Charting the human mind

Rating: 10/10 (23 January 2012)

Darren Aronofsky did another of his masterpieces here. I would say that he managed to get as closest as possible to the golden ration in the movie art, with this movie.
This movie dissects human mind in the way I haven't seen in the movie before. The story is about the young and promising ballet dancer, a girl that is obsessed with success, perfection and that does her best to become flawless in her profession. She lives with her mother, which has huge influence in her life, way of thinking, and her behavior. She represents a parent which tries to do what she thinks it's best for her child. Was she successful in it? - You should watch to movie and decide.
The atmosphere in the movie is something special. Dark, realistic, slow, sticky, hopeless in the moments, scary sometimes, cold... I would compare it to the atmosphere of the movie "Pi". Music is great and fits the atmosphere.
Acting is at the highest level possible! The effort made by Natalie Portman, to pick up all the ballet moves, is magnificent. It seems like she was able to act and impersonate everything that Aronofsky wanted her to, in a way that is fabulous. All of the twists, thoughts, breakdowns, paranoia, and whole specter of feelings that her character have were impersonated flawlessly. Mila Kunis, cute as always, did a fabulous job also. Same as Vincent Cassel and Winona Ryder as an ex ballet star.
This movie that manages to penetrate the mind of someone who is scared and ignorant about the world that surrounds her, is something that shouldn't be missed.
Enjoy the movie!