Black Swan at first glance is a very interesting piece, the most obvious feature being the crack down the middle of her face. The crack could signify many things. A fracture person, who has been broken. Pieces of a jigsaw. The different dimensions of her person. Some dark on the inside, lieing beneath this image of perfection, awakening and beginning to spread out. It could also be a representation of beauty not meaning perfection.
Her lips are very prominent and pinkish red coloured, which is a convention used to create a representation of sex and attraction. Also the framed eyes and intense colour (Likely through photoshop) draws you in and again invokes this sexual imagery.
The intensity is also potrayed through her unemotional expression and staring eyes, creating also a personal connection to the audience. The dark background also emphasises the paleness of her skin, perhaps to make a likeness to porcerlain which is easily broken.
Natalie Portman, while also being the main character, is well known thorugh her popular role in the Starwars films as Senator Padme Admidala. There is also the comment 'extrodinairy introxicating masterpiece' which draws in the spectator at the promise of a good film.
Lastly but not least, the title is a very obvious central point. Black swans are rare but it also opposes the idea of goodness, a symbol which white swans portray. In the story of swan lake, there is both a white and black swan. One representing purity (Odete), the other a sinister seductoress (Odile).
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