It’s a new year, and a new blog. 2011 has so far ushered in Plinky Prompts Thursday, What the #FF?!? Friday, and now, a new feature to Miracle on 32nd Street…the Stick Figure Movie Review!
Although these posts will not be day-specific, I hope to incorporate them into my blog as regular features. I’ll be scoping out the latest and greatest movies to hit the silver screen, and fastidiously analyzing them through the use of an ensemble cast of faithful stick figures (they can be paid embarrassingly low salaries…like banana chips and YooHoo).
As a warning, I will strongly caution all readers about a big Spoiler Alert before each comic strip, as I may hit on key plot points and spoil the ending (unless we’re talking about Titanic, here…the ship will still sink regardless of how far you read).
So, without further Ado-be Acrobat Reader, I present to you…the Stick Figure Movie Review of…
BLACK SWAN
Nina Padme Sayers, an aspiring ballerina, yearns to make it big in the dance world by performing the role of the Swan Queen in Swan Lake. Her over-protective mother, a former dancer, is just plain nuts..think like Mrs. Bates in Psycho.
Nina trains hard, day in and day out, to become the next prima ballerina. She admires and respects the reigning ballet queen, Beth, who happens to be aging past her prime…and who also happens to be played by Ms. Winona “I Steal Things” Ryder.
To dance the role, Nina must embody both the innocent Swan Queen, AND her doppleganger evil twin, the Black Swan. Nina believes she deserve the part of the Swan Queen, but her snooty French director doesn’t believe she can dance seductively enough.
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