History YMMV / BlackSwan

** Ecspecially when her legs bend. Personally this troper thought the scene where [[spoiler: Beth stabbed herself in the face was too over the top to be scary.]]

** Ecspecially when her legs bend. Personally this troper thought the scene where [[spoiler: Beth stabbed herself in the face was {{Narm too over the top to be scary}}.]]

** [[spoiler: It's possible that she was hyped up on adrenaline. That's how she was able to "lose herself" in the performance of the Black Swan. No one noticed the blood stain because it was either too dark or the other dancers were focused on their own performances.]]

** Seems to be [[spoiler:part of Nina's delusions.]] When Nina confronts Lily about the pretty graphic sex scene, [[spoiler:she denies it, and even teases Nina about her having a psuedo-lesbian crush.]]
* {{Narm}} - Some of the transformation moments come off a bit too gimmicky and drive the metaphor of [[spoiler: Nina becoming the Black Swan]] too hard.
* TearJerker: [[spoiler: "But I was beautifiul...."]]

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel - [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel/BlackSwan JESUS CHRIST, where do we start?!.]]

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel - [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel/BlackSwan You should just start screaming now.]]

** Have you seen the poster? *shudders*
** [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel You mean]] [[http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/images/blackswanposter.jpg this one]][[HighOctaneNightmareFuel ?]]
** And just...most of the movie. This troper's audience screamed out loud at several points, especially [[spoiler:the scene where Beth stabs herself in the ''face'', and then the following scene in Nina's apartment where she keeps seeing Beth appearing in corners and sees her mother's paintings moving and shouting at her.]]
* [[HoYay Les Yay]] - What most people are talking about in regards to the movie, sadly. Played straight or subverted, depending on if you think that Lily really is coming on to Nina or if Nina is just projecting her repressed urges onto the more adventurous woman.
** Seems to be [[spoiler:part of Nina's delusions.]] When Nina confronts Lily about the pretty graphic sex scene, [[spoiler:she denies it, and even teases Nina about her having a psuedo-lesbian crush.]]

* NightmareFuel: Nina's final Black Swan wardrobe and makeup is more than a little frightening.
** This troper never thought of a ballet studio as a scary place--until they turned out the lights.
** The [[SpookyPainting paintings,]] oh god those paintings...
** The movie doesn't shy away from the damage ballerinas do to their feet on a regular basis. [[spoiler: Now, toes fusing on the other hand,]] [[{{HighOctaneNightmareFuel}} that's usually not quite normal.]]

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel - Have you seen the poster? *shudders*

** The movie doesn't shy away from the damage ballerinas do to their feet on a regular basis. [[spoiler: Now, toes fusing on the other hand,]] [[{{HighOctaneNighmareFuel}} that's usually not quite normal.]]

** The movie doesn't shy away from the damage ballerinas do to their feet on a regular basis. [[spoiler: Now, toes fusing on the other hand,]] [[{{HighOctaneNighmareFuel}} that's usually not quite normal.]]

** The [[SpookyPainting paintings,]] oh god those paintings...

** To this troper the disservice came mostly from Nina's thinness. There were some scenes that weren't even supposed to be uncomfortable in a movie made of [[Squick uncomfortable moments]], where the implication that Nina had an eating disorder was abundantly apparent.

* CrossesTheLineTwice - Nina smashes (breaks?) her mom's fingers in a door partly by accident...and then again on purpose the next day!
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome - Well, it is Swan Lake.

** Seems to be [[spoiler:part of Nina's delusions.]] When Nina confronts Lily about the pretty graphic sex scene, [[spoiler:she denys it, and even teases Nina about her having a psuedo-lesbian crush.]]

* NightmareFuel: Nina's final Black Swan wardrobe and makeup is more than a little frightening.

** And just...most of the movie. This troper's audience screamed out loud at several points, especially [[spoiler:the scene where Beth stabs herself in the ''face'', and then the following scene in Nina's apartment where she keeps seeing Beth appearing in corners and sees her mother's paintings moving and shouting at her.]]