Black Swan (2010)

DIRECTOR: Darren Aronofsky
STUDIO: Fox Searchlight Pictures
STARRING: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel
RATING: R
GENRE: Drama, Thriller


GRADE: A


I have been anticipating this film for a long time! Maybe not THIS film specifically, but a ballet film that isn't purely about the harshness of the eating disorders or strictness of the director or the romance between the two leads.

The director of this film was AMAZING. Every prop, every costume, every makeup device is used in such a beautiful symbolist way that subconsciously make the viewer dive deeper into the self-destructive and almost crazy mindset. You begin to question was is reality and what is just another hallucination.

Portman and Kunis also did very good jobs at both their roles, both portraying the White and Black Swan in their own unique characters' ways. The only issue with this film is that the two lead females both look very similar, so in certain hallucinations it's difficult to tell that it's not the same person. But, that's something Hollywood really couldn't control, but, maybe that's what they were trying to do all along.

Overall, the best film I've seen all year (2010, that is) and I'm not even really a fan of the genre. Anyone should see this movie before they die!