[ChronoGrl]

Yeah - Requiem didn't really do it for me, either... In terms of The Wrestler, to tell you the truth, I loved the first quarter/third of the movie... I thought that the story and some of the writing was a bit lame - I think that it would have been significantly better with a stronger script. That being said, I do believe that it was artfully directed, so no insult to Mr. Aronofsky. Also, I can understand why people loved The Wrestler. To be fair, I think I went in with incredibly inflated expectations which is why I was disappointed.

Which is funny because I went into this movie with high expectations too - And was not disappointed in the slightest.

I really do think that you will enjoy Black Swan. What it is is an intense character piece - That part of The Wrestler I liked and here Black Swan is an intense character piece with a well-done story (well, the story itself is pretty simple, but the players and the direction are what make it so great). I honestly do recommend that you see it in the theater if you can. It's worth it.

Plus, I know that you really like character-driven pieces. I do think that you'd love this.

I'm considering giving my self some time and then seeing it again.

The theater was dead. silent. And I'm the one that's CONSTANTLY complaining about how people talk through movies - This movie was so incredibly intense that for the first time (since probably Inglorious Basterds) it shut the audience up. You could cut the tension in the theater with a knife. I know it sounds ridiculous, but it was utterly fantastic. Too many times I have been upset in the theater because of an obnoxious audience, but here's a movie so powerful that everyone was speechless up through the end credits - then it was great to hear the excited chatter - I think everyone was as impressed with it as I was.