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Dark dancer...


It's the next morning and I'm still thinking about Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky's interpretation of Swan Lake. I went with Matt and Shelley last night to Huntington Beach to see the film, I went in with few reservations, I at the very least knew I would get to see some stunning visuals. I've seen all of Aronofsky's previous films, with the exception of Requium For a Dream, I've enjoyed his work. I sometimes shy away from the over stylized techniques that border on crappy MTV music video, but he seems to have eased up on that. Odette in this film was played by Natalie Portman, her character, Nina, is the fragile and inexperienced White Swan. As the movie progressed she slowly, and sometimes suddenly changes into the Black Swan. I enjoyed all the staging that showed the cracks developing in her identity, the mirrored images, the shadow cast upon her face at the bar, splitting her in two. Portman did a good job at conveying that broken little bird, I loved seeing her as the Black Swan in the end, full of guile and passion...I think she should do more roles that have such a sharpness to them. Overall I liked the movie, glad it ended on a freeing/open note. What I liked best was the impression it made on me...ballet is graceful, violent, and a prison.

We also got to see a preview for Sucker Punch, it looks insane. Must. Go. See.
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