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ladurée and black swan

Feb 13, 2011 01:42

This weekend was my last weekend before starting my second Semester on Monday. My last exams (oral exams) went well. Then, I had four lovely days to enjoy my break. I'm sure the next few months will be rather intense as I'll have a two-hour class on Saturday at 4pm which seems to me pretty odd and rather completely and utterly unbelievable (I've ( Read more... )

black swan, ladurée

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hostile17girl February 13 2011, 01:13:43 UTC

It's really interesting how two people can view the same film completely differently. I didn't think Black Swan was the slightest bit subtle. All of the characters were variations on stereotypes and I felt that Aronofsky really hit the audience over the head with the symbolism. That being said, the film was certainly mesmerizing. I just seem to like it less and less the more I think about it.

reveparisien February 13 2011, 18:10:36 UTC

I think Requiem for a dream was much worse when it comes to things not being subtle. I don't admire Aronofsky but for some reason I never gave up on him. Black Swan is a great improvement. The film is based on the symbolism I think. That's what the film is about. That's how I see things. Life becomes the symbol of a ballet which has itself everything to do with symbolism. In the credits, every actor was : real-life character (Nina)/Swan lake character (Swan queen). That's really what Aronofsky wanted to do.
I don't know why people are being so hard on this film !

hostile17girl February 13 2011, 21:15:42 UTC

The only other Aronofsky film I've seen is The Fountain, which I thought sounded really exciting but it ended up being a total disappointment. I don't know, I just don't care for his story-telling techniques!

kels450 February 13 2011, 02:56:24 UTC

So many people have talked about Black Swan - I want to watch it now just to see what the fuss is about even though i'm not really a film person! :)

I'm glad your exams went okay and are over now! :D And good luck starting back on Monday! :D

And your picture is beautiful as always, you're so good at photography. :)

Hope you're okay, love. *hugs* xxx

reveparisien February 13 2011, 18:12:13 UTC

You should watch it when you get the chance ! That's really interesting !
Thank you ! I'm glad to go back tomorrow :)
Aww Thank you Kelle ! You're so sweet.
I hope you're well too !!

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reveparisien February 13 2011, 18:12:57 UTC

Hello ! Nice to see you here :) I agree with everything you said here !

gauloise February 13 2011, 13:13:29 UTC

I haven't seen Black Swan yet but watched True Grit last night and absolutely loved it. It's definitely a must-see film, Morgane, I think you would really love it. The storyline is so engaging and the sparse landscapes are perfect. How are you enjoying the book??

reveparisien February 13 2011, 18:15:01 UTC

Oh You did ? That's great to know ! I finished the book this afternoon and thought it was a great read. I love the place and time where it takes place. I'd read anything related to that "world". It's a bit of a satyre (the child trying to be a 'cowboy') so it was really unique. I'm really looking forward to seeing the film now !

leafsens February 14 2011, 18:46:57 UTC

Speaking of Ladurée, I have finally tasted them! My friend brought a few back from Paris last year and they are AMAZING. I've eaten ones made here in Toronto and Hong Kong and nothing beats the authentic Parisian stuff!

reveparisien February 16 2011, 20:14:27 UTC

Oh really ?? I'm so glad !!! :D