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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''[[Film/Mother2017 mother!]]'' and ''Film/TheWhale'', and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last five. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''Film/TheFountain'', Creator/JenniferConnelly has roles in ''Requiem for a Dream'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.

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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''[[Film/Mother2017 mother!]]'' and ''Film/TheWhale'', and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last five. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''Film/TheFountain'', Creator/JenniferConnelly has roles in ''Requiem for a Dream'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'' ''Noah'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.
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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''[[Film/Mother2017 mother!]]'' and ''Film/TheWhale'', and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last five. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''Film/TheFountain'', Creator/JenniferConnelly has roles in ''Requiem for a Dream'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}''! and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.

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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''[[Film/Mother2017 mother!]]'' and ''Film/TheWhale'', and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last five. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''Film/TheFountain'', Creator/JenniferConnelly has roles in ''Requiem for a Dream'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}''! ''Film/{{Noah}}'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.
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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''[[Film/Mother2017 mother!]]'' and ''Film/TheWhale'', and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last five. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''Film/TheFountain'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.

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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''[[Film/Mother2017 mother!]]'' and ''Film/TheWhale'', and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last five. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''Film/TheFountain'', Creator/JenniferConnelly has roles in ''Requiem for a Dream'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}''! and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.
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** At one point (before Creator/ChristopherNolan was brought into the franchise) he was also attached to a live action version of ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', with Creator/FrankMiller writing the script. He and Creator/WarnerBrothers just couldn’t come to an agreement about what the film should be, mostly around casting as he wanted Joaquin Phoenix in the lead while WB wanted Freddie Prinze Jr.

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** At one point (before Creator/ChristopherNolan was brought into the franchise) he was also attached to a live action version of ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', with Creator/FrankMiller writing the script. He and Creator/WarnerBrothers just couldn’t come to an agreement about what the film should be, mostly around casting as he wanted Joaquin Phoenix Creator/JoaquinPhoenix in the lead while WB wanted Freddie Prinze Jr.Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr.

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* CentralTheme: His films are usually about obsession, ambition, and the psychological torment that comes from it.

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* CentralTheme: His films CentralTheme:
** ''Film/{{Pi}}'', ''Film/TheFountain'', ''Film/TheWrestler'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''
are usually all about obsession, ambition, and the psychological torment that comes from it.the crossover between the two.
** Addiction. ''Film/RequiemForADream'' is about drug addiction; Randy in ''Film/TheWrestler'' takes steroids and cocaine; ''Film/TheWhale'' is about food addiction.
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* HumansAreFlawed: A central theme of his work is showing people, even people who do terrible or selfish things, as still being deserving of sympathy and working to portray them not as inherently bad but simply victims of their own bad impulses as much as those around them are.
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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''[[Film/Mother2017 mother!]]'' and ''The Whale'', and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last five. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''Film/TheFountain'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.

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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''[[Film/Mother2017 mother!]]'' and ''The Whale'', ''Film/TheWhale'', and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last five. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''Film/TheFountain'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.
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* ''The Whale'' ''Film/TheWhale'' (2022)
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"with [X] takes place" -> "with [X] taking place", Aronofsky is Jewish by birth (and explicitly included Judaism in his debut feature) and the Old Testament does not belong to Christianity


* CreatorProvincialism: He was born and raised in New York City, [[BrooklynRage Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn]] to be precise, and three of his films have been set there with ''Film/TheWrestler'' takes place in nearby New Jersey.

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* CreatorProvincialism: He was born and raised in New York City, [[BrooklynRage Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn]] to be precise, and three of his films have been set there with ''Film/TheWrestler'' takes taking place in nearby New Jersey.



** He also commonly ties Christian and environmentalist themes together, with specific focus on environmentalist implications of the Garden of Eden.

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** He also commonly ties Christian Biblical and environmentalist themes together, with specific focus on environmentalist implications of the Garden of Eden.
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Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter, known for producing controversial art-house movies with avant-garde filming techniques. He is a [[AssociatedComposer close collaborator with composer]] Music/ClintMansell.

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Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) 1969 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter, known for producing controversial art-house movies with avant-garde filming techniques. He is a [[AssociatedComposer close collaborator with composer]] Music/ClintMansell.
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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Most of his films lean ''heavily'' to the cynical side. Testament to this: ''Requiem'' and ''mother!'' have been listed as two of the most depressing movies of ALL TIME. As a rule: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis His. Films. Can get.]] '''[[DarkerAndEdgier DARK.]]'''

