If you are one of those who believed that there are things incorruptible by the darkness of the human soul then Black Swan is bound to change that. Imagine ballet and imagine your darkest fear. Now imagine the both of them together and you'd get an idea what to expect from Black Swan.
The story of a ballerina, who pushes herself to do things she never knew she was capable of to explore her dark side in order to play two different characters, sounds a pretty straight tale but the Black Swan is far from that.
Living under the shadow of a domineering mother, Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) is one of those ballerinas who might have showed great promise but never really delivered. Erica (Barbara Hershey), her mother, a former ballerina herself, never lets go of an opportunity to remind Nina about her shortcomings. Nina's ballet company gets a new director, Thomas (Vincent Cassel), who starts the hunt for the principle dancer to play the lead in their production of Swan Lake. While Nina looks perfect to play the delicate White Swan no one thinks that she has it in her to portray the dark evil twin, the Black Swan. When Nina asks Thomas for the role he tells her that she lacks the passion and the intensity to capture the Black Swan. Thomas tries to kiss her and when she violently spurns him back notices a potential spark enough to give her the lead.
Elated beyond belief Nina pulls out all the stops while preparing for the role but slowly starts behaving strangely. Nina becomes delusional and starts believing that her understudy Lily (Mila Kunis) is hell bent on snatching away the lead from her. Lily's free flowing exuberance is the perfect foil to Nina's rigid perfectionism. She tries too hard to stay afloat but the deeper she immerses herself into becoming the Black Swan, her darkness engulfs her further.
Exploring the limits that are pushed beyond recognition in the name of perfection, Darren Aronofsky crafts one of the darkest tales of human emotions seen in a long time. A psychological thriller that merges beautifully with high drama Black Swan creepily works its way under your skin. An emotional roller-coaster, Black Swan combines raw human emotions with Matthew Libatique's haunting visuals to deliver a very eerie tale that is reminiscent of classics like Roman Polanski's The Tenant and Repulsion.
Natalie Portman's mesmerizing portrayal of Nina is what drives Black Swan. The Oscar winning performance has Portman capturing the essence of a professional ballerina whose frail and innocent personality loses to her unwavering commitment to perfection. Both beautiful and frenzied at the same time Portman displays Nina's journey into the macabre with great finesse. Known to get his actors to deliver beyond imagination like in the case Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler, Aronofsky steers Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel and Barbara Hershey, whose jealous mother is chillingly visceral, to come up with excellent performance that make Black Swan gripping.
Darren Aronofsky keeps you on the edge for most of the film and makes watching Black Swan a lot like looking at broken glass pieces in a kaleidoscope; you don't know what shape things might take with each turn. Not to be missed.
The story of a ballerina, who pushes herself to do things she never knew she was capable of to explore her dark side in order to play two different characters, sounds a pretty straight tale but the Black Swan is far from that.
Living under the shadow of a domineering mother, Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) is one of those ballerinas who might have showed great promise but never really delivered. Erica (Barbara Hershey), her mother, a former ballerina herself, never lets go of an opportunity to remind Nina about her shortcomings. Nina's ballet company gets a new director, Thomas (Vincent Cassel), who starts the hunt for the principle dancer to play the lead in their production of Swan Lake. While Nina looks perfect to play the delicate White Swan no one thinks that she has it in her to portray the dark evil twin, the Black Swan. When Nina asks Thomas for the role he tells her that she lacks the passion and the intensity to capture the Black Swan. Thomas tries to kiss her and when she violently spurns him back notices a potential spark enough to give her the lead.
Elated beyond belief Nina pulls out all the stops while preparing for the role but slowly starts behaving strangely. Nina becomes delusional and starts believing that her understudy Lily (Mila Kunis) is hell bent on snatching away the lead from her. Lily's free flowing exuberance is the perfect foil to Nina's rigid perfectionism. She tries too hard to stay afloat but the deeper she immerses herself into becoming the Black Swan, her darkness engulfs her further.
Exploring the limits that are pushed beyond recognition in the name of perfection, Darren Aronofsky crafts one of the darkest tales of human emotions seen in a long time. A psychological thriller that merges beautifully with high drama Black Swan creepily works its way under your skin. An emotional roller-coaster, Black Swan combines raw human emotions with Matthew Libatique's haunting visuals to deliver a very eerie tale that is reminiscent of classics like Roman Polanski's The Tenant and Repulsion.
Natalie Portman's mesmerizing portrayal of Nina is what drives Black Swan. The Oscar winning performance has Portman capturing the essence of a professional ballerina whose frail and innocent personality loses to her unwavering commitment to perfection. Both beautiful and frenzied at the same time Portman displays Nina's journey into the macabre with great finesse. Known to get his actors to deliver beyond imagination like in the case Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler, Aronofsky steers Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel and Barbara Hershey, whose jealous mother is chillingly visceral, to come up with excellent performance that make Black Swan gripping.
Darren Aronofsky keeps you on the edge for most of the film and makes watching Black Swan a lot like looking at broken glass pieces in a kaleidoscope; you don't know what shape things might take with each turn. Not to be missed.
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