Black Swan Movie Review

Rating: 10/10 (25 December 2010)

It's more engaging than "The Wrestler", both invoking, sexual, and psychological elements to heighten the suspense of the film. Viewers here will witness both the nature of obsession, as well as the very damage it can cause, especially when the individual craves nothing less than perfection. "Black Swan", is more than a simple ballet story, or even more erotic than to beautiful women making love towards one another, but it is more of a comparison between the reality of the film's story, and the story of the swan queen. Nina(Portman) no doubt represents the White Swan, or Swan Queen , the innocent and apparently pure victim of the tale. Lily (Kunis) on the other hand is the less than prominent Black Swan, who is both more free in her mind and her personality, although not as dark as the Black Swan is described. That doesn't go to say Nina doesn't consider her to be a threat. Viewers can tell after seeing the trailer, that the movie is dark suspense film centered around a competition between these 2 characters Nina and Lily. Well, at least to Nina it's a competition, while Lily is just like another person, both relaxed and collected, never obsessing, nor going for perfection. Nina is the very person who lives for her obsession towards Ballet. Basically that is all that matters to her. Lily takes drugs, partys, and even laughs while performing her ballet, meaning how simple she is towards ballet as something she basically enjoys. When comparing these 2 chicks, the plot becomes very clear. The story is for viewers to watch as Nina's obsessions and insecurities take the best of her and drive her to achieving a dark side far more than she can handle, as it destroys her mind so much, that in the very end she herself truly becomes the black swan, only to end the movie with a death as sad as her paranoia. Director Arnofsky gives us all a masterpiece of both art and the dedication of very prominent actresses. I wish to congratulate both Portman, Kunis, as well as Cassel in their roles, and I'm hoping for this film to receive several Oscar nominations, because it would not only be an insult to the hardwork Portman has given to this role, training 5 hours a day, while losing 2 pounds, but it would also show a total form of disrespect to the artistic beauty that is Ballet. I'm no dancer, Hell I even hate it, while still seeing the beauty it represents when observing the very significant expressions it releases as it unfolds. In "Black Swan" Darren Arnofsky is displaying an art in the very darkness it's specific tale represents, the innocent victim loses the man she loves to someone more dark, free, and honest to God more tempting. I have to say "Family Guy's" own Mila Kunis, a girl that can really make any mans woman Jealous, in the case of her character Lily, she is all Nina wishes to be, no longer feeling either restraints, as well the lack of confidence brought down by her more than controlling mother (Hershey). Her transcendence into the very dark creature is beyond her control, as she not only exhibits the mental breakdowns leading up to her own demise, even uncontrollable responses of anger towards experiencing this paranoia. It is truly remarkable how much film's can express in the human psych, especially when diving into its very darkest parts. "Black Swan" does all this, while maintaining it's focus on the overall story, and not only reyling on just the thrills of Nina's downward spiral into the very madness that makes this film worthy of being remembered as a classic of true horrific insanity.