Black Swan


I'm not gonna post the movie poster here because it creeps me out like crazy whenever I look at it. Or even when I just think about it. So I'm actually being damn brave to talk about the show here T.T


Black Swan isn't 'my' typical kinda movie but I decided to watch it because of the awesome reviews. Prior to watching the show, I had totally NO idea that it was gna be a thriller: a psychological thriller at that. For those who know me well enough, I avoid any horror/thriller films just because I'll get super paranoid for weeks/months (sometimes even years- i'm not kidding) after the show.


I was expecting the show to be dark (BLACK Swan, duh) but I didn't expect it to be THAT dark. Quoting from WC, the show was 'intense' and it was 'intense' enough to have me grabbing onto his arm and covering my eyes most of the time. There was never a single moment that I could actually 'take a break to stop and breathe', I mean I could feel my heart pounding hard throughout because I could never guess what was gonna happen next. It was M18 so some of the scenes were really disturbing, even more to me. Plus the sound system made it all so surreal, in a creepy way.


A word of advice to any Swan Lake fans reading this: if you do not want to spoil the beautiful image of Swan Lake that you have in your mind, DO NOT WATCH THIS. Seriously. Although I haven't watched Swan Lake bef0re, I always picture it as serene and pure. There was this song that I used to like in Swan Lake (the most famous one but idk the name) but after watching the show, I don't even dare to listen to it anymore because it reminds me of the movie (like I said, I'm get paranoid super easily).


To me, it would be a really awesome show if all the creepiness (sorry for the bluntness but idk how else to describe it) could stay in the show and not linger around in my mind. Natalie Portman's acting was awesome (sorry for blunt language again) and I think she's awesome (sorry for excessive use of the word 'awesome') for being able to pull off such a role.


For those who enjoy thrillers, I would recommend you guys to catch it. For feeble-minded people like me, I would seriously recommend you to think twice, no, thrice before watching. Even though it had received so many great reviews, had I known earlier that it was a thriller, I would definitely not watch it if given a choice. Yes I'm that 'hum'. Ok this is gonna sound really stupid but the night after watching the show (I feel slightly creeped out typing its name), I only managed to sleep at about 5am when I went to bed at 3am.


This is the reason why I can't take any horror/thriller films.