My Top 20 Favorite Movies: Part 5

I've taken a movie off the list and included another. I couldn't ignore it any longer, this movie was just too good, and it had to be added. I've considered doing this in the past, but now the time has come. Make no mistake about it, the movie that gets taken off I don't like it any less. I've seen this new movie a few times now, and each time I feel the same at the end of the movie: overwelled, saddened, and amazed. The movie that I'm replacing is.....

Gran Torino(sorry Clint). To be fair(as if I am), the movie I'm replacing it with is equally powerful, even more so, and the main reason why I'm replacing it. So for my 17th favorite movie of all time:

17. Black Swan Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 88%

This is probably one of the most powerful performances I've ever seen anyone do. This is a amazing movie where Natalie Portman really does shine. She puts so much to make her character strong, weak, determined, deterred and tragic all at once. I saw this in theaters and lets just say I was extremely moved by this movie, more then any I've ever seen. I walked out with tears in my eyes. If any movie can make you do that, that's a incredible movie. So it goes without saying that I'll never see Natalie Portman as Padme anymore, no, I'll always see her in my eyes as Nina, the ballet dancer in this sometimes imperfect, but incredible film.