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Nina's reflection in the ballet studio mirror moves a fraction of a second later than her actual body.

Film/Series: Black Swan

Category: Foreshadowing

Timestamp: 00:15:22

Director Darren Aronofsky begins messing with the audience's perception almost immediately. During a routine ballet practice, if you watch the large mirrors closely, Nina's reflection is slightly out of sync with her real physical movements. It is a brilliant, terrifying visual cue that establishes her fracturing psyche and hints at the evil doppelgänger taking over her life long before the intense hallucinations begin.

Nina's reflection in the ballet studio mirror moves a fraction of a second later than her actual body. in Black Swan

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