* Nina's final Black Swan dance at the end of the film. ''Damn.''
** The entire scene could also imply she was ''finally'' able to "[[ArcWords lose herself]]" and "[[ArcWords live a little]]", as evident as she kisses Thomas, which surprises even him.
** Its finale. Most ballerinas who perform the role of Odette/Odile just stay in one spot to do the pirouettes. But not Nina. She takes ''command'' of the stage, dancing downstage towards the center as her arms magically transform into wings. As she finishes into her final pose, the crowd goes wild.
* Nina breaking her mom's fingers to get to her performance. This shows her finally and fully breaking free from her [[StageMom Stage Mom's]] tight grip.
** Pretty much any time Nina takes control of her life away from her mother. Since Nina is 28, there's not a damned thing her mother can do about any of it. Nina's shout of "I'm moving out!" which her mom has no response to basically seals the shift of power in Nina's life.
* Nina taking charge in the discussion with Thomas just before the spectacle about who will dance as she psychs him out and asserts her strength.
* After taking shit from so many different people, Nina's comeback to Beth coming up to her and telling her she's not as good for the role as her is very satisfying. Beth's face afterwards is solid gold on film.
-->'''Beth:''' What did you do to earn this role? He always said you were such a frigid little girl. How did you get him to change his mind? [[CastingCouch Did you suck his cock?]]
-->'''Nina:''' ''(deadpan)'' [[ShutUpHannibal Not all of us have to.]]
* Anytime she calls out her mom on her smothering nature, which is rather often considering who she is while she's doing ballet ([[ShrinkingViolet repressed, quiet, friendless, silent]]), shows she does have some sort of fight deep underneath.
* After being terrorized by hallucinations throughout the film, Nina's reaction to her 'goosebumps' and feathers sprouting up her arms. Does she panic? No, instead she smiles and [[LiteralMetaphor spreads her wings.]]

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