Aside from Darren Aronofsky’s ability to visually tell breathtaking stories, it is his formalistic style of filmmaking that has earned him his recognition in the film industry. Born on February 12, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, Darren was a self described "Brooklyn Hip-Hop kid." His upbringing was marked by his Jewish heritage. Darren would paint graffiti art on subway cars and film going in Times Square. He had a lot of inspiration around him that led him to have a passion for film and all types of art. He had said himself that one of his biggest inspirations for becoming a director was Spike Lee’s film She’s Gotta Have It because of the relation between the New Yorkers in the film and his own experience in Brooklyn. After attending Harvard University, Aronofsky won many awards for his senior thesis film Super Market Sweep at the American Film Institute. Soon after he began writing Pi, which also had nominations for best cinematography, screenplay, and film, Aronofsky began his trademark of writing about characters that lead themselves to self-destruction. Self- destruction is clear in most of Aronofsky’s films like his latest film Black Swan that also won many awards and led actress, Natalie Portman to win the Oscar for Best Actress. His formalistic nature flows through each one of his films whether it is with special effects, or with the performance done by the actors.
While growing up, Aronofsky had the great pleasure of seeing the greatest movies being released for the first time in theatres. Spielberg’s Jaws and George Lucas’ Star Wars were great successes that triggered a further liking of film for Aronofsky. Coming from a strong household and educated with an MFA in Directing, Aronofsky’s great successes were becoming f...
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...hing that viewers will like. He has not only directed films, but has directed a few anti-meth public service announcements. Growing up in Brooklyn, Aronofsky saw what drugs caused in young people and now days his non-belief in the use of any drug has led him to also be recognized for his public service announcements. As of right now, there are no current projects for Aronofsky, but whatever he plans to do next will most likely have the same Aronofsky characteristics of a film.
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