Sososo, I just saw Black Swan. And I loved it. :heart: I've never seen a movie like that in my life; it was so incredibly artistic and dark and it really showed the dark side of perfection. I really got attached to the main character and her story and I ended up crying at the end.
So, what did you think about the movie?
Also, are there any movies out there that are similar to it?
Oh gosh. I was going to make this board if no one else did. I loved it. I've seen it three times, and I almost never see movies multiple times in theaters. It was so perfect, honestly. Like you knew what was going to happen, basically, but it was still so satisfying to see the end. I cried a little on the third viewing.
My only small uh.. critique? for the movie was that it was too much like an ordinary thriller-horror movie at the end with random shocking things thrown at the audience over and over again. I would have liked it to be a little more subtle, maybe.
Also, what did you think about the special effects? Excessive or necessary, I can't really tell. I thought it was great how they were used, but there are mixed opinions. I honestly want to hear someone give a bad review of the movie, because all I can give and all I've ever heard about the movie is glowing praise.
I actually enjoyed some of the horror bits just because it shows the terror Nina goes through. But I did think it was a bit overused. :c
As for the special effects, I loved them. :heart: I loved how they showed her transitioning into the Black Swan near the end and I thought it was really beautiful. In my opinion, it was very artistic. :)
The only thing I didn't care for about the film was the strong sexuality. I understand that the scenes were needed to show Nina's transition, but it was just really uncomfortable watching them right next to my stepdad. >.>
I was shocked and at first I thought I didn't like it, but the full impact of the movie hit me while I was driving home from the theatre. I sobbed. It was so beautifully done, leaving me wondering what was real and what was in her mind. I actually found myself in her paranoid mind, I was thinking Lily was out to get her and that she lied about not sleeping with her, hehe.
Beautiful character development as she evolved into the Black Swan. Just... beautiful all around. Lovelovelovelove.
Okay, I want to go see black swan, so can anybody tell me if it's good? I watched the trailer and am completely freaked out by it, but I want to go watch it anyways. :)
I've seen it twice in theaters and totally want to go see it again. It's a stunningly beautiful and artistic movie, and it left me totally speechless at the end! You know how usually during a movie everybody jumps out of their seats the second the credits role? Well, the first time I saw this movie, NOBODY got up!! It was just ... breathtakingly amazing.
It's really intense, and kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. There are some graphic scenes, in terms of blood, but nothing too awful (once you get past the very first one that comes up, I think). I'm really awful with movies that are rated R and I can barely handle blood. But I would sit through those scenes over and over again just to watch this movie. <3 Also, there is a SUPER intense lesbian sex scene in the movie (I'm sure you're more than aware - it's all people talk about, haha), and it can be a little bit awkward/disturbing.
Personally, though, I would recommend anybody to see this movie. It's just brilliant.
I've seen it once, and I have to say, I wasn't as shocked and amazed as I thought I would be. I just expected to have MY MIND BLOWN!! And it just didn't happen, sadly. :( While I thought the acting and dancing was superbly well done, I just knew what was coming, which is not what I was expecting. I was anticipating being blown away by a great twist, but I wasn't. And for that reason, I think this movie was overhyped by the media. :yes: I will say, I usually LOVE Darren Aronofsky -- Pi and Requiem are two of my favorite movies. But Black Swan just didn't live up to the hype and my expectations of Aronofsky. :yes:
I think it's still worth seeing, but don't expect it to be everything you want it to be. :yes:
So my friend came up to me today and was like "OMG, I had this dream last night with you in it!" And I was like, "Was I good?"
I agree that the media hype is waaay out there- Black Swan is a very very simple movie, no twists or surprises. Not every single actor deserves an oscar and none of the reviews I've seen talk about the humor in it, which annoys me. The french pervy guy is hilarious and so is Lily.
Lucky enough I saw it on opening day in a small theater before it just exploded everywhere, and since I've only seen "The Fountain" my expectations of Darrenarrennarenofsky were super low.
This movie was...interesting... I didn't think it was all that surprising. I suppose that's due to how my mind works, though. I figured it out about half way through, but I still got a kick out of it.
I saw it with a friend of mine and we were there on Superbowl Sunday with a few couples where it was obvious the men had been dragged out from their football-induced trances to see a chick flick. We spent the whole time cracking jokes at the serious scenes and had the whole theater laughing behind us. Uber-great memory, lol.
I understood the concept and the meaning of the movie, but it wasn't quite my cup of tea. It was over-hyped as I'd expected it to be. If I want to be mind-screwed I'll go back and watch Inception or Shutter Island again. ;)
I saw the movie with my boyfriend and I really loved it. I absolutely loved how they showed the dark, psychotic underlayers of perfectionism. Sometimes, it was difficult to discern between reality and what was a fabrication of her mind.
While I'm not homophobic, the lesbian scenes really made me uncomfortable and I thought were alittle excessive. And I wasn't too keen on the masturbation ones as well. I do, understand that it was for the purpose of showing the corruption of her "white swan" persona aka her innocence. So in that aspect, I was able to watch it. I noticed the ripples in her skin as they were having intercourse and paid mind to it as the movie progressed- each time she gave into that darkness. I think the crowning moment is at the end when she dances the part of the black swan and the wings eventually completely grow. Then when she stops and poses, you see her as she really is, but the shadow behind her is that of the black swan.
I enjoyed the story as well. It was very dark and showed a realistic reaction to stress with such a production. Though I never thought it would have been so... Well jumping. I found myself leaning over in my seat when I was watching it and even though nothing really surprised me I was surprised to find myself loving the movie.
I liked the symbolism in this movie quite a bit, don't get me wrong, but one gets tired of how overhyped some of these movies are. Slumdog Millionaire, for example, was quite the let down for me. I guess what I'm saying is that almost everything has been done before in the world of cinema, so anything that's hyped up is generally a letdown.
I absolutely despised Black Swan. It was very pseudo-intellectual and it had no depth. I went in expecting another masterpiece, as it was from the director of Requiem for a Dream, and I did not get that same emotionally charged, intense, and meaningful film. The characters were flat and not very likable. It was impossible to sympathize with any of them because you didn't get to know them. There are a lot of aspects of the film which should have been expanded upon and just weren't. Over hyped, over sexualized, and had the depth of a puddle. Just not my thing.
I'm actually not sure what to think about this movie. I had never seen anything of the type before, and I'd not seen trailers. All I knew about Black Swan when I started watching it, was that it was about Ballet. I was truly impressed. And scared. And insanely weirded out. I just didn't know what to do with myself through parts of it. The only words I spoke aloud while watching it were.. "What, the hell." I wasn't sure if she was hallucinating some of the time, but at other points it was obvious. One thing I didn't understand though, was what caused her to go mad? Because it wasn't just the stress, there was obviously more to it than that. Her mom mentioned that she had "scratched" before, and she was so freaking skinny, was she anorexic? Can that cause madness? I want more background. It could be interesting.
Anyway, that's my thoughts on the matter. Goodnight.
