Sunday 27 February 2011

Movies: Black Swan (2010)

In this post I will be providing a commentary on the Oscar nominated film Black Swan (2010) starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis as two competitive ballerinas battling for the prestigious position of the Black and White Swan in the New York City Ballet's production of Swan Lake.


Now I want to be very clear, for the men out there who won't see this film purely on its vaguely descriptive premise, Black Swan is about ballet as Star Wars is about space, or Indiana Jones is about being an archeologist.  Did you like the film The Shining (1980)? You'll like Black Swan. Did you like the film Inception (2010)? You'll like Black Swan! How about A Beautiful Mind (2001)? 

You'll definitely love Black Swan. 


Since this movie is still an 'active' picture, I will spare any meta-discussion until a later date. I'll conclude with the statement that if you have an opportunity to view this film, do yourselves a favor and watch it - watch it all. Ideally, you should watch this within a continuous sitting, as this is one of the very few  movies that really pulls your psyche into a new dimension.

PS: I would love to get comments on your experience with this movie, or if you haven't seen it, let me know what you think!

PSS: What was everyone's opinion on yesterday's music post? Is one a week enough, or could people handle  more then one, because I could do a daily album if I wanted to. What are your opinions?
Posted by Jonny at 03:09

10 comments:

  1. brug27 February 2011 at 03:37

    Well, I haven't seen the movie, and I probably won't. I can see by the trailer that it is the kind of movie I wouldn't like. Maybe I'm wrong :)

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  2. Kris15927 February 2011 at 06:10

    I was a little bit pessimistic about this movie since I though it was targeted more for women, but after seeing it I know I'm wrong

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  3. Anonymous27 February 2011 at 10:11

    I saw the movie when it came out and I have to say I was quite impressed with it. It gets a little hard to follow sometimes, but it's a nice change from the other poor excuses for film that have come out recently.

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  4. SQUIRRELL!27 February 2011 at 11:42

    great movie, i did have to watch it twice to understand everything

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  5. Meghan Moran27 February 2011 at 16:23

    def one of my favorites of the year along with the fighter

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  6. Alexander27 February 2011 at 16:39

    You've convinced me to check it out, thanks

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  7. Anonymous27 February 2011 at 19:55

    This movie was a lot better than I had expected.

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  8. Dj DeKu27 February 2011 at 19:55

    I loved this movie. Its a very deep and dark movie.

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  9. ElectroSilhouette27 February 2011 at 20:40

    I haven't seen the movie. I'm gonna have to check it out.

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  10. Jesse Brooks1 March 2011 at 07:08

    I really need to see this movie. Great post!

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