Never cheat on a person with fragile mind, you can destroy her (him)

Rating: 10/10 (2 January 2011)

"Never cheat on a person with fragile mind, you can destroy her (him)" That's my personal conclusion about this masterpiece. Natalie Portman shows to us with true mastership the slow and deep fragmentation and distortion of the personality of the main character. This performance about the obsession in the pursuit of a goal (in this case, the perfect incarnation of a role), is actually her best (we still remember the little girl of Leon the Professional, and other memorable roles in Closer and V for Vendetta). Mila Kunis and her inquiring eyes shows perfectly a strong, secure mind, in opposite of Nina's crystal-like one. She is both seductive and intimidating. Barbara Hershey fits perfectly in her role as the obsessed mother. (She does right, like the real life, not evident at first). Winona Rider is also great in her brief appearances, always in key points of the history. "Never confuse homosexuality with ego" Perhaps is my second conclusion about Black Swan. The so-called sexual scene is absolutely necessary to show the point. Without it, the statement may lose deepness severely. Vincent Cassel also convinced to me with his interpretation of the Balanchine-like choreographer. Darren Aronofsky deserves also the credit of showing everything from the point of view of the distorted mind of the main character, specially using the camera "back of the head of the subject". Specially remarkable is the scene with Nina breathing excited after her outrageous performance of the Black Swan, taking a long time to get rid of the character. It's literally (deliberately exaggerated) what happens in the reality when someone puts the whole of his(her) body and heart to do the best. It's like the after-race walking of a marathon-racer. I read dozens of reviews of this motion picture. I wanted to be as informed as possible before watching it for the first time. And what I saw surpasses everything I expected. It's a masterpiece that shows to us the real meaning of film making. 10/10 score is short to qualify this movie, as the Oscar is not enough to celebrate Portman's performance. Go and see it. You will not be disappointed.