pretty extreme version of dance moms

i relate to natalie portman because i too take every artistic criticism to an intensely personal level and love jerking off and stabbing myself

not a single outfit natalie portman wears this whole movie makes any logical sense but i want all of them

THIS IS THE SCARIEST MOVIE EVER MADE

PERFECTION

Hm ... einerseits hielt ich das Parallelisieren der Konflikte der Protagonistin mit der Handlung von "Schwanensee" für eine tolle Idee. Andererseits hämmert der Film einem diese Idee permanent und wenig subtil ein und blieb mir in seiner Darstellung der Hintergründe zu klischeehaft. Für das Gesamtkunstwerk gibt's von mir erst mal 3,5 von 5 ★.

Can’t stop thinking about how in Scary Movie 5 they parody this film but their parody is just having a bunch of female bodybuilders portray the ballet dancers (because ballet dancers are fitter than most people and that’s worth mocking I guess?) and doing a stripper joke(?).

I know I shouldn’t expect much from the Scary Movie films but if you’re going to parody Black Swan maybe actually watch the movie and not just the trailer. Like there are legitimate aspects of this movie you can poke fun at if you actually care about making a “parody” film and not a “we are acknowledging that these movies we know little about existed” film, which is apparently what you fucking want. 

Anyway this movie was fantastic and I hate that The Scary Movie franchise has taken up so much of my hell brain.

A sea of anxiety from the start to the end. Great interpretation for both Natalie Portman and Vincent Cassel. 
A small suggestion: prepare your mirror neurons.

I'm on the fence with this one. I knew what I was getting into with this being my 3rd Aronofsky (previously Requiem For A Dream, Mother), but I'm still left distraught.

I was impressed with Portman's acting throughout the film and I was particularly impressed with some of the camera shots in the mirrored rooms.

Now that I've viewed Black Swan, I will have to view The Wrestler.

Adoro quando revejo Black Swan pois sempre noto algo novo. A direção do Aronofsky é impecável, e talvez seja a obra que mais gosto de sua carreira pois consigo ver boa parte de seu talento sendo extraído aqui. O filme é bem montado, a direção de fotografia é excelente fazendo um bom jogo de cores entre o branco e o preto, acompanhada de um trabalho de iluminação formidável com uma trilha sonora ótima que ''casa'' bem com o roteiro. Natalie Portman está perfeita, manifestando a dualidade da essência humana e a fragilidade de uma mente em busca a perfeição, a última seqüência é uma das mais memoráveis que eu já vi.

excellent representation of the word duality.

First Viewing :


One of the first films that I’ve seen that I can describe as Beautiful Horror without any hesitation. Sure the body horror can lead to winces and phantom pain but only because it’s juxtaposed with something so alien to us. Which might sound easy to accomplish but I remember a pivotal scene in Cabin in the Woods where we see a horrifying ballerina with teeth. It uses the same concept but it lacks the same nuance and layering that makes Black Swan more then just horrifying. It infects something so pure to us that we can’t help but watch with morbid interest. 

not a single outfit natalie portman wears this whole movie makes any logical sense but i want all of them