BLACK SWAN (2010)

 

Black Swan (2010)

Genre: Drama, thriller

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Writers: Mark Heyman (screenplay), Andres Heinz (screenplay),

Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel

My score 5/5

 

When I sat to watch ‘Black Swan’ I knew it had already won many awards including best picture, Director and Actress in the leading role in many renowned award ceremonies.

But I had only one intention. That was to just enjoy the movie keeping all the fame it has around it aside, and embed myself in to it as someone who watch ‘Black Swan’ without knowing anything about it. True I have already read many interviews, reviews which covered the topic but none has inspired me to admit it to be a pure seldom work of art and I was not to fall for its grace prematurely.

But here I’m after watching ‘Black Swan’ helpless, stunned and mind frozen, not knowing where to start or how to explain the experience it delivered with full heart and soul just like non I have ever seeing. ‘Black Swan’ will trick your brain until it fry some nerves and thrill you till you pant and gasp grabbing your seat not knowing what will hit you next. It can scare you more than a horror movie and shatter you and leave you with despair more than a sad love story. You will not be able to tell this is what exactly you felt in those gruesome yet very touching 108 minutes of your life in front of the screen. ‘Black Swan’ is a peak of psychological thrillers and will eat the other so called movies for breakfast uncooked. Its strong and will make you so weak without your slightest knowledge.

Nina is a ballerina (Played by Natalie Portman- Star Wars, V for Vendetta) in a ballet company who has put all her mind and soul in to bringing perfection in to her performance. She completely engulf herself in desire to be one of the best dancers and gets the gem of an opportunity to perform as the Swan in the new version of Swan Lake ballet drama. Overjoyed and thrilled she instantly find new challenges which is physical and mental while preparing for this arduous role. While her art director Thomas (Vincent Cassel-Eastern Promises, Oceans Twelve) continuously puts more and more pressure on her rehearsals and in the same time awkwardly showing interest towards her makes her gets confused and troubled in mind. In the meantime a new dancer Lily (Milla Kunis- Book of Eli) who surprisingly convince Thomas as well starts to appear to be Nina’s challenge in the role. Nina starts to feel like her role is insecure and build up her own fight within to grip. Struggling to juggle her person life and dance life Nina becomes a lost soul. 

 

Nina’s character cannot be explained that easily with few lines. It’s complicated and fragile yet very emotional and strong. Natalie Portman plays this role so well that you will never be able to get her emotional filled face out of your brain. Starting from the very difficult ballet performances up to the very strong and heavy emotional scenes, Portman is exceptional. You don’t need to second guess to understand her potential to grab all the best actress awards. Not only her but all the main cast in the show is very well played. If I say those are amazing performances I’m not boasting but expressing the whole truth only.

 

‘Black Swan’ at times is a ride filled with wonderful music, breath taking dance routines which flows like a calm river under the morning sun. And in the next minute it is so shocking and unbelievably loud and might stop your heart for a second. Darren Aronofsky has done a job which only very few might pull off at this age being the director of this masterpiece of cinema work. 

 There is a black swan and a white swan in us all. It’s just a matter of unleashing.

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