Black Swan, a different type of genre compared to 1 and 2 by being a thriller but I find completely compelling.
Ballet, the most well known highly pressured dance styles and careers is given a voice through this incredibly dark sexy thriller where madness and anxiety overcomes Nina in her urge for perfection and the lead of the story Swan Lake, the story that eventually becomes hers.
I like this film for the stars, Mila Kunis being one of my favourites anyway and Natalie Portman who I've seen as the damsel in distress in Thor is given a voice(even though Thor came after). Additionally Nina's mum, Barbara Hershey's performance is equally incredible but also a similar role to Cora in Once Upon A Time ABC TV series.
As a psychology student looking at the psychotic side of horror and thriller becomes an immediate interest to me to see how and what scares people and with a hobby of dance involved in this also, this has become a fairly appealing and relatable film.
The power of dance becomes apparent in this and just how important it is to have your own style and not just be perfect text book(a message also in Step Up 4 and Havana Nights) which is presented through the conflict between Nina and Lily where Lily is a free dancer which is hard to do in such a strict dance style.
My favourite scene in this film has to be, many of them but if I had to choose one it would have to be when the visual effects in the mirror are used to show her psychotic disorder that's taking over her.
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