Black Swan
 

Saw it last night—who else? Thoughts?

Is it as creepy as it looks?? I dig ballet movies, but not so much horror.

Yes, and then some. It's much more psychological thriller than horror, though.

I just read about this last night. I'm clearly not in the movie's demographic, but it looked pretty interesting.

I really want to see it but they aren't even playing it in Mississippi. I guess "in theaters everywhere" doesn't really mean everywhere these days =(

I saw it last week and I really liked it; I especially liked that it didn't have the typical ending that I thought it was going to have. It's definitely a psychological thriller and similar to one of the director's other works (Requiem for a Dream)

eeek, if it's similar to RFAD I will be skipping. Thanks for the heads up. It's a really well made movie with outstanding performances but it freaked me out to the point that I had to sleep with the light on which never happened before.

I actually think it is more similar to The Wrestler in theme and certain plot points than it is to RFAD. Besides it being intense, I thought it had little in common with RFAD. Aronofsky has said he believes Black Swan to be a companion/continuation of The Wrestler.

The previews are a bit misleading as to the plot, but overall the movie is fantastic. Natalie Portman is amazing in it, and she studied ballet 5 hours a day for 8 months to look believable as a dancer. She looked great, and 90% of the dancing onscreen is her. Aronofsky said they only used her double for extended pointe work. Mila Kunis is a terrible dancer (making her "talent" in the film hard to swallow) but she is a great foil for Natalie's character.

It's very intense, but in a psychological way rather than a horror/gore way (think Hitchcock rather than Saw). The last twenty minutes are admittedly hard to handle. Great story though, gripping film overall. The man is a genius.

I actually haven't seen The Wrestler yet, but it's definitely on my to watch list. Definitely agree that it is "intense" and more in the vein of Hitchcock than anything else.
I never really considered Natalie to be a good actress but this film definitely changed my view. She might just be getting an Oscar for her performance in Black Swan.

I really liked The Wrestler. I really like Mickey Rourke. Seeing him always makes me sad. :(

What is RFAD?

Requiem for a Dream

PM me and tell me what happens in the last 20 minutes.

There are certain things/images that don't bother the general populace that leave me in a fetal position sobbing, and vice versa.

Without giving it away, did those of you who've seen it believe the ending was literal or metaphorical?

Also, are we all in agreement that Barbara Hershey has had so much plastic surgery that she looks like a burn victim? :D

literal.

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