Comments | satyrblade: Black Swan: Bloody Art

satyrblade

Black Swan: Bloody Art

Jan 30, 2011 19:03

Art bleeds. So do artists. Darren Aronofsky knows this all too well. In the 13 years or so since his debut feature Pi first confounded audiences with its refusal to cater to convention, Aronofsky has been one of those love-him-or-hate-him artists. At times, he's admitted, Aronofsky has wanted to chuck the whole business and find a new career. ( Read more... )

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barrington January 31 2011, 06:57:58 UTC

I didn't go down the magic realism road when I saw Black Swan - rather, I felt it was quite a powerful portrayal of psychosis. The delusions, hallucinations and constant feeling of paranoia experienced by Nina certainly fit what little I know of schizophrenia.

allamistako January 31 2011, 09:02:20 UTC

I agree with the analysis of the Film all in all.

Something I noticed the first time I saw Black Swan and was reinforced in the second viewing was the sense of clasutrophobia: 90% of the film are set inside the Theatre or Nina's home, and in most other locations the steady cam is fixed just behind Nina's shoulder, giving the viewer a kind of "second person perspective" which only hightens the clasutrophobia that comes with the permanent close focus on Nina in almost all the scenes.

And if you watch the film a second time, you notice how early on in the story the breakdown really begins...

satyrblade February 3 2011, 03:30:40 UTC

I plan to own it. For all my misgivings about certain elements of the script, I loved Black Swan. And really, the script's not BAD - just less than it could have been. Compared to most of the shite sliding out the Hollywood ass, this one was pure gold.

Agree with you about the claustrophobia. That's one of the elements I liked about the film. It's one of the few movies set in New York City that actually looks like the sort of place most New yorkers can afford! Most times, films - let alone TV shows! - set in NYC take place in homes that only multimillionaires could afford. Black Swan looked like the NYC I know from experience.

staxxy February 1 2011, 03:05:18 UTC

I am hoping I get to see this on in the theatre, but kind of doubting I will.

I am a large fan of Aronofsky, myself (although I have yet to be able to bring myself to watch Requiem - I will eventually, just waiting until I am in a much happier place to do so).

I loved The Fountain, but my favorite remains Pi. Not only do I own it on dvd, but I am known to sit friends down and make them watch it. It really captures the migraine experience very well, all the way down to the train noise - I also love math, and have always paid attention to patterns in behavior, society, and nature. And I am in love with the soundtrack as well.

The man really is a genius. It is nice to know I am not the only person I know that sees that.