Black Swan (4.5)

"A thriller that zeros in on the relationship between a veteran ballet dancer and a rival." (imdb)

I disagree with that entirely. To me that wasn't what the film was about...that was a small portion of it but to me this film is about a persons struggle with success. The fear of failure and the desire to be perfect. Also, what these things do to weaker people or people who thought they could handle themselves and deny when they've lost control. Basically, to me, it's a snap shot of how there is a black swan in all of us. The one who wants to win, seduce, be perfect, be beautiful and be important. But you have to give up so much to get these things...sometimes, you even have to give up yourself in the process.

'...the only thing standing in your way is yourself.'

This film has so many layers, at least it did to me. The more I try to explain it or grasp the meaning the more meanings and possibilities I find. Fantastic. My mind was fcked, I could barely speak once the credits rolled.

Natalie Portman. You are a GODDESS. The Queen of Queens. What you showed me tonight was so pure and so raw that I thought I was going to be sick. I have no idea how you do what you do but please, please keep slapping me in the face with this talent. So bold and so beautiful. And the dancing?! I loves you!! I think I have a womance going on with you now...

I was delightfully surprised by Mila Kunis who plays a fellow dancer. I can't say I ever really liked her until this film. She was just...good. She was really good. High five!

There are too many reasons why this movie was so awesome. To me, it hit me somewhere deep...somewhere really personal and it kept me their the whole time. The visuals, dancing, music, etc where fantastic. The story itself is so simple when you boil it down but it had so many layers and room for your own personal take on it which made it even stronger. Characters were fantastic.

The best part: the way you watch the character fall apart. How you see her start to lose control. The different ways they portrayed that was amazing. The thought that went into this film astounds me.

I could keep going but I will stop here. At first I didn't know what to think, then it got interesting before quickly getting ugly, then turning dark and evil with a final and beautiful line that ends the film.

A must see. For many reasons. Go and see it and find your own.

4.5/5 ADSENSE HERE

Make Believe (3)

"A coming of age journey set in the quirky subculture of magic, this film follows six of the world's best young magicians as they battle for the title of Teen World Champion." (imdb)

I wasn't sure how they would organize this film but it was actually pretty good. I will be honest here and say that some of the teenagers that they decided to follow were not my most favourite people. In fact, if I were one of those kids I would have been a little embarrassed about what the decided would make the film and what wouldn't. Some of the things these people said were just...face palm worthy. Mind you, yes, they are teenagers. Still though...sometimes I was annoyed/confused with what they thought was important for us to hear.

The magic was super cool. I am happy to say that my favourite kid ended up winning the Championship! That made me super happy because he was the most interesting but these kids train every day for hours to do these tricks. I gotta give them all a big high five for that. So talented and so enthusiastic about magic. I never really looked at it the way they do until this film. I know have a totally different perception when it comes to magic.

I like this film because it didn't try and be smart or change your life but to show you how magic changed and was still changing their lives (the kids). I liked that take on it. I also thought though that because of that some scenes were messy and had no business being there. I suppose I don't entirely agree with the way they edited and organized their footage. That's just me though...

Can't say it was anything super special but I doubt there are many if any magic documentaries about teenagers and their struggles so something should be said for that. The general audience loved this film, I was not so entirely convinced...still interesting.

3/5 ADSENSE HERE

SUPER (3.5)

A less than impressive man loses his wife to her addictions, drugs and alcohol, and she leaves him high and dry one day. He works at a diner and has nothing else in his life to hold on to. He goes to get her back but gets the crap kicked out of him. Enter a comic book store with the quirky wanna be side kick girl behind the counter. He begins fighting crime and studying aka reading comic books. The girl knows its him and talks him in to joining the team. But what happens when their dream of stopping crime really comes true? Probably not what you'd expect...

This film was definitely not what I thought this movie was going to be about. Not saying that that means it was better or worse...it was crazy, well, fcking crazy as all hell. Really crazy. They didn't hide nothing. In fact, they showed to much sometimes. Far too much. Take a lot to make me look away from a movie screen, shaking my head, and mumbling "no, jesus..." under my breath. They did that. Once again, don't know if that was a good or bad thing. It just was.

Ellen Page is still the man. Even more the man now. I loved her character. She was 100% crazy. I mean, completely insane. Her laugh when she killed someone was just...wow.

Rainn Wilson was really good. Can't say I've ever seen him in a film before so it was a little shocking to me when he started beating people and blowing things up. Thumbs up. Ya done good.

Kevin Bacon and Liv Tyler were bonuses for sure.

There were a lot of things I liked about this film. It was really funny sometimes but I was really wanting more comedy. It is technically a 'dark comedy' but I just felt there was more dark than comedy (I know, lame explanation but, whatever...). The characters were enjoyable but I felt like some scenes had no meaning. Like, they just threw them in there to make the audience turn their heads or frown in confusion. Like...the whole sex scene. Just, why and how?! What did that really mean/add to the film? ...weird.

The ending was actually really awesome. I had no idea how they were going to wrap this one up but it was surprisingly smooth and they threw in some good points that made you think.

...really, they were just two insane people. In my opinion. Crazy assed people/characters.

Interesting way of portraying the whole average-people-becoming-superheros flick. I'll give 'em that. They also made me turn my head because of the gore. I'll high five that.

I don't know, I liked it but I didn't...I'm still not sure.

3.5/5 ADSENSE HERE