Movie Review : Black Swan (2010)

Movie Review : Black Swan (2010)

Plot:

Black Swan is an outstanding psychological thriller film by Darren Aronofsky.

Its a movie depicting a ballet dancer (Natalie Portman) craving to get a part in a play The Swan Lake as the main lead of The Swan Queen. She is perfect to be cast as the simple pure White Swan but lacks the dark side of her twin the Black Swan. She is extremely desperate to get the role and loses herself to reach the summit of perfection, to transform herself into the the dark one. Princess Odette becomes her dark twin Odile but not near any swan lake, right in the city of NY. The movie is basically about the psyche of the young ballerina Nina who is up for the challenge life has brought to her with her very first encounter to sensuality and the dread of not being the part of it. 

She takes off the mask of a good girl and hoes intimate with her competitor breaking every rule, but this this all turns out to be her dream. The play leaves an impact on her mind and she hallucinates the dark side of herself doing evil things to her body but soon she gives up to the reality of her dream and becomes complete by achieving her darkness and turning into a Black Swan.

The movie has a plot revolving around the famous ballet play The Swan Lake and also uses the mythical concept of a doppelganger.

Black Swan was an extreme hit and highly appreciated by the critics. Also won the lead, Natalie Portman, an academy award for her outstanding performance.

Review:

The only person standing in your way is you.

Everything about this movie is as classy as a Swan. The epitome of perfection comes from the flawless acting and mindly direction combined.

The film turned out to be a psychosexual thriller as it unwrapped.

There is something terribly mystic about this movie as it grabs attention from portraying a wrong angle of things going on around but its the anguish and ultimate frenzy which makes it wonderful.

The performances were utterly unexpected. Natalie Portman actually turned her character 360 degrees to fit into the plot as the result we get to see Odile taking birth from Odette. She deserved an Oscar which she got! 

Mila Kunis was in her sexy fiery element there. She was all a bold black swan would be like!

Black Swan doesn’t contain a kind of genre which is likeable to many but it does have small things that every audience (Adults only) might wanna talk about. The movie isn’t all fantasy ballerina story which actually disappointed some but it is about the transformation and realization of an inner force. It was a risk taken by the director who created an idealistic atmosphere for a movie which could raise brows but the terrific presence of crafty yet creative art beats everything!

By the end you are ready to scream:

I felt it. Perfect. I was perfect.

I liked The Ballerinas with a Twist so I wouldn’t hesitate rating it a whole:

****

Reviewed by : Adina Farid

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Movie Review : The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Movie Review : The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Plot:

The Silence of the Lambs is an American thriller directed by Jonathan Demme and is based on a Thomas Harris Novel of the same kind. It is the second novel depicting the infamous Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

The movie was released in 1991 and is to date considered top class horror by its audience and world critics.

Director has however made some important changes to the main plot of the novel and shown a new perspective.

Clarice Starling is an FBI trainee sent to a violent psychopath Hannibal the Cannibal for help, upon finding her interesting he unveils some dog-eared pages of history to Clarice which would help her save senator’s daughter from the raging Buffalo Bill, only thing she has to do is to link the scattered pieces of information together.

Everything goes smooth until Dr. Hannibal is taken from his asylum to a Tennessee to help the senator himself without Clarice in between. He fleds the cage killing a few people and goes into a title hideout.

Will Clarice be able to decipher the information she poured out of Dr. Lecter, ultimately saving the day?

The changes that director brought into the story of book are of major character. Totally skipping some most important details from the plot did affect the theme of the movie but even after that it remains chartbuster and Oscar winning! Wonder why? Lets get deep into it.

Review:

Some bits of many reasons why you might Love The Silence of the Lambs: 

About The Cast: Casting Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter and getting the best out of him is a victory for the movie. If there was someone who could play the creepy manhunter in the same eerie and mysterious yet heroistic style it would be none other than him. He was the first Oh! factor of the movie and from the very first scene he’s stuck to mind, getting ready some nice material for tonight’s nightmare. Then there is Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling. The first look of the pretty lady takes you back to the book (if you’ve read it) and rings the bell of perfection in your ear. The look throughout the movie was in accordance to the book. The performance was even more toned. 

At some points however the point of boldness in Clarice slips out of Foster’s hand but she gains it back as the movie proceeds. She created the sense of delicacy as well as bravery which her role completely demanded. Clarice’s shoes were a total fit to Jodie and so she was my favorite and i prefer her over Julianne Moore who played Clarice in the sequel. Now the villain, Ted Levine as Buffalo Bill was another step towards making this movie a huge one. He transformed himself into the psycho serial killer who kills victims for a very different motive. The mood that he adds to the movie with first class acting and that voice!

