The Prettiest "Ugly-Duckling"

Director and writer Darren Aronofsky without a doubt caught the attention of movie critics around the world this year, with his incredible piece of art: a little film we came to know as Black Swan. The unorthodox filming and camera techniques, the deeply psychological plot-twists as well as Natalie Portman's incredible depiction of the main character Nina-the ballerina were among the many features of this film that made it worth-seeing.

Although, us hollywood-suckers are used to seeing Portman as a space-bound princess or the girl-next-door in other movies, I came to find that she was the perfect casting call for this character. 

The movie itself was a satirical and darker version of Chaykovsky's "Swan Lake" which was situated at the heart of the plot. I thought it was a clever undertaking of twisting the "ugly-duckling" themes on Aronofsky's part.

Make-up, special effects a, costumes and the soundtrack were all among the things that made this film extra-ordinary in my opinion. Although without a doubt, Portman's acting as well as the incredible training was the talk of town as proved by her winning an Oscar for Best Actress at the age of 29.