The most beautiful ballerina

Fanny 2021-10-19 09:56:05

The film revolves around Nina, a New York ballerina, played by Natalie Portman. She lives with her mother, the retired ballerina Erica. Her life consists of dancing and ambitious career goals. A good opportunity finally came, when director Thomas (Vincent Cassel) decided to choose new actors for the new season of "Swan Lake", Nina became the first candidate. However, she also has a competitor, Lily (Mila Kunis). Thomas requires dancers to perform not only the innocence and elegance of the white swan, but also the deceit and licentiousness of the black swan. Nina is the perfect white swan while Lily is the incarnation of the black swan. Gradually, the competition and confrontation between the two dancers has entered a distorted state. Nina has begun to recklessly and desperately explore her dark side, which will also Destroy her.
The film also discusses issues similar to education-the hope that the previous generation placed on the next generation and the pressure these "next generations" endure. This kind of pressure always pushes people into perverts. It will become a ghost in people's hearts, hovering all the time. What a terrible thing this is. I don't know how many people have been entrusted with the regrets and dreams of the previous generation. But as far as I have seen, they are all suffering, but they are helpless and unable to get rid of. This is a bit like fate, but it is more cruel than fate. Because destiny may be changed by the rotation of gears, but this kind of "inheritance" and "bloodline" cannot. So these people still helplessly continue those "dreams" that do not belong to them.
Maybe you saw schizophrenia, exaggeration, and pain in the film, but I want to say that all of this stems from persistence in dreams and to fulfill the expectations of the previous generation, so I don’t think she is wrong. On the contrary, it is very sympathetic.
If you are not mad, you will not survive, not just a play, but everything. Only by losing yourself in it can you get close to perfection.

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Black Swan quotes

  • Thomas Leroy: Thank you, Nina! It's very nice. It's very nice, but I knew the white swan wouldn't be your problem. The real work would be your metamorphosis into her evil twin. I know I saw a flash of her yesterday, so get ready to give me more of that bite.

  • Thomas Leroy: What's going on?

    Nina: [crying] Lily! You made her my alternate?

    Thomas Leroy: Well there's always an alternate. Lily is the best choice.

    Nina: No, but she wants my role.

    Thomas Leroy: Every dancer in the world wants your role.

    Nina: No, this is different. She's after me. She's trying to replace me!

    Thomas Leroy: Nobody's after you.

    Nina: [crying harder] No, please believe me!