A part of her is well aware she’s slipping but she lets it happen anyways. LEROY (CONT’D) 2 INT. We see how the pressures and demands inherent to the industry have left the performer in physical, mental, fiscal, and emotional ruin. She previously had visions of injuries, on her fingers or the back. It is possible that she didn't bleed so badly until the last act because she didn't pull the piece of glass out until after her role as black swan.only When lily came to congratulate her on her success as the white swan did she come to the realization that she had stabbed herself, and then removed the small piece of glass remaining in her torso. Structurally, the book is not in chronological order. She starts the movie in a very childlike way—waking up from a bad dream and going to tell her mom about it. What did you do? But I think more likely is that she just imagined it as part of her ramp up to the performance. We know she didn’t grow feathers because there aren’t feathers anywhere and no one is screaming, “OH MY GOD SHE GREW WINGS.”. Which is why we think, later, Nina attacked Lily. Good day. Transcendence. Ending the kiss. We want to celebrate our different opinions, and celebrate yours as well. And we’re straight up told by Thomas what defines each of the swans. Yeah but after watching Black Swan, I have a question regarding the relationship between Nina and her mother. Thomas instructs her to lose herself in the Black Swan character, but she is unable to do it. Why it happened? So the reason why Nina’s story plays out how it does is because Black Swan is an extreme depiction of the well-documented psychological issues ballerinas face. She can perfectly perform the White Swan but has a hardship with the Black Swan role. I wanted answers behind the story plot and yours was the first article that appeared and the only one I needed to read. Whether she physically dies or not.....the white swan or light side of her is transformed to become the dark or at least include the dark part of her. They eventually become significantly overwhelming for her, further dooming her identity to utter failure. Please keep up the great work. Not to mention then all the humiliating things he still has to put up with just to scrape by (steroid use, shitty local wrestling shows that don’t pay well, being yelled at while working at a deli counter, etc). Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan is a haunting and tragic tale of Nina (Natalie Portman) descending into madness, but does she actually die after her final dance performance? Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. Ram had barely any money, but didn’t have the appearance and skills for a part-time job much less a salaried 9-5. Nina is treated like a child by her mother. The final message, when stripped to its core point, is a bleak one—ballerinas literally destroy themselves in an attempt to be perfect. She instead dances the role with restrictions and control which does not work because she’s using White Swan’s motivations which are similar to her personality. Funny, sad, everything in between. © 2006-2020 Fanpop, Inc., All Rights Reserved. Black Swan fades to white at the end as Nina is bleeding on stage after finishing her perfect performance, but there has been some debate about whether or not she actually died. Black Swan explained Nina and mirrors. We’re two dudes, and a lady, of which our tastes are quite varied.