Swan Lake
Five Stars For The Superb Psychological Thriller Black Swan
Not only is this a superlative psychological thriller, but a beautifully shot film accompanied by a stunning sound track composed by Clint Mansell. The paranoia and emotion of the main character is an important part of the plot and the way to get into the movie is to let yourself be carried away. With a stunning visual experience and enticing storyline like this it wasn’t difficult to suspend disbelief and become immersed in the otherworldly events that dominate. In my view, Aronofsky has proved himself to be as much a master of the genre as Hitchcock, Polanski or Argento.
Natalie Portman plays delicate, overly mothered ballerina Nina, who is obsessed with proving to her manipulative choreographer (Vincent Cassel) that she can free her erotic dark side to play the not only the innocent white swan, but also the psychological opposite of the black swan in the ballet Swan Lake.
The keystone is the relationship between Natalie and her over protective and apparently equally unbalanced mother (impressively portrayed byBarbara Hershey), who abandoned her own stagnant ballet career on becoming pregnant with Natalie and has channelled her rage and disappointment into coaching her daughter. The mother has therefore tried to infantilise Natalie, by amongst other things, giving her no privacy, but I won’t spoil what is a laugh out loud moment that demonstrates this!
The story based on the plot of Swan Lake, [is rather slow early on , however, the patient are | but patience is] rewarded as the movie builds through an emotional, at times funny and erotic portrayal of Natalie’s paranoia, self-harming and sexual awakenings, coming to a climax that weaves a tapestry of reality and fantasy until the finalie .
In summary, five stars for a top quality film that is well worth seeing, but the faint hearted should perhaps take someone to cling on to!
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Swan Lake Ballet (Music)
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