Q: What’s the movie about?
A: A ballerina (Natalie Portman) gets cast as the lead in Swan Lake and struggles with her inner demons, as her stardom alienates her, makes her paranoid, and generally drives her insane.
Q: Who’s in the movie?
A: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder, Benjamin Millepied, Ksenia Solo, Kristina Anapau, Janet Montgomery, Sebastian Stan, Toby Hemingway
Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?
A:
Proceed with Caution. As you can tell from my late review, I didn't really want to see this film because it looked creepy. And it is. The members of my audience couldn't wait to get the hell out of the theater when the movie ended. But there's no denying that the filmmaking is at expert level.Q: Will this movie make me laugh?
A: Darren Aronofsky lives in a world of depressing self-importance. If there was ever any humor in this script, I'm sure he did away with it.
Q: Will this movie make me cry?
A: It's not necessary. Just-- if you're considering becoming a ballerina, don't.
Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?
A: According to all sources, Natalie Portman is going to win an Academy Award this year.
Q: How is the Acting?
A: Believe the hype.
Q: How is the Directing?
A: While I'm rarely interested in any of the stories or subject matters that Darren Aronofsky is compelled to put to celluloid, visually, he is one of my absolute favorite directors working today.
Q: How is the story/script?
A: In the vein of Fight Club, the story deliberately confuses reality with the inner workings of a nutsoid person's mind. It is interpretable, though, and while I don't enjoy guessing what the storytellers want me to believe, I did enjoy the way the story of the film perfectly parallels the story of the ballet. Which brings me to my next question: why do the dudes who wrote and directed this know or care so much about this ballet?
Q: Where can I see the trailer?
A: Black Swan Trailer
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1 comment:
Doof! Gotta disagree here. I thought the movie was brilliant. I thought it successfully conveyed the fracturing of the main character's mind. You felt yourself going a little insane along with her.
Of course, what is real and what isn't, we never know for sure. But Portman was fantastic. The girl is definitely more than a pretty face.
And, you know, Mila Kunis. 'Nuf said!
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