GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “Black Swan” — Themes

This week we will be analyzing the screenplay for the 2010 movie Black Swan, screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andrés Heinz and John J. McLaughlin, story by Andrés Heinz.

You may download an October 5, 2009 version of the shooting script here.

Today we discuss the script’s themes. There are several of them. Which ones do you see at work in the story?

Remember: Reading scripts is one of the most important single things you can do to enhance your understanding of the craft of screenwriting. So download Black Swan and join us the last week of October to analyze the script.

For Part 1, a general discussion of the script, go here.

For Part 2 on structure, go here.

For Part 3 on characters, go here.

For all of the other screenplays and commentary in the GITS Script Reading & Analysis series, go here.

NOTE: THE USE OF THESE SCREENPLAYS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

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