Dear wonderful A.R.M.Y.,

Film it now, film it now,

do you hear me? Yeah…

Two weeks have zoomed past us and the day to discuss our fifth Film In with BTS pick is upon us! This months pick has been gracefully recommended by our sweetest Jimin!

Lights, camera and action!

SEPTEMBER CHOICE:

Black Swan, which is one of many many maaaany excellent Jimin recommendations!

• Title: Black Swan
• Director: Darren Aronofsky
• Actors: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder etc.
• Year: 2010
• Country: USA
• Running time: 108 minutes
• Note that the movie is under the thriller/horror/drama genre and please check for trigger warnings accordingly if you need to!

Synopsis:

Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.

Questions/Discussion Suggestions:

Discussion is open! Please feel free to write whatever you thought about the movie: your impressions, favorite scene or a line that struck you particularly.

• Black Swan has been said to be an "unconventional horror" – do you agree? Did you mark a certain scene that really stayed with you?

• Can you find correlations or similarities and which ones between this movie and the BTS Black Swan MV? Or do you find the Art Film performed by MN Dance Company more in line the themes of the movie?

• The film’s ending is left intentionally ambiguous. How do you interpret it?

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the movie or the thread, feel free to tag me or any of the mods. If you have not yet watched the movie you can find the sources in the announcement post here. Feel free to watch and drop in the discussion anytime!

The next month choice will be announced soon and until then, happy discussion! (And beware, this be spoiler free territory!)

Mods with Luv