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Assignment Two
Black Swan is a sort of horror film, but one that we don't expect as it takes place in the world of ballet. Nina (Natalie Portman) is a ballerina who wants her chance at playing the swan in "Swan Lake," which means she will have to portray both the 'good' swan and the 'bad' swan. The problem is that she is such a good girl that nobody believes she has the chops to play the black swan. And in enters Lily (Mila Kunis), the bad girl who befriends Nina…and who tries to take over her role in "Swan Lake?"
The Black Swan is like a dream. It is about ambition, dreams, and self-doubt. It is about betrayal and desire. It is a film that is hard to put into a few neat words. Like Aronofsky's other films -- most notably Requiem for a Dream, Aronofsky is the king of making one feel like they have lost their minds. While Aronofsky seems to have grown as a filmmaker since his earlier films, he has not lost the passion of story telling in its most captivating and gruesome form.
Black Swan is a movie that will have you guessing and hoping for Nina. We want her to succeed. We want her to play the black swan and be good at it, but what we don't expect is that she is already giving an Oscar-winning...
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