The “Perfect” Self-destruction | A Black swan & Whiplash Study
Abbie Ree Abbie Ree
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 Published On Jul 28, 2024

Exploring Artistic Perfection through Black Swan and Whiplash "the obsessed artist" and analysing the impacts of perfection on Nina and Andrew and how the price of perfection can destroy ones self. Is their perfection in the end truly worth it?

Spoilers for Whiplash & Black Swan
A huge thank you to these incredible videos they really inspired this video -
   • The Madness of Feminine Perfection | ...  
   • Whiplash vs. Black Swan — The Anatomy...  

Chapters
0:00 intro
0:32 Mentors Untouchable presence and gatekeeper to their success
0:43 Thomas Leroy Black Swan
1:45 Terence Fletcher Whiplash
3:03 Rivals and The Threat of being replaced
4:14 Parents and Failing in artistic greatness
5:06 A taste of power and out of personality decisions
6:46 Fighting for their craft and Curse of perfectionism 
8:08 The satisfied “villain” | A monster created
10:51 was it worth it?
11:05 your thoughts on perfectionism
11:50: outro

SOURCES :

Movies-

Whiplash
Back Swan

Articles -

Black Swan and the myth of the self-destructive female: The Red Shoes, Perfect Blue, Lust Caution- 2010

BLACK SWAN AND THE SEARCH FOR PERFECTION - David Hart 2018

The Tragic Father in Whiplash - Argue Ulen 2015

Andrew Neiman Character Analysis

The Struggling, Suffering, Sacrificing Artist: An Analysis of the movies Whiplash and Black Swan - June 2018


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