Black Swan
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2010 · Drama / Thriller / Horror

Black Swan

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

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PLOT SUMMARY

A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

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@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-07 18:00 UTC

Black Swan: every character holds the idiot ball with both hands and a strap.

@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-04 10:00 UTC

Black Swan: where physics filed for emotional distress and lost.

@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-17 13:00 UTC

Black Swan: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.

@RATIO_RAT2025-12-23 21:00 UTC

Watched Black Swan so you don't have to. You're welcome.

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r/TrueFilm · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 3.7k points

The cinematography in Black Swan is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows

Look, I wanted to love Black Swan. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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r/movies · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 3.1k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Black Swan actually is?

Everyone praising the Black Swan performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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r/boxoffice · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 0.6k points

[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Black Swan?

Just got out of Black Swan and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.

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r/flicks · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 3.3k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Black Swan?

Rewatched Black Swan last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.

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