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Heavy handed in what way? Dark?
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I think that Aranofsky should have been more subtle with the whole white swan/black swan thing. I think the audience realizes what's going on early in the movie (Portman's always in white, but she sees herself on the subway in black in one of the first scenes, then she sees herself on that sidewalk detour with her cellphone -- again dressed in black). The first couple of times were fine. But then after she was out with Mila Kunis and as soon as she put on that black top, she decides to do ecstasy and starts getting hit on by guys. And of course, that scene in the cab where she's wearing white and Kunis is wearing black. Eventually, it just got to be too much for me. I think he could have been more artful with the symbolism and we all would have understood the point.
But like I said, I thought it was a great movie overall.
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