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things. It can be a thing of beauty, a gifted ballet dancer gracefully contorting their body to a harmonious pace. But it can also be a thing of darkness, a face of white like Bergman's vision of Death with red, piercing eyes included. Director Darren Aronofsky is no stranger to telling tales of obsession. In fact, most of his films deal with the dueling sides of that fiery driven coin. With Black Swan, his latest film, he once again delves into the mental state of one who is obsessed, and, once

Requiem for a dream (2000) by Darren Aronofsky Opening shot 'Requiem for a dream' is a film directed by Darren Aronofsky and made in 2000, based on a novel by the same name written in 1978. This film has a unique style and thrilling, intense, eye-opening story in film history of that time. Some people call it the “addiction horror”. In this film, you can have a peek at the lives of drug addicts through their eyes. It traces lives of four protagonists - Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn), her son Harry

The movie Noah by Darren Aronofsky is misunderstood. Non-Christians question how all of the animals could fit into the ark, and religious leaders question the theology behind it. Despite the rock giants and what people think, Aronofsky studied the Bible. He understood original sin, righteousness, and the original meaning. To Aronofsky, the story of Noah is poetry, not historical. Poetry is susceptible to the interpretation of the reader. Throughout the movie, Aronofsky takes the poetic story of Noah

craziest dream last night about a girl who has turned into a swan, but her prince falls for the wrong girl and she kills herself.” These anticipated words can be heard through the protagonist, Nina Sayers, in the captivating film “Black Swan” directed by Darren Aronofsky which follows a delicate and innocent committed ballet dancer who gains the lead role in the production “Swan Lake”. Forcing her to break out of her innocence and come in touch with her dark side, creating the psychological struggle of maintaining

Internal Conflict As I become more knowledgeable about the Id, ego, and superego, I found the three readings that were assigned very interesting, but the one that drew my attention was Black Swan. This movie shows the triple personality of a human being found in once discorded place. The film tells about a ballerina in New York, Nina Sayers, who wants to be the prima ballerina, main female dancer, in the Black Swan play. Her way through it while losing her state of mind, hostile by a possessive mother

Chapter I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Desire is a natural characteristic of every human being, the writer believe that every single person in the world have desire to get something that really want. According to the vdictionary, the definition of desire is very deverse, desire means to wish for earnestly, to covest, to express a wish for, to entreat, to request, to require, the natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action

Mark Beaton Com 320 October 15, 2015 Rod Serling and Darren Aronofsky I. Intro A. Darren Aronofsky 1. Aronofsky’s work B. Rod Serling 2. Serling’s work II. Pi A. Close-ups 1. “Eye of the Beholder” B. Ugly Faces C. Black and White 2. Twilight Zone III. Noah A. Watchers IV. Dialogue used in Aronofsky’s work A. Connection to Twilight Zone Intro Darren Aronofsky is a film maker who has made a variety of films throughout his career. He has worked as the director, producer, and writer on

“The Fountain” by Darren Aronofsky is a film that depicts Tommy’s Denial towards death. This film is the journey of one man in his past, present, and future. In the film, Tommy has a very stubborn mindset; he believes that death is a disease and that there is a cure for every disease. On the other hand, Izzi, Tommy’s wife is very accepting towards the thought of death and her intentions are to prove to Tommy that death is not as bad as it may seem. As the film progresses, Tommy’s acceptance towards

Sawyers, perfecting her technique is important and the only way to fix her mistakes is if she turns her life upside down. Sawyers practices so often she starts to take notice of her evolution from childhood to adulthood through a mirror. Director Darren Aronofsky uses a technique that executes an important meaning- specifically his arrangement of mirrors in the movie shows self-reflection of the leading character. Obviously, a ballerina primarily uses mirrors to build and correct his/her weakness

dilemma of mortality in the physical realm and can not accept the grim, inevitable death that faces all of humankind. In the world of The fountain, there are three planes of existence which correlate to the past, present, and future/consciousness. Darren Aronofsky intertwines these three times periods creating a nonlinear perspective of time, but it is in line with the general plot of the movie. Aronofsky wants the viewer to link the time periods together where the past is the story depicted in the