The Competitive Advantage: Amongst thousand horror and thriller, this one remains on top for so many years. The superiority that it has over others is the impeccable storyline, remarkable creepiness of the anti-hero, a very rare kind of serial killer, screaming spring lambs and their savior, the quid pro quo, the basement, huge girls who need to apply lotions and the screen which shows all this in a flow of events which prints into mind like an unpleasant memory yet some well spent wealth! This movie is no-prisoner-held in order of its brutal scenes and uncomfortable moments. After adding Anthony Hopkins to all this, What else do we need?

But not everything is as flawless as it looks. There is a caution for the ones who are watching it after reading the book: You won’t find The Video of Mama in it along with many small yet important details such as Catherine Martin’s room sweep by Starling and her convo with Senator, the story of the head in the jar is also manipulated and there is no sailor who was killed in exotic sexual intercourse instead the head belongs to Benjamin Raspail who ‘wasn’t’ killed by Dr. Lecter. And now the most important one; No Maroon Eyes for Hannibal!!!!

With all the above stuff missing the movie becomes a little disappointing for book nerds but remains a big favorite and watch-over-again flick! But if you haven’t read the book first it’s just breath-takingly good!

The movie has won multiple Oscars and is without any ado a number one thriller.

I felt the adrenaline rush and chills run through my body during the whole movie and it just reached the epitome in finale.

For the sake of the effect those cold blue eyes of Hannibal had on me, 

I would rate it as:

****1/2

Reviewed by : Adina Farid

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Exclusive "Official" Trailer : Interstellar (2014)

Exclusive "Official" Trailer : Interstellar (2014)

If you’ve been waiting months to see new footage from Christopher Nolan’s latest sci-fi epic Interstellar then your patience has just been rewarded, with the arrival of the film’s newest trailer. The clip – which will be aired in cinemas before screenings of Godzilla – offers the first proper look at the movie, Nolan’s first since his 2012 Batman epic The Dark Knight Rises.

A newly-Oscared Matthew McConaughey stars in the film, which focuses on a group of scientists who expand the boundaries of space travel after discovering a wormhole. Although it is said to include elements of time travel and alternate universes, much of the film’s plot has remained shrouded in secrecy – with a teaser trailer released late last year giving away very little.

That clip consisted largely of old footage of space expeditions coupled with a voiceover from McConaughey - with only brief footage from the actual film of the actor driving away from home and his family looking up at a craft taking off.

Interstellar – which also stars Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine – is due for release on November 7.

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Official Trailer : The Enemy (2014)

Official Trailer : The Enemy (2014)

Jake Gyllenhaal pulls double duty in his latest film, Enemy. The Oscar-nominated actor reunites with Prisoners director Denis Villeneuve for this psychological thriller. In the film, Gyllenhaal is in a battle that takes him on a twisted journey that terrifies and intrigues him.

Enemy centers on a quiet college professor named Adam, who stumbles across his real-life double. While watching a film, Adam notices an actor who bears an eerie resemblance to him. The actor's name is Anthony Claire, and he looks like Adam in every way. Shocked by this discovery, Adam decides to learn more about his doppelgänger.

Once the men meet face-to-face, they engage in a complex and dangerous struggle. They slowly but surely become part of one another's lives. This changes their dynamic, causing a rift so strong that they can no longer coexist. Are they twins, cousins or just strangers who happen to look alike?

One of the most interesting parts of the trailer is a shot of one of the men's mother, played by Isabella Rossellini. She states, "You are my only son. I am your only mother."
If that's true, there has to be a reason why there are two doubles walking around.

Enemy will definitely force you to put on your thinking cap. The film is currently available on DirecTV and opens in theaters on March 17.

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Music Video: Maahi Ve (Highway) , AR Rahman

Music Video: Maahi Ve (Highway) 

Singer & Composer : AR Rahman

Another melody from Highway is out now. Maahi Ve song picturised on Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda, explores the growing relationship between the two protagonists.

The song which begins with the protagonist Alia's kidnapping ends up with developing a bond between the two. Oscar winning duo of composer and sound designer AR Rahman and Resul Pookutty has done a phenomenal job in composing the music for Highway. Irshad Kamil, who has penned down the lyrics for the song, seems not to be too far from the Oscars now.

Highway, directed by Imtiaz Ali, is slated to release on February 21, 2014.

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