* In a film where our protagonist is absolutely ''tortured'' psychologically through most of the story, her absolute joy when she finds out she got the part of the Swan Queen is a breath of heartwarming air.
--> '''Nina:''' "He ''picked me'', mommy."
* Thomas' genuine admiration of Nina after her performance is complete--and his genuine concern when he sees that she's injured.
* Despite being film powered by horrific implications left and right, Lily's CoolBigSis moments are lovely and just what the increasingly fragile Nina needs. Outside of Nina's imagination [[SheepInSheepsClothing she's a wonderfully sweet person and her praise of Nina's final performance at the end is definitely refreshing after something so terrifying]] (but very, very [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome badass]]). It's also nice to finally see her true character by the end; she's ultimately just a friendly girl who wants to see Nina do well and her death scene is all a hallucination.
** It's also worth noting that rather than discomfort, awkwardness, or disgust, her reaction to finding out Nina had an EroticDream about her is seeming incredibly flattered. It's also a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}, but it's sweet that Lily doesn't mind that Nina may or may not have a thing for her, and apparently doesn't let it affect her efforts to be Nina's friend.
* Play Music/{{ABBA}}'s ''"Nina, Pretty Ballerina"'' over some scenes and it becomes... saner. The lyrics, not to mention the title, are rather wholly appropriate.
* Erica's face during Nina's final performance. She looks so proud...
* The WordOfGod that Nina does ''not'' die at the end, and that her bleeding is merely symbolic of her becoming a woman.
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