Swan Dive

The Bell Jar and Black Swan: The Pressure to be Perfect In a society where competition among others and influences from the media are becoming increasingly prevalent by the decade, it is easy for one to feel the extreme pressure to be perfect. Many individuals face the internal conflict of feeling that they are not adequate enough for various personal or societal standards, often leading to unhealthy insecurities, mental and emotional instabilities, and identity crises. Firstly, society’s reminders

Black Swan and Whiplash both feature intense practice sequences that build upon the narrative of obsessing over a craft. This intense and obsessive practice leads up to the conclusion of the films; where each character gives their absolute best performance. Nina’s final transformation into an impure and sinful character is completed when she grows black wings and slams her mother’s hand in her door. During the performance, Nina gets into an altercation with herself and stabs herself in the pure White

she is a main character from the psychosexual thriller film, ‘Black Swan’ (performed by Natalie Portman). A story about young ballerina who wanted to earn a truly success in her profession, by struggling from her inside unconsciousness, curious to understand the darkness and break free from her old identity to become an ideal artist. A story was inspired from a famous ballet play, original written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ‘Swan Lake’. Ballet is a high class performance dancing that require a lot

ballerina, but also the best ballerina in the world. The next part is called "Taking the World". This part will start with a very interesting event that occurred in 1997. Suddenly it began to rain during Plisetskaya's outdoor performance of The Dying Swan. However, the audience forgot to open their umbrellas as they were fascinated by her show. Also, another remarkable thing happened. A designer Pierre Cardin was a part of the audience that day, and at the end of the show the ballerina and the designer

Opening night at the KC. Absolutely love-love-love Ratmansky's ODESSA!!! The steps, execution, the costumes (tacky polyester is just right here), the mood lighting, the music -- oh, how I love the music! The theme is part Grigorovich's GOLDEN AGE - with its 1920s nightclub for criminals - and part bastardized IN THE NIGHT (featuring three couples in diverse stages of a relationship). What a cast, especially the three principal ladies...Sara Mearns, Sterling Hyltin, Ashley Bouder...partnered by

The Black Swan is a psychologically based thriller in which Nina, a dedicated ballerina who belongs to a highly elite company in New York City, strives to one day become prima ballerina. She covets the role of Swan Queen in her company’s upcoming rendition of “Swan Lake”. As she is shy and innocent in her demeanor, Nina is the epitome of the character of the White Swan. On the other hand, the part of the Black Swan is seductive, dark, and passionate. The artistic director of the company, Thomas,

From the first shots of Whiplash and Black Swan, we see the protagonists immersed in their respective disciplines. Andrew Naiman practicing the drums, Nina Sayers dreaming of dancing the White Swan. Both of these films bring us behind the scenes of a world most people never get to see. Both were relatively low budget, leaned heavily on their scripts, and led to Oscar wins for great performances. But most importantly, both of these films tell the tale of an artist seeking greatness who must first

In 2004, The Swan, was an American reality television program in which women who were judged to be ugly were given "extreme makeovers" that included several forms of plastic surgery. “The title of the series refers to the fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling, in which a homely bird matures into a swan” (Famous Fix). “The Swan” had multiple contestants on each show, including Lorrie Arias, who underwent surgery in 2004 and has regretted her decision since then. "I was screaming, 'I want my face back!' That's

This version of the book titled The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson was much better than any of the other versions I have read. This version includes more in depth details about what actually happens to the little ugly duckling. The detail helps the reader better understand what is happening in the book because they can actually picture the different events that are taking place. The book is also better because it has detailed pictures of each event that is taking place so the reader can

element the art have, it is a work that created by the people who want others to feel or think what they feel or think, or what they want them to feel or think, which perfectly describe the property of advertisement. But, just like black swan and white swan in the “Swan lake", not all the public art is affecting people in a constructive way, so do advertisement, making worse by its bestially influence and creating lots of problems. Therefore, the toxicity of advertising is created by its purpose, missing