Black Swan And Whiplash: Movie Analysis

How far would you go to achieve your dreams? The young people in the movies Black Swan and Whiplash will do absolutely anything to accomplish their dreams. The main characters, Nina in Black Swan and Andrew in Whiplash, have trusted the wrong people, hurt themselves, and put themselves in situations where death could happen and at no point did these people stop chasing the dream. Youthful naivety about achieving the dream drives young people into harmful situations of pain, manipulation, and possibly even death. Nina and Andrew are young, impressionable, and immature kids who only really have their own personal dream. From the experience of watching these movies and with the hindsight of an adult I can see how they were manipulated and put into some of the positions they arrived in, and at that point in my life I was in similar positions. I found myself getting frustrated watching these movies because I now know all the signs of overworking one’s self, and being manipulated for someone else’s gain. I also know that even had someone given Nina and Andrew advice that was in their best interested they probably would have ignored it and continued to follow the current path they were on. I have been on both sides of the coin ignoring good advice and being the one giving advice even though I know it’s not going to be listened to. When I watch these types of movies it reminds me of my mom and all the times she just shook her head …show more content…
From the army to civilian life I was a pretty quick learner and gathered enough street smarts to ensure I didn’t have to go to any lengths to accomplish my dream. I only stopped the dream when my body said no more, plus the dream changes as you go through different stages of life. Getting older helps one to put what’s truly important in perspective. Hindsight, I totally understand now youth is wasted on the