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| quote: | Originally posted by Miss Pie
You don't have to be sophisticated, that's what's so great about this film, imo. If you don't think it's building towards something you clearly didn't get the point from the start. It's about Portman's character struggling to discover and embrace something about herself - her dark side - and when she finally does, it kills her. The thing that makes this film so amazing is that the themes and plot were right in your face the whole time, and yet it was still gripping/intriguing. |
it really didn't build to anything suprising though. It was so in your face it was annoying imo.
i really get annoyed at the 'arthouse' movies which are trying way too hard to be arthouse...
there was no point throughout the film where i was suprised, or shocked: It was a technically well made film, and the acting was good, but it really lacked in story and plot. I liked the parallels between swan lake and her character portraying it, and the exploration of stress and pressures in the performing arts, and in some ways, the look at mental disease, but it was just so hollywood in-your-face about it. there was no nuance, no subtlety, nothing to really glue me to the screen.
| quote: | Originally posted by WittyHandle
Alright, since we're dropping spoilers here, I felt the line at the end about "perfection is possible" over her dying as a result of attaining it was pretty trite. |
couldn't agree more. yikes
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