BLOG # 3: A Movie Review 2

                                              Black Swan


Movie Review by Sarah Detruz
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey


I finally had the opportunity to watch the movie Black Swan starring Natalie Portman( Nina) and Mila Kunis(Lily) after borrowing a DVD from a friend. The costumes, the movement and art of ballet dancing, and the direction of the film were amazing. It was thrilling in the sense that it was constantly catches the audience and made to push our boundaries and test our comfort zones.


There were parts of this film that did make me uncomfortable, not including them would have harmed the overall atmosphere of the film. Regarding their controversial sex scene of Nathalie Portman and Mila Kunis, and the gruelling ballet training. I was surprised by both the performances given by Natalie and Mila because I simply have never seen them in their roles. Natalie was bold, daring, graceful, and exquisite. Mila playing the role of Lily and I simply loved her.

When I finished watching the film, I was unable to make the immediate decision of categorizing Black Swan as a good or bad film. It was neither. It is one of those films that cannot be given a label. In my eyes, it was disturbingly artistic and sometimes too much for me to handle, I was challenged by it. At the very end of the movie, I ran to my friend Nanie who had recently watched the film as well. When discussing it, she had told me that she loved it. Typically after watching films, to decide whether she liked it or not, she’ll ask herself ifshe could have thought of a better ending to it. “I couldn’t. It was perfect,” and we left it at that. In addition to that, Natalie just won the Best Actress in 83rd Oscar Academy Awards night for her role as Nina in this movie.


This movie is not for everyone, but you’ll know whether or not you want to watch the film after you’ve seen the trailer.