Dylan, Erica, Jer, and I all ventured to a late night showing of Black Swan last night. After seeing it, we all were in agreement...it is a fantastic movie with great shots, talent, and dancing. While the story line has been done 1000 times, Darren Aronofsky really made it his own by turning Swan Lake into a thriller and having Natalie Portman literally transform into her evil side, or her own Black Swan. The entire movie was suspenseful, as you were never quite sure when a painting on the wall would start to move or a reflection in a mirror would become its own self. You can easily connect with Portman's terror as she starts to realize that things are not really as they seem and the movie will keep you guessing what is real and what is imagined up until the very end. The movie is up for a ridiculous number of awards...4 Golden Globes, 3 Screen Actors Guild awards, 5 Gotham Awards, and many more with 2 BSFC Awards already won. It's no wonder why the movie is getting so much success...if you haven't seen it, you really ought to!
After that, we went back to Jer's house for awhile where we talked about the movie and how good coffee sounded....so we eventually wound up at the diner. Erica hadn't been there since she returned home, so we wanted to make sure that she got her diner fill before she had to leave again. Despite the random crowd of people at 2a.m. on a Thursday, I think the trip was a success.
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