Black Swan is a movie about a girl who is a ballet dancer named Nina and just landed a lead role in Swan Lake as the swan. In the beginning of the movie she is seen talking to herself about a dream she had the night before which I automatically knew would probably be schizophrenia, a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation. She also had a scratch on her back that we learn later on in the movie is self-inflicted.
When she lands the role of the swan her director informs her the she makes a good White Swan because she seems pure and innocent but lacks the ability to be a good Black Swan so he gives her lessons on what to do to experience the other side of her, which doesn’t work. The role is very competitive so Nina is willing to do anything to prove that she can play both roles. She meets Lily who is also a ballet dancer but is the total opposite of her Nina. She’s more edgy, upfront and laid back and that’s what the director likes in her. Afraid that Lily might get her spot, she gets more into the role of being a black swan. She starts doing drugs and starts being more and more paranoid. The scratch marks on her back become deeper but she doesn’t know why.
There was a scene in the movie where she went to visit a dancer that she replaced in what looked like a psychiatric facility. And she brings back all the things she stole from her because she said she wanted to be like her. The lady gets the sharp nail file that was returned to her and stabs herself with it and Nina runs away but the Nina realizes that she was the one holding the file.
Eventually she is in full black swan mode and her symptoms of schizophrenia become more noticeable. Her scratch marks on her back become more deep and she sees feathers starting to come out of her skin. She also sees her feet coming together to form the shape of a swan’s feet and her eyes become blood shot red. The actors played their roles very well but for someone who didn’t know about psychological disorders, this movie would’ve been really confusing for them.
At the end of the movie, after her performance she killed herself because that’s what the white swan does she was so into her role. She wasn’t treated for her disorder but if she were diagnosed with it she would have to go through life long treatment of medications and psychosocial therapy to help manage the condition. During crisis periods or times of severe symptoms, hospitalization may be necessary to ensure safety, proper nutrition, adequate sleep and basic hygiene.
When she lands the role of the swan her director informs her the she makes a good White Swan because she seems pure and innocent but lacks the ability to be a good Black Swan so he gives her lessons on what to do to experience the other side of her, which doesn’t work. The role is very competitive so Nina is willing to do anything to prove that she can play both roles. She meets Lily who is also a ballet dancer but is the total opposite of her Nina. She’s more edgy, upfront and laid back and that’s what the director likes in her. Afraid that Lily might get her spot, she gets more into the role of being a black swan. She starts doing drugs and starts being more and more paranoid. The scratch marks on her back become deeper but she doesn’t know why.
There was a scene in the movie where she went to visit a dancer that she replaced in what looked like a psychiatric facility. And she brings back all the things she stole from her because she said she wanted to be like her. The lady gets the sharp nail file that was returned to her and stabs herself with it and Nina runs away but the Nina realizes that she was the one holding the file.
Eventually she is in full black swan mode and her symptoms of schizophrenia become more noticeable. Her scratch marks on her back become more deep and she sees feathers starting to come out of her skin. She also sees her feet coming together to form the shape of a swan’s feet and her eyes become blood shot red. The actors played their roles very well but for someone who didn’t know about psychological disorders, this movie would’ve been really confusing for them.
At the end of the movie, after her performance she killed herself because that’s what the white swan does she was so into her role. She wasn’t treated for her disorder but if she were diagnosed with it she would have to go through life long treatment of medications and psychosocial therapy to help manage the condition. During crisis periods or times of severe symptoms, hospitalization may be necessary to ensure safety, proper nutrition, adequate sleep and basic hygiene.
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