Freudian Psychoanalysis of the Main Character in Black Swan
The cinema has produced precious few genius tragic characters Reasons that causes self-destructive behavior is a complex broad of a category self-destructive behavior is. Self-destruction can be presented in many ways. Self-destructive behaviour might be caused by identity disorders or traumatic experiences. In most cases, the individual who evinces self-destructive behaviours as a form of punishment for a lack of control over themselves, their world, or their actions. Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan presents complex characters and the self-destruction that leads theim to their desired goal.
Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky, is a psychological thriller starring Natalie Portman as an aspiring ballerina in a New Your City ballet company. Nina experiences a range of feelings what causes many delusions, hallucinations and panic attacks throughout the movie. Freud in his works defined hallucination as a false perception and narcissistic protection against traumatic experiences Narcissistic personality disorder has its roots in Greek mythology. According to the myth, Narcissus was a handsome, young man who after seeing his reflection he fell in love with his own image. He stared at the water's edge until he eventually dies. Throughout history, this concept has been explored by various philosophers and the notion of narcissism was described as a disorder. Nina crosses the line between passion and obsession, and her desires go far beyond wanting to be successful. Her obsession and mental illness are the results of disconnection between the external and internal aspects of her being. Externally, she is talented and accomplished, internally, she feels empty and never sufficiently perfect.
In Black Swan, self-destruction is caused by two factors, which are, the lack of control over the actions and the conflict with the identity through the pursuit of perfection. Ballet is a mentally and physically demanding art form. In order to achieve perfection, she obsessively practices her dance routines. Nina, under pressure of her ballet teacher commits herself to self-destruction. “The only one person standing in your way is you. It’s time to let her go. Lose yourself.” I'm bliżej her debut as the lead in her wymarzone role to which she desperately dążyła Nina struggles with her identification, while trying to embody both the black and white swan She begins as the innocent white swan but her “Id” is expressed to increasing degrees as the film progress, the more Nina falls into the portrayal of Black Swan, the more transformations happen to her body and everyday Nina observes new changes her scratch on her back progresses as a character evolves into the black swan.
The power of the mirror is symbolic. Psychologist Jacques Lacan states that the mirror as being a powerful part of identity construction. The Nina’s perception and reality is distorted Nina is a human embodiment of the white swan which signifies the purity and innocence and symbolises her childlike nature, whereas the black swan. The Black swan is a seductive counterpart and depicts Nina’s internal conflict. costume changes her delicate face Doubles represent a repressed shadow-ego, which, when observed, usually signifies death when connected to Nina experiences through the process of becoming the “Black Swan”. The Black swan is a seductive counterpart to the white swan and depicts Nina’s internal conflict. This is a portrayal of her transformation that her psyche has undergone as a result of hallucination that channels achieve perfection and freedom.
The purpose of this movie was to access feelings, thoughts and behaviours of Nina Sayers along with the environmental factors. Thomas Leroy, her dance teacher and the company director, represents the “Id”. He is an aspect of Nina’s subconscious that pushes her to let go and encourages using her sexuality in order to improve her performance. In one of the scenes he says “The only one person standing in your way is you. It’s time to let her go. Lose yourself.” By constantly criticising and challenging her. Erica, the mother and former ballerina, is the super-ego. She is a moralising, overbearing and rule-following component of Nina’s life. Lily represent’s Nina’s ego, a person who Nina desire to become. She sees herself in Lily at the various points in the movie, and ultimately hallucinates about killing her, when in reality she stabs herself. She envies Lily’s free-spirit and affection that Leroy has for her. After her act in Swan Lake, the last words Nina whispers to herself were “I was perfect,” while slowly losing consciousness from a self-inflicted stab wound. In the final scene Nina states “I felt it. Perfect. It was perfect”.
