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What's not to love about this movie? From the directing to the acting to
the music to the dancing to everything this is an outstanding movie.
I've been a huge fan of Aronofsky's since "Requiem" and haven't missed a
single one of his movies in theaters since. And I won't. He's a talent
to be watched and he's a talent that deserves immense accolades and he's
a talent that not enough people pay attention to. My favorite movie is
his film The Fountain and people hated that movie because they acted
like they couldn't understand it. Now, accolades. I don't understand
Hollywood. One of the best performances you could ever get from an
action hero like Hugh Jackman and not enough people talked about it. But
here we are. "Black Swan" is receiving Oscar Buzz and it is completely
deserved. Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis and Barbara Hershey act their
asses off in this movie. Vincent Cassell the same. It's amazing and
outstanding how much work they put into this movie.
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Portman plays the shy dancer who turns into a demonic
version of herself and it's amazing to watch on screen. It's
similar to her transformation in "V for Vendetta" only much
more intense. Aronofsky has been perfecting his work in
films since "Pi" and "Requiem" and this film follows the
path he laid out in the Wrestler, the stripped down,
barebones version of a story that he wants to tell and make
exciting. And he does. Never in my life did I think I would
be interested in a movie about ballet and the backstabbing
and disgustingness that goes on behind the scenes, but
looking at this movie, I can't even imagine how I couldn't
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Just superb. Simply outstanding. And then the crazy twists are bizarre.
The movie goes from one to a Million in just sheer craziness out of
nowhere and you're left standing there just shaking your head in
astonishment. It's superb. There are not enough 10-dollar words that can
be said about this movie. Just go watch it. Since you're all wondering,
yes, there is a lesbian scene. Yes, it involves Mila and Natalie. Yes,
it is worth the price of admission all by itself. Also, Natalie does a
little self-pleasuring in the movie. You might like that too. I'm just
saying.
Like I said, this is an amazing movie, through and through. The score is
superb, as usual, from Clint Mansell. The directing is out of this world
and the acting deserves awards for every major category and for
directing and for films. This movie just simply ups the ante for all
other films coming out before the end of the year, and like everything
Aronofsky has done to date, it's come to be expected from his fans. And
I'll be a lifelong fan. I cannot wait to see what he does with Wolverine
and any other project he has coming up. This movie will knock you on
your ass and will make you second guess yourself in the mirror as you
leave the theater.
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