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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Most of his films lean ''heavily'' to the cynical side. Testament to this: ''Requiem'' and ''mother!'' have been listed as two of the most depressing movies of ALL TIME. As a rule: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis His. Films. Can get.]] his films can get '''[[DarkerAndEdgier DARK.]]'''dark]]'''.
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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''[[Film/Mother2017 mother!]]'' and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last four. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''Film/TheFountain'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.

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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''[[Film/Mother2017 mother!]]'' and ''The Whale'', and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last four.five. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''Film/TheFountain'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.
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* ''The Whale'' (TBA)

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* ''The Whale'' (TBA)
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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''mother!'' and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last four. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''The Fountain'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Noah'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.

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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''mother!'' ''[[Film/Mother2017 mother!]]'' and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last four. Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''The Fountain'', ''Film/TheFountain'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Noah'' ''Film/{{Noah}}'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.
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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''mother!'' and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last four. Mark Margolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Ellen Burstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''The Fountain'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Noah'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.

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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell composed the score for all of them except ''mother!'' and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last four. Mark Margolis, Creator/MarkMargolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Ellen Burstyn Creator/EllenBurstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''The Fountain'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Noah'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.
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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell made the score for all of them except ''mother!'' and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last four. Mark Margolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Ellen Burstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''The Fountain'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Noah'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Most of his films lean ''heavily'' to the cynical side. Testament to this: ''Requiem'' and ''Mother'' have been listed as two of the most depressing movies of ALL TIME. As a rule: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis His. Films. Can get.]] '''[[DarkerAndEdgier DARK.]]'''

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* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] Matthew Libatique was the cinematographer of all his films except ''Film/TheWrestler'', Music/ClintMansell made composed the score for all of them except ''mother!'' and Andrew Weisblum was the editor for the last four. Mark Margolis, who plays a main role in ''Film/{{Pi}}'', has small roles in all of Aronofsky's following films except ''mother!''. Additionally, Ellen Burstyn has roles in ''Literature/RequiemForADream'' and ''The Fountain'', and Sean Gullette appears in both ''π'' and ''Requiem for a Dream''. Stanley B. Herman also plays a DirtyOldMan in ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', and ''Film/BlackSwan''. [[ComicBook/{{Fables}} James Jean]] has done promo art for ''The Fountain'' and ''Noah'' and also did the first two [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mother-poster.jpeg teaser]] [[http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dgmxhskuaaaleey.jpg posters]] for ''mother!''.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Most of his films lean ''heavily'' to the cynical side. Testament to this: ''Requiem'' and ''Mother'' ''mother!'' have been listed as two of the most depressing movies of ALL TIME. As a rule: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis His. Films. Can get.]] '''[[DarkerAndEdgier DARK.]]'''



** He's also expressed a desire to direct a ''ComicBook/Superman'' film and was even in talks for ''Film/ManOfSteel''.

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** He's also expressed a desire to direct a ''ComicBook/Superman'' ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' film and was even in talks for ''Film/ManOfSteel''.
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Creator Breakdown is "When the creator's real life unpleasantness is integrated into their work." Since Aronofsky hasn't made anything since mother!, he can't be an example of this.


* CreatorBreakdown: He suffered one after the negative reception and financial failure of ''mother!'
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* CreatorProvincialism: He was born and raised in New York City and so far, three of his films have been set there with ''Film/TheWrestler'' takes place in nearby New Jersey.

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* CreatorProvincialism: He was born and raised in New York City City, [[BrooklynRage Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn]] to be precise, and so far, three of his films have been set there with ''Film/TheWrestler'' takes place in nearby New Jersey.
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* CreatorProvincialism: He was born and raised in New York City and so far, three of his films have been set there with ''Film/TheWrestler'' takes place in nearby New Jersey.


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* DownerEnding: His films don't tend to have happy endings.

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* BodyHorror: Expect his films to be as direct and uncinematic as possible when showing damage to the human body.



* ViolenceIsDisturbing: His films do ''not'' hold back from this trope and he's even said he hates the use of violence in films in a more casual manner.



** At one point (before Creator/ChristopherNolan was brought into the franchise) he was also attached to a live action version of ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', with Creator/FrankMiller writing the script. He and Creator/WarnerBrothers just couldn’t come to an agreement about what the film should be.

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** At one point (before Creator/ChristopherNolan was brought into the franchise) he was also attached to a live action version of ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', with Creator/FrankMiller writing the script. He and Creator/WarnerBrothers just couldn’t come to an agreement about what the film should be.be, mostly around casting as he wanted Joaquin Phoenix in the lead while WB wanted Freddie Prinze Jr.


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** He's also expressed a desire to direct a ''ComicBook/Superman'' film and was even in talks for ''Film/ManOfSteel''.

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