After much hype, critical acclaim and chat about the film’s darkness I finally got to the cinema to watch Black Swan. I am a fan of Natalie Portman not just for her acting ability but for her sense of style, beauty and eloquence too. I also think it’s great to see a successful movie with a female lead character. However, I felt quite a big yawn and a feeling of ‘here we go again’.
It’s a simple tale about an incredibly narcissistic woman and dancer striving for perfection who can’t get the lead in the ballet until she masturbates, engages in lesbian fantasies and gets off with her boss. Natalie looks beautiful in the film, the costumes are indeed due the praise they have been receiving but the film indulges odd fantasies and strange opinions, for example that real natural talent and IT factor can only be released through sexual encounters and sexual indulgence. Really? It is just such a boring opinion and the stereotypes don’t end there…red lipstick is for slags, white is good, black is bad…
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