2010 Black Swan. 2015 Whiplash. ... or is it?

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2016)

**** May contain strong spoilers ****
This is a review made by StoneDraim... and that means that if you want to read a probably different kind of review, keep reading....
This is my personal experience, my personal point of view/perspective and my personal opinion... and my opinion is just one of like 7 billions in this world.
Probably, there is a extremely thin line between ingenuity, extraordinary full-fledgeness (pun intended, yes) and insanity. There are many movies and books on this subject. Black Swan is one of them. Pushing yourself to the extreme "only" to surpass both your competition and yourself; is the longterm aftermath and consequences worth it? Is it brave and impressive to struggle, practice and breathe just and only one thing in life to keep up and satisfy the trainer and the mentor? Can there be a sane life after being completely lost in a profession? All these answers is subject to discussions and debate. Black Swan is closing up to these matters of life.... and in a frightening way twisting them into a dark saga.
Black Swan is a grasping drama motion picture that contemplates an important topic in a intimate way... and throws in sudden moments of thriller on the edge to horror. The entire production team has done a splendid work in taking the "usual sudden horror jump-out-of-the- chair-moments" plus emotions and brought them new life through a drama kind of way; instead of "horrifying monsters sudden impact", there is same emotions within the moments lived through the main characters experiences. Innovative and... fearsome...
Natalie Portman is doing one of her absolutely perfected characters in this one. The splendid spectra of emotions and thoughts goes right through the screen. Ans she has the top-notch class to even give the character that little forced persona that often high performing show artists, dancers and so forth have. Just a little glimpse of that conscious "over acting" within the role of the character. Wonderful and marvellous of Natalie Portman! Academy Award for that one.
Point of views that becomes interesting for me: - A mothers sorrow of a lost career. - A disturbing relation between a daughter and a mother - Is sanity the insane... or is the insane sanity? - Society has extreme demands on culture and entertainment.. is it right to give the audience exactly what they want?
Over to the movie as a product: - The production : Reconnoitre of the ballet business and behind the scenes of the same is done very well. The focus on one thing and one thing only, to drive the motion picture into the supposed direction. Sound, picture, acting, costumes, make-up, lightning... achieved, yes! The soundtrack has the same theatrical sense as real ballet; touché! - The actors : Oh....my.... this production team has really casted this one for real. Astonishing! The director squeezes the facets out of each actor. This is true art. - The story : Ballet takes on the well-known "how-far-are-you- willing-to-push-and-give-to-get-the-success" story. And that so in a dark and competent way. - Entertainment : Enjoying the acting and the tensions between characters. Academy Award winner, and I close my case. - Age : 15.
7,9 out of 10. (The final rate is based most on my own entertainment of the movie. Short elucidation of the rating: 8 Excellent movie and a solid production 7 Well made movie. Proper entertainment.)