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Contains spoilers. Sadly, this movie is about one in three girls, and one in five boys. Text: http://www.fdrurl.com/blackswan
What is the movie "Black Swan" really about?
Well, sadly, it's about one in three women, and one in five men.
Nina wakes up in a little girl's room, surrounded by teddy bears and pink bows. She's a workaholic, stretching before breakfast, served by her creepy mother, whose hair is tied back in a tight black bun (this will be important later). Nina's habit of self mutilation has carved deep wounds on her back.
On the subway to work, Nina gazes at her own reflection in the glass, and then through more glass sees another dancer named Lily, whose hair is also in a tight bun, just like Nina's mother. Lily tucks her hair behind her ear - and we see Nina making exactly the same gesture, indicating that Lily is to some degree a part or side of Nina's mind, strongly associated with -- or directly derived from -- her own mother.
After being turned down for the role of Swan Queen because the director thinks she is sexually frigid, Nina decides to become even a little bit assertive, and we see her putting on lipstick. This is the action of a woman, not that of the little girl her mother desperately wants her to remain.
This timid foray into adult sexuality turns violent when Nina viciously bites the director who kisses her. This aggression lands Nina the role of "Swan Queen" -- sexual, intense, and predatory.
Nina's mother constantly infantilizes her, as in the scene where Nina goes home and sees her mother's creepy shrine to her, and her mother's youthful portrayal mixed up with her own pictures -- this no-boundary ego-blurring causes Nina to self-mutilate even more viciously...
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