No one really knows what to think about director Darren Aronofsky ’s music genre - bending pic Black Swan . And neither do the first batch of festival review of the motion-picture show . critic are call it everything from Cronenberg - eque to something “ draw close grand guignol . ” despoiler …
The reviews are in on Black Swan , the film featuring a rapidly unraveling Natalie Portman as a prima ballerina in NYC . Portman , who make for the character Nina , is awarded the lead role in Swan Lake in a prestigious NYC ballet company . But the dual role of vestal versus scandalous swan takes its toll on the lilliputian professional dancer , peculiarly when Mila Kunis is show in as a possible replacement . As you’re able to see from the trailer , this is where thing take a turn for the crazy . Nina begins to change — physically , mentally , sexually — and it even catch to the spot where she starts see doppelganger rendering of herself passing by on the street . Are they delusions or supernatural ? We do n’t be intimate yet , and we ’re betting we never will . But for now , let ’s hear how the critics responded to Aronofsky ’s shocking Modern pic .
Time Magazine
Time Magazine was one of the first publication to speak out against the many review calling for Portman ’s Oscar nominating address . And while they praise her endangerment - pickings and acting talent , they assert that the Oscar buzz for this film is simply free-base on its shock appeal .
Black Swan is n’t an advance . It ’s a atavist , in three ways . First , to what Freud called “ the issue of the pent-up ” – that repressed desires created serious neuroses . Second , to the Method cultus impression of empathizing with a fibre until you become it . ( As Laurence Olivier legendarily told Dustin Hoffman when the younger genius was agonize over his motivation in the tooth - drilling sequence of Marathon Man : “ Dear boy , why not just hear acting ? ” ) Third , and most reductively , to the ancient commandments of the repugnance genre , which instruct that a young woman is either a virgin , who ’s pure enough to fight the demon , or a whore , who somehow merit to be vote out ( especially when she ’s just had sex ) . The idea of a healthy eroticism is alien to these films ; they allow no in-between solid ground . I ’m pretty sure this is a guy ’s thought of a woman ’s sexuality . Black Swan had woman in front of the television camera , men as the conductor and writers and cinematographer .
IndieWire
IndieWire seemed to agree , claiming that some of the quality were more redolent of an old schooling horror impersonation from Carrie , rather than a real life villain .
[ Black Swan ] Struggles to chip at out a real - world analog to the living - and - death battle depicted in the dance story . It goes over the top in something approaching high-minded guignol fashion .
Washington Post
The Washington Post , however , praised Aronofsky for doing what he does best . Showing the spirited reality of often overlooked Earth .
As in “ The Wrestler , ” Aronofsky does not spare viewer from the physical realities of the friend ’s world . Portman ’s “ Nina ” bring out her feet after pushing herself through a series of pirouette to find her big toe nail painfully split and bloodied . That is only part of her forcible suffering , and the causa of which is secret .
Cinematical
Cinematical also praise Portman for her acting skills , and the film director for his ambiguous coming to the picture show ’s literary genre .
The kicker is that since Aronofsky has avoided establishing the film as any particular genre , we never even know what KIND of awfulness we ’re expect . It feel just as probable that a dancer will bear a grim natural injury as it is that one will be assail by her doppelganger … Portman might be the complete collaborator for Aronofsky . She run to amount across as sound , frail , and rectify , but she ’s also open of coarseness . His photographic film can be pictorial and coarse , yet beautiful in their way , fill with optic poesy . The actress and director are an specially good paroxysm for Black Swan , which study the dual nature of man , the near and evil we all have in us .
The Hollywood newsman
THR goes even far and calls Aronofsky ’s shock value a guilty pleasure .
“ Swan ” is an instant shamed pleasure , a gorgeously shot , visually complex film whose badness is what ’s so good about it . You might roar at the filmy audaciousness of merge genial sickness with the body - fatiguing , mind - numbing cogency of concert dance , but its shocking imaging and a hellcat competition between two rival dancers is pretty resistless . sure to divide audiences , “ Swan ” wo n’t lack for disputation , but will any of this make an audience ? Do n’t bet against it .
Slashfilm
And at last Slashfilm answers the enquiry we ’ve all been speculate , so just how sexually denotative is this film endure to get ? The answer , very .
Black Swan is also the most erotic American picture I ’ve seen in years . Portman ’s theatrical role Nina is sexually pent-up , and her director Thomas ( played by Vincent Cassell ) is trying to change by reversal Nina ’s frigid dance into something more seductive . Yes , there is onanism , the much verbalise about sex setting between Portman and atomic number 27 - star Mila Kunis and a fair share of physical groping . The old lady to my right gasp at least a twelve time . She covered her eyes during the sex activity sequences , and groaned in disgust at the gore .
It ’s a collection of different opinions of kudos and criticism . Seems like Black Swan might be one of those “ you have to see it to believe it ” films . And here are a few new image to surge you over until the national sacking , December 1st .
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