I was more taking a stab at the film, I personally think the film is quite awful, and the fact that the lesbian fantasy scene i was referring to is probably the most well known and remembered scene from the film says it all.
It's a film full of cliche's and stereotypes, and a film that failed to get me and many others emotionally invested in it, which is crucial in this sort of film.
I saw the trailers for the film before its release, it looked like Aronofsky had created another masterpiece and i anticipated its release. but then i saw the film. it spends its duration highlighting the psychological trauma Portman is going through but its not remotely captivating or interesting. thats partly because the so called metamorphosis you mention isn't that dramatic. She doesn't go through any true metamorphosis during the film. she starts the movie as a fragile, neurotic, borderline crazy girl. And she ends the movie as a fragile, neurotic,completely crazy girl. thats more like a partial transformation. the film documents the last 10% of her transformation. & there's no reason to get invested in her when they don't bother giving you the whole picture.
Portman's performance was great like most of the cast and the cinematography is stunning. they make this a film at least worth watching. but thats on a superficial level , and thats not enough for me to enjoy it again and again. So to me and many others the film just isn't steelbook material.
Pictures of actual steelbook courtesy of Sinthetic:
& they're also way too expensive.
