8 Crazy Fan Theories That Actually Improve Horror Movies
6. Black Swan Is A Remake Of Showgirls
Is Black Swan really a horror film? It was marketed as a prestigious psychological thriller, but lets be honest this is a movie with false scares, doppelgangers and a ton of psychobabble that wouldnt look out of place in a William Castle picture. Its about as upmarket as Showgirls, which it very closely resembles. According to Black Swan, the world of ballet is no different from lap dancing theyre both about sex, are viciously competitive and you have to sleep with your boss to get ahead. The movies really a Joe Eszterhas flick with pretensions, the kind of film where every character has a way with sexual innuendo and even the fast food waiter delivers lines like Let me know if its juicy enough for you. Then theres the rug-munching scene, which is purely artistic, advances the story etc etc. Eszterhas specializes in cod psychology, but even hed draw the line at delineating characters by dressing one in black, one in white, and suggesting our heroine mightve gone off the deep end by having the eyes of her paintings literally follow her around the room. Chalk such moments down to director Darren Aronofsky, who also gave us The Fountain, a picture so head-scratchingly bizarre that even star Hugh Jackman didnt know what it was about.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
