FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL

GENRE:  Comedy/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  2008
CAST:  Kristen Bell, Jason Segel, Paul Rudd, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Jonah Hill
DIRECTOR:  Nicholas Stoller
WRITER:  Jason Segel

PLOT:  Sarah Marshall's rising stardom leads her to break-up with her dead-beat boyfriend, Peter.  Peter devastated by the break-up takes a Hawaiian vacation where by coincidence Sarah just happens to be, with her new boyfriend.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  High Fidelity, Yes Man, Along Came Polly

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BLACK SWAN

GENRE:  Drama/ Mystery/ Psychological Thriller
MADE:  2010
CAST:  Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel
DIRECTOR:  Darren Aronofsky
WRITER:  Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin

PLOT:  Nina Sayers has just gotten the lead role in the Swan Lake Ballet, the swan princess, her one obstacle is to achieve dance of the Black Swan.  As Nina is pressured to be perfect for both the white and black swan and becomes more and more like the black swan she begins to lose her mind.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  American Pyscho, The Fountain, Pi

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