Black Swan and Weather

[mizarchivist]

Wow. OK- not as much of a (bad) mind-fuck as I was afraid it would be, but messed up by a lot. I'm very glad I saw it. My respect for Natalie Portman's dedication has increased several factors. And there is dancing! But mostly about the crazy. I concur with noire 's assessment: it does a good job at making you feel more sane about yourself, but not so deep into the mire that you need a shower immediately.

also: SNOW! quiet_elegance will plow at some point this night. Not as bad as it could be since his call for the normal day job isn't until 3pm. Snow= profit at the moment, so I'm really OK with it.

Comments

[noire.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you had the same reaction I did.

I think Natalie Portman deserves an Oscar for that performance. (Barbara Hershey might deserve one as well. Talk about the Evil Queen! Whew!)

[mizarchivist]

Entirely intense. I was afraid I'd have a Pan's labyrinth reaction- or Dark Knight. Both movies made me feel horrible and dirty.

[noire.livejournal.com]

I didn't see DARK KNIGHT.

PAN'S LABYRINTH was--in a way too Christian for me. It was entirely in it until near the end when it was clear that this was about sacrifice=redemption. I think I'm grateful that is not a centerpiece of my cultural paradigm. J was deeply shaken by that film. To me it became much more a cerebral experience, something I could understand and critique as "other" but because it was so deeply "other" for me it didn't rip my guts out the way it did for everyone else.

[catness.livejournal.com]

Having grown up in that world, that is the kind of movie I would never ever see. I saw a trailer for it, and... *shudder*

[mizarchivist]

Good call. I'd never have seen it if I could in any way relate to it.

Thanks for the reviews

[drwex]

I don't think I'll be able to spend any of my extremely limited movie excursions on it, but I do want to see it eventually.

Re: Thanks for the reviews

[mizarchivist]

I think you'd find it fascinating once you see it.