wow. by the time in writing this i haven't seen "tree of life" yet, but this is the most overrated movie in years...

Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan is a complex slow burn I found to be utterly engaging. Natalie Portman gives her most commited and powerful performance as Nina, the Swan Queen.

Matthew Libatique's cinematography draws you to Nina with his hand held and tight close ups and shows both the majesty of the stage and the loneliness in the quest for perfection with his wide masters.

Nina's erratic descent and final recognition reminded me of something I was once told; once you know you are mad, it's really quite liberating.

Totally ballerina!

'It was perfect.'

wow. by the time in writing this i haven't seen "tree of life" yet, but this is the most overrated movie in years...

I did not enjoy the first half of the movie as it was very slow for my taste but about 40min in I was hooked even though I didn't know whats going on, this is definitely not for everyone but I urge you to keep watching even if the first half hour bores you as you will understand it was necessary for the build up to the end. With this Portman is probably my favorite female actress of this generation & I doubt anyone else could portray the character the same way she did, over all this is a great movie and well worth the watch.

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Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan is a complex slow burn I found to be utterly engaging. Natalie Portman gives her most commited and powerful performance as Nina, the Swan Queen.

Matthew Libatique's cinematography draws you to Nina with his hand held and tight close ups and shows both the majesty of the stage and the loneliness in the quest for perfection with his wide masters.

Nina's erratic descent and final recognition reminded me of something I was once told; once you know you are mad, it's really quite liberating.

Totally ballerina!