Who'd have thought ballet would have so much in common with professional wrestling? In our "Heroes of the Zeroes" piece of Aronofsky's "The Wrestler," we called "Black Swan" the "feminine version" of Aronofsky's previous film, and a right accurate comparison that is. Both Randy "The Ram" (played by Mickey Rourke) and "Swan" protagonist Nina (Natalie Portman) work in the world of showbusiness, albeit polar opposites in terms of what is considered culturally relevant. Both are worn to the nub physically and emotionally by their professions and are struggling to remain (in Ram's case) and become (in Nina's case) relevant and find the lights they work under white hot.
Black Swan
Black Swan
Black Swan
Who'd have thought ballet would have so much in common with professional wrestling? In our "Heroes of the Zeroes" piece of Aronofsky's "The Wrestler," we called "Black Swan" the "feminine version" of Aronofsky's previous film, and a right accurate comparison that is. Both Randy "The Ram" (played by Mickey Rourke) and "Swan" protagonist Nina (Natalie Portman) work in the world of showbusiness, albeit polar opposites in terms of what is considered culturally relevant. Both are worn to the nub physically and emotionally by their professions and are struggling to remain (in Ram's case) and become (in Nina's case) relevant and find the lights they work under white hot.