Aronofsky's works.

Ahh the lesbian scene from Black Swan. Who can’t forget about that? Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis going at each other? It’s actually quite funny that many guy friends asked if they saw this movie for that hot, steamy lesbian scene rather than pointing out the disturbing, and in a way grotesque, scenes and images that defines Aronofky’s work. I, who won’t stand here as a hypocrite, have also talked to other’s about this particular scene and have actually used this to my advantage to get people to notice Aronofsky’s twisted mentality and to give his other masterpieces a chance. In fact, for me, it wasn’t the lesbian scene that attracted me to this film, but rather the fact that he directed the films Requiem For A Dream and The Wrestler. Admired by his work, I knew that this movie, along with the A-list actress (who I consider at least to be amazing due to her work in Closer and V for Vandetta, and her short appearance in Paris Je T’aime) Natalie Portman, I knew this movie was going to be an inevitable hit.
With this small clipping of the Daily News in front of me, I guess it was a pretty smart move of Aronofsky to use this scene to promote the film. Prior to the film release and its trailer, Aronofsky revealed a short plot of this movie where a ballerina dancer would overcome a mental breakdown and how the movie fits well into the play itself. Even as an Aronofsky fan, I was a little doubtful about the popularity of this film and what kind of audience it would attract. Although I thoroughly enjoyed The Wrestler, I didn’t feel like it was Aronofsky’s work. It seemed too…dull for Aronofsky and pretty depressing. In my opinion, I’m pretty sure Aronofsky knew that the story of a ballerina wouldn’t attract such a large audience so instead he uses his main characters, these two gorgeous, young, beautiful women, and push their sexual interaction that no director would dare touch, into a riskier, yet a more appealing, scene. I had friends that did not even hear about the movie until they heard about this one scene, pushing them to wait about a hour into the movie just to catch these two minutes of absolute eroticism. Bravo Aronofsky. Well played.