distinguish between reality and dark character in the play. Beautiful cinematography, excellent acting and a hot and raw sex scene, tastefully done. And it keeps you guessing 'till the very end – and perhaps after as the interpretation is not carved in stone. This might just be my new favorite movie of all time. Don't walk to the movie theater, RUN!