Black Swan

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

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

I thought the Wrestler was fantastic. Black Swan deals with a lot of the same themes...aging as an artist/athlete and how it affects the body and mind, the strive for perfection, the difficulty making the choice to stop at the top of your game vs. trying to go further/make a comeback. Darren Aronofsky also said in an interview he was trying to show the similarities between an art form that is considered very "lowbrow" (staged and choreographed wrestling) and an art considered "highbrow" (ballet). Of course, Black Swan does have some elements of the supernatural, mental illness and psychological terror that The Wrestler did not.

Originally Posted by LXA SE285

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

Absolutely think it was literal. There are some things that occurred that make me think this, if you want I can PM you why.

Originally Posted by 33girl

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.

OK, will do. Granted, as with many movies it isn't so much the plot points but rather the built-up suspense, relentlessness and way it was filmed that made it so intense.