Director: Darren Aronofsky
Why is monomania the subject du jour of films? We've got two of the top three contenders for Best Picture last year heavily featuring it (Black Swan, The Social Network). All four Darren Aronofsky films I've seen have featured it - whether one wants to call it monomania or obsession, I don't know. Aronofsky characters are internally driven to seek out the one thing that seems to make them forget that they are imperfect and human.
Black Swan both manages to avoid gimmickry and remains compelling even if the main character is (outwardly) not. There's some trademark Aronofsky moves which are still novel despite being used more often in other films - frequent cutting, a camera being affixed to a person so it follows them around. I don't know what to say about the larger themes, because I'm really trying to resist the interpretation that this movie is about Method acting and art generally. Regardless, the thing I'll most likely take away from this is Natalie Portman's performance - it's completely fearless.
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