At this point, people who haven't seen the movie but keep clicking on this thread are essentially looking for spoilers. What else could they expect to read? Movie summaries, showtimes and tickets can be found outside of GC. LOL.
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Originally Posted by DTD Alum
Main theme, no, but aging talent was a heavy theme in the movie. Winona Ryder's character being forcibly removed from the company leaving room for the new star to emerge was a major plot point. Also, the mother forcing her dreams on her daughter because she is too old and didn't accomplish her goals in her prime is another gigantic plot theme. I think the decision whether to leave at the top of your game while you are perfect or to prolong your craft and risk decline is a huge decision for more than one character (want to avoid spoilers), including what is arguably the biggest decision any character makes in the movie. That was definitely present in both films. And I think there was a huge similarity in plot between the two movies but I don't want to talk about it on the board because it also involves a major spoiler...but there is an element of the two movies that is essentially repeated.
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I know. Beyond Wynona being replaced and Portman's mom's controlling behavior, I don't know how much of that was reality versus Natalie Portman's mind and her interpretation. Either way, I could've done without much of that as well as without the "lesbian dream" and "talking artistry." Despite the reality of mental illness (I think this movie was about mental illness and not the supernatural), those details were simply not interesting to me. It wasn't suspenseful and the people in the audience who expressed shock or fear from anything in this movie are lightweights when it comes to suspense and even horror. I was more in line with the people who sat in front of me who seemed to cringe a bit a few times but the movie never lived up to the cringe.
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Originally Posted by DTD Alum
I think the major themes were the lengths people push themselves for perfection, the existence of a "darker side" to one's personality, regret and aging in the arts, mind games and (potentially, depending on how you view it) mental illness.
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I think the major themes were pushing for perfection, mental illness, and crazy bitch (which is different than mental illness).
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