Black Swan

Rating: 8/10 (3 May 2011)

Black Swan is a drama movie, set basically in a ballet school and theater. It's written by Andres Heinz and directed by Darren Aronofsky. The movie tells the story of a ballet dancer called Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman). The story begins with a test to chose the Swan Queen, the main character of a ballet presentation. The plot focuses on Nina's training for the first presentation of the season as the Swan Queen. It becomes more and more dramatic until the great day, because of Nina's difficulty to play the Black Swan, the dark side of her character. With some sexual appeal, including a lesbian scene, the movie shows that you have to lose your innocence even to play a bad character as good as it can be. The cast is excellent, maybe the best Natalie Portman's performance. The film is very interesting and dramatic, and a little unusual too, and it has a tragic and surprising end. Black Swan is a great film for adults, and maybe for some teenagers. It's Oscar Winner (best actress - Natalie Portman), and a well recommended movie.