Bizzare Swan!

The other day I watched Black Swan on my laptop. I did not know what to expect before the movie and I was equally clueless after watching it. I am not saying it was a bad movie. I am just saying it was queer, just as queer as Nina (Natalie Portman) was in the movie. Black Swan is the story of an ambitious, controlled, prim and proper Nina, whose life is just about dance and ballet. But there is a major transformation in her life when she is offered the lead role in Swan Lake - a play where she is to play both the white and the black swan. The director of the play knows very well that she is perfect for the white part- pretty, delicate, fragile but the real problem is the black part. But Nina, being as obsessive about Swan Lake as she is, wants to impress the director and be the black swan - lustful, free and evil above all. No wonder, its a humongous task for the petite Nina and it has a psychological affect on her. She starts hallucinating, thinking that others are behind her for the role. Life isn't the same anymore.

What I was waiting for the most - the transformation, the black Nina, was sadly what I was most disappointed with. I did not see the black Nina, at all, all I saw was a delicate, subdued Nina in the beginning, a crazy, freakish and confused Nina later. She becomes a shadow of herself.

Other than this, the movie was great - visually and technically perfect, great performances and really good ballet!

But, definitely it is not my type. I prefer movies, which gives me a happy feeling, at least in the end!