Ready. Set. Blog!

Here I am. Starting a blog. Writing about... nothing in particular. 

Ah well. Everyone's gotta start somewhere right? 

So how does one go about finding a subject to write about? Clearly, I've never done anything like this. Forgive me if this post is boring/random/plain stupid, but this is my first one. Bear with me. I guess I can start with reviewing the most recent movie I deem worthy of seeing, yeah?

Why don't I begin with my favorite movie of the 2010 holiday season; Black Swan. 

Great film. Now, I am by no means a critic of any sorts. I have my opinions -- whether they mean anything or not is up to you

First of all, I would like to credit Rodarte for designing amazing costumes for this movie. Being the little girl that I am, I love pretty things. And those ballerina costumes were damn pretty. 
 I love that the costumes were essential to the plot. They were (as the cliche goes) the icing on the cake. The Mulleavy sisters designed costumes that fit the story line, as well as each of the characters. Not to mention, soooo beautiful.

Secondly, as a classically trained musician, I should be wired to like classical music right? RIGHT! The use of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and an original score by Clint Mansell captured the atmosphere of the film perfectly. The hauntingly beautiful melody from Swan Lake still lingers in my temporal lobe, and I find myself humming it to myself from time to time. Yeah, I'm even thinking of changing my ringtone to that. It's not too creepy right?

Thirdly, the film is listed as a "psychological thriller". I don't want to give away any details in particular, but for those of whom have seen it, WILL agree that this chick is messed. I found the concept of the movie so incredibly smart (not to mention dark). The parallels between Nina and her Swan Queen role in the ballet are so close it's shocking, and the twisted course her life takes has a few surprises here and there. I won't lie; I've seen it 3 times and it still gave me the creeps. Oh, and I may or may not have jumped a few times.

Black Swan in a nutshell is... Brilliant. Worth seeing. Natalie Portman deserves that Oscar.