Sometimes a movie isn't billed or presented in the trailer as scary but once you get into it you find out how truly terrifying it is. Darren Arnofsky presented us with this and showed us just how terrifying obsession can be. Black Swan was the first time you saw terror and the bending of reality brought to an award winning level.
Darren Arnofsky is a director who has managed to tackle a new subject every film and still manage to entrance us with his work. He has also managed to show us the dark side of humanity.
The film follows a young ballerina (Natalie Portman) who is chosen to be the lead in the New York ballets rendition of Swan Lake. She has the ability and the talent but it seems like something is missing. She has no problem playing the white swan but when it comes to playing the black swan she can't seem to take the extra step. She is constantly berated by her mother (Barbara Hershey) and pushed by her teacher (Vincent Cassel). Throughout the film she is tested not only physically but also mentally. She strikes up an uneasy friendship with another dancer in the company Lily (Mila Kunis). she is also taken to the mental limit by the former star of the company (Winnona Ryder).
In 2010 Portman was at the height of her acting prowess and she would prove it with this look into terror and obsession with help from Arnofsky in the 2010 by winning the best actress award. Portman is an amazing actress when given the right material. She has been good since first showing up in The Professional.She just understands how to keep people interested and rooting for her character even if she is doing something horrible.
This movie is amazing but also incredibly hard to talk about without giving away some major things so I will only say to just watch and enjoy.
So we wrap up award season and for the next two days we are going to look at two of the heavy weights in the horror genre. For High Weirdness I'm Benjamin Kolton reminding you "It's Only a Movie." "It's Only a Movie."
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