Black Swan was a thriller that displayed the struggle for perfection of being a ballet dancer and as an overall person .Throughout the film Darren Aronofsky used the idea that certain techniques are suited to the treatment of themes such as how perfection is unattainable and how obsession is destructive. The movie is inspired by the ballet production Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky where a princess is turned into a swan she fell in love with a prince and is put under a spell by the evil von rothbart then committed suicide when the prince accidentally announced his love to the Black Swan. in black swan Aronofsky used a modern twist on the old production. Nina had to play both the White Swan and Black Swan. Nina had dedicated her entire
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The White Swan comes naturally for Nina. She is fearful, innocent and controlled. However, it is a great challenge for her to become the seductive, dark and mysterious Black Swan because it is not natural for Nina.
In the opening scene Nina has a dream of herself dancing this showed a contrast between black and white because all around her was darkness. This set up what we will see all the way through the film. the camera moved around a lot in parts the camera moved with her. when Von Rothbart appeared the camera had become disconnected and shaky it began tracking around her there was a real sense of juxtaposition between black and white. This scene showed an insight of what is to come later on. In the beginning Nina is shown in her bedroom and straight away you can tell it is not normal for a woman in her twenties to have such a pink frilly girly room full of soft toys. Aronofsky used the music box and soft toys to show her innocence. Immediately she got up and rehearsed this showing her dedication for ballet; she rehearsed in front of a triptych mirror her Mum dressed her …show more content…
Nina's journey is shown from the very beginning when she is on the train and sees lily. Aronofsky set them up to be opposites lily in black and gray nina is pink and pretty. Nina is frustrated by the fact that it’s so easy for Lily to emulate the Black Swan. Nina left the train and we see a hand held camera up close behind her this provokes stalking point of view it feels suspicious and claustrophobic.all of the characters surrounding Nina are wearing black illustrating Aronofsky’s bold use of Black and White symbolism. The idea is that Nina always seems to be surrounded or engulfed by dark forces that consume her. The costumes in black swan are very symbolic of Nina's transformation into the black swan. A turning point is when lily gets nina to go out to the club with her to loosen her up and expose a darker side. When they left Nina's house nina was wearing light colours. Later in the night lily gives nina a black more exposing top this symbolising her transition and want be more like lily. there is a certain shot where we see nina put the black singlet over the original white singlet; the shot is in the mirror to show two shots of Nina are seen. Aronofsky uses a lot of mirrors in the film to remind us constantly that Nina has to be both black and white
The White Swan comes naturally for Nina. She is fearful, innocent and controlled. However, it is a great challenge for her to become the seductive, dark and mysterious Black Swan because it is not natural for Nina.
In the opening scene Nina has a dream of herself dancing this showed a contrast between black and white because all around her was darkness. This set up what we will see all the way through the film. the camera moved around a lot in parts the camera moved with her. when Von Rothbart appeared the camera had become disconnected and shaky it began tracking around her there was a real sense of juxtaposition between black and white. This scene showed an insight of what is to come later on. In the beginning Nina is shown in her bedroom and straight away you can tell it is not normal for a woman in her twenties to have such a pink frilly girly room full of soft toys. Aronofsky used the music box and soft toys to show her innocence. Immediately she got up and rehearsed this showing her dedication for ballet; she rehearsed in front of a triptych mirror her Mum dressed her …show more content…
Nina's journey is shown from the very beginning when she is on the train and sees lily. Aronofsky set them up to be opposites lily in black and gray nina is pink and pretty. Nina is frustrated by the fact that it’s so easy for Lily to emulate the Black Swan. Nina left the train and we see a hand held camera up close behind her this provokes stalking point of view it feels suspicious and claustrophobic.all of the characters surrounding Nina are wearing black illustrating Aronofsky’s bold use of Black and White symbolism. The idea is that Nina always seems to be surrounded or engulfed by dark forces that consume her. The costumes in black swan are very symbolic of Nina's transformation into the black swan. A turning point is when lily gets nina to go out to the club with her to loosen her up and expose a darker side. When they left Nina's house nina was wearing light colours. Later in the night lily gives nina a black more exposing top this symbolising her transition and want be more like lily. there is a certain shot where we see nina put the black singlet over the original white singlet; the shot is in the mirror to show two shots of Nina are seen. Aronofsky uses a lot of mirrors in the film to remind us constantly that Nina has to be both black and white