The world of ballet is highly competitive and is known to subject dancers to intense pressures in order to become perfect for their roles. Dancers are exposed to many internal and external forces that can prove to produce an extremely stressful environment: there is a...
Black Swan Film Analysis Black Swan is an artistic psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky in 2010, starring Natalia Portman and Mila Kunis. This story in this film is told from the perspective of Nina, a young and very committed ballerina determined to succeed...
The American Dream: An idea that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative (OED). Anyone willing to put in the work can achieve their dreams, but what if these dreams are impossible to...
The soul of an artist is the passion for the art. Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky and screenplay by Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin, had opened the world of professional ballet to the silver screen. Modern society, while commonly holding ballet as...
Dancing Away The Red Shoes (1948) and Black Swan (2010) present the struggles of two young ballerinas, Victoria Page and Nina Sayers, as they fully commit their lives to dancing. After the older first ballerinas retire in both films, Vicky and Nina get the leading...
Years before Black Swan, writer/director Darren Aronofsky exploded across the film universe with his surprisingly low-budget motion picture, Pi. The film is a violently pensive study of the fine line between madness and genius, as well as a warning of the consequences of disregarding human...
