- Black Swan Ethereal and intense. The imagery is beautiful and haunting. The emotions are so real and raw. The entire thing engaged all the way through and kept me perpetually astonished. Barbara Hershey did wonderfully as the creepy mom, simeltaneously playing the over-attentive stage mother and the manipulative matron from hell. But then again, every actor played their part with such beauty. I love ballet, so I loved all of the dancing scenes. Despite all of its dark, twisted brilliance, I do no think it's best picture material. It surely deserved to be nominated, but not to win. I feel I was more affected by the visuals and the psychotic visions than the undrlying message. All I really got out of the movie is that ballerinas are crazy and get discarded as soon as they hit thirty. I mean there was the whole "perfection" aspect, and Nina's quest for immortality, in a way, but the message was a bit muddled. Above all, it's a visual film, though extremely well done. (It's still one of my favorite movies)
- The Fighter- Yet to be seen
- Inception The complexities and intricacies of this film never cease to amaze me. All of the component fits together perfectly and (for the most part) make sense. I loved the entire premise and its was executed beautifully. Joseph Gordon Levitt and Tom Hardy both did considerably well playing complete opposites of the other. The entire fortress of Dom's mind with Mal trapped inside really serves as an all-encompassing metaphor for the way we refuse to let go of places and people and memories. And as usual, the special effects were spectacular, and could be very subtle at times (which i like). I very much doubt it will win best picture. I won't be disappointed if it does, but there are so many other films ahead of it and it's "summer block buster" status does not help its credibility.Christopher's Nolan's snub does not look too good either. Unfortunately, it will be mostly unsung at the Oscars.
- The Kids Are All Right I thought this was a smart, funny and heartfelt movie. ALL of the actors/actresses included were great, and I especially loved Julianna Moore, Mark Ruffalo, and Josh Hutcherson (but then again, I'm a huge Julianne Moore fan). The writing was extremely believeable and never felt forced or cliched.I was very satisfied with the director's ability to make this a film about a lesbian family without making homosexuality the main focus. The same exact movie could have been done with a heterosexual couple and wouldn't have made much of a difference (though I don't think it would be as good as the real version) At some points, I did feel a little let down by the unhappiness the characters felt, but the simple, poetic ending canceled out most of my disappointment. There is no way this movie will ever win best picture. It's an indie movie at heart and does not have the same buzz factor that Hurt Locker had last year. Either way, I will always love watching it.
- The King's Speech Yet to be seen
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