The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.
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I skipped this film. In 2010 my favourite director released Black Swan. 2018. I finally get around to watching it. I don't know why but I have an incredible record for sitting out on films that I just 'don't fancy 'I'm seldom wrong and tonight after watching black swan I've nailed it again. Awful show. Absolutely nothing went on during it that surprised or intrigued. Definitely his worst. (I really liked the first 2/3 of Noah ! )Would not recommend.
A committed dancer wins the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" only to find herself struggling to maintain her sanity. Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan proves that pretty much any kind of movie can get good reviews by critics and being represented as a masterpiece by both them and even viewers. However tho this movie was not any sort of interesting flick plus neither of the perfomances were that great as well especially from Natalie Portman and Vincent Cassel and especially Kunis. See it only if you like Aronofsky's work. (0/10)
I really enjoyed this movie it is the first of Aromofsky's films that I have seen and it was near perfect. The score and cinematography is perfect using many tracking shots. I really liked the sparing use of color since most of this movie is black and white. The one gripe I have with this film is Natalie Portman's preformance which is just all right up until about the last twenty minutes where she really starts to come into her own I did really like a lot of the preformances surrounding hers such as Winona Rider, Vincent Cassel, Barabara Hershey and Kseina Solo. My belief in the transformation of Nina Sayers from innocence to insanity is still beleivavle to me despite Portman's preformance because of the amazing diecting and visuals. All in all Black Swan is a thrill that I would recomend to anyone looking for something different.
The last 25 minutes are an intense explosion. Portman's performance is mesmerising and visceral, her character incredibly raw. The movement and its beauty as well as the booming music is fantastically juxtaposed with Nina's fragile psyche
