Black Swan-Movie Review

So...last night I took a break in my desperate attempt at catching up with the current season of Doctor Who (which is not working because I am still on Doctor 10 with Rose, so I have a long way to go) and watched Black Swan with Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. I had already gotten the warnings that is very graphic at one part, and it will mess with your mind, and still went on with watching it. I guess you all need to know what it is about, right? Yeah. Ok. I am terrible with writing summaries (Trust me, I tried three times, and I couldn't get it to sound right) so I am going to borrow one from Fandango.com.

Nina (Natalie Portman) is a ballerina whose passion for the dance rules every facet of her life. When the company's artistic director decides to replace his prima ballerina for their opening production of ''Swan Lake,'' Nina is his first choice. She has competition in newcomer Lily (Mila Kunis) however. While Nina is perfect for the role of the White Swan, Lily personifies the Black Swan. As rivalry between the two dancers transforms into a twisted friendship, Nina's dark side begins to emerge.

So, a quick thing they don't mention in there is that it is all about losing yourself on the road to be perfect. So, Nina is trying to be perfect throughout the movie, but dance is not about perfection. It is about expression. Everyone tries to tell her that, but she doesn't seem to get it.

Ok, so what I thought of it. First of all, it was a movie about ballet, so I expected it to be rather feminine and refined. I was absolutely wrong. The movie was wonderfully well written, all the actors did a fabulous job, and the cinematography was amazing. It also scared me out of my mind. It made me sit there going Ok, ok, wait, what the firetruck? Why are they? Oh my god...and that continued through out the whole movie. The beginning was a little slow, but after that, be prepared to be taken on an emotional roller coaster.

One thing this movie shows well is what happens behind the gorgeous costumes, the sets, and velvet curtains. All the strain that goes through it, and the work, and the parts that aren't the glamorous high life you would expect. Like when Nina is practicing, her toe cracks, and makes this terrible crunching sound, or the fact that she lives in a grubby apartment with her smothering, overbearing mother (played by the wonderful Barbara Hershey).

Another thing is the toxic relationship between Kunis's character Lily, and Portman's character Nina. Lily does really want Nina's part, but is really nice and supportive. Nina is convinced throughout the whole movie that Lily is out to get her, with the 'fake' support and purposely drugging her (which didn't actually happen). In all actuality, the only person out to get her is herself.

One thing I have to mention about this movie is that it is very graphic and there is a very explicit lesbian sex scene. There is use of drugs and alcohol. This movie is also not for the weak stomached either. I am not going to spell out why, so take my word for it. Then again, there is a reason this movie is rated R. My dad said it the best when I saw he had gotten it and I asked him if I could watch it. He said "I would let you watch it, but there is no way I would let your sister watch it."

So....yeah. That is my review of Black Swan. I hope you liked it. By the way, this is my first review, so if it seems very incoherent, I apologize. That is just kind of how my mind works. If you ladies and jelly spoons liked it (Yes Eddie Izzard, I am going to steal that from you.), tell me, I will do more. If you hated it, and would much rather me never do it again, I can do that too. Now, go run along and do more productive things, like, watch this move, or roller skate, or work on your outfit for when you and a group of friends might be going as Hogwarts professors to see Harry Potter, because that is what I am going to do. Well, mostly the last one but yeah. Bye!