FFF: Crazy Like Black Swan

The Friday Flick Faceoff features films that somehow share a common thread.  Cast your vote anyway you like and don’t worry if you’ve seen the movies or not.  Love to hear why you picked what you picked though.

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I didn’t expect to see Black Swan.  As a writer I probably should have seen the value in understanding all the buzz, but I just don’t leap at those types of films.  What type you ask?  Good question.  I’m not sure.

Umm...What?

I’m not a big fan of the damaged, psychopathic woman as lead character genre.  Not sure if that’s really a genre but go with it.  I like when the main character is a damaged, psychopathic male though.  I’m pretty sure that’s the opposite of sexism, but I’m sure someone will find a reason to call me names.  I don’t know, maybe feminists feel they should have equal opportunities to play crazy murderers too.  I’ve never exactly been embraced by the feminism movement but maybe I can be honorary member for a day to figure some of this out.  Hopefully I’ll get a decoder ring.

Anyway, I saw the latest from Darren Aronofsky.  Yes, it’s twisted.  Yes, it’s good in the sense that a story is well told and you won’t be dozing off lest Natalie Portman comes at you hard enough to make the Sandman look like H.R. PufnStuf.  But I tend to appreciate the darkness even though I love the light, so my mind continues to pirouette around Black Swan.  I’d also be shocked if Portman doesn’t win the Oscar for Best Actress based on what I see from the Academy.

A Platter of Madness

If you’d rather not see the film you can always check out a fabulous Stick Figure Review of Black Swan.  There’s also the hilarious Jim Carrey SNL skit from the other night. 

So in the spirit of a whole lotta crazy, this week’s FFF brings you a pentathlon of psychological thrillers.  None of these movies need much introduction.  I bet you know what I’m talking about if I say Hannibal Lecter or shower scene or “Here’s Johnny!”  You probably also know that Kathy Bates owns a sledgehammer and the Glenn Close won’t be ignored. 

Here’s the field: Silence of the Lambs, Psycho, Misery, Fatal Attraction, and The Shining. 

I considered making a special allowance this week for schizophrenic voting wherein you could pick more than one winner, but I’ll settle for writing that joke and not actually implementing the concept.  Oh, I know schizophrenia is a serious matter, so if I’ve offended you just remember I wasn’t talking about you, just one of the other people in your head.  Okay, okay one more:

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

I’m schizophrenic

And so am I.

It’s okay to laugh.  I’ve been hearing voices for years.  Now let me hear yours in this week’s poll.

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So what did you pick and why huh?  Have you found me on Twitter yet @eduClaytion?