18th December 2010, 7:46 PM
Black Swan was god damn breathtaking. The acting, the cinematography, the plot, the characters, everything was exceptional. Releasing it close to the end of the year was possibly a calculated move (Oscar season and all), but it's actually unique and very entertaining, not exactly Oscar-bait with overwrought plots and scenes of EXTREME ANGUISH like a kid dropping off a puppy in the middle of the woods because his parents tell him he can't keep it.
The flick's wonderfully creepy, and though the pacing stood out on me at one moment I could remember, it's very intense. It's not 100% subtle, you could probably cut the subtext with a knife, but it's not exactly pandering either. I think it's my favorite Aronofsky film. The Wrestler was impressive to me, and it has similar themes, but this one blew me away in a way that the other did not. I wanted to stand up and applaud at the end. The ending scene perfectly captures everything. Go see it.
The flick's wonderfully creepy, and though the pacing stood out on me at one moment I could remember, it's very intense. It's not 100% subtle, you could probably cut the subtext with a knife, but it's not exactly pandering either. I think it's my favorite Aronofsky film. The Wrestler was impressive to me, and it has similar themes, but this one blew me away in a way that the other did not. I wanted to stand up and applaud at the end. The ending scene perfectly captures everything. Go see it.