Every great magic trick consists of three acts. The first act is called "The Pledge"; The magician shows you something ordinary, but of course... it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn"; The magician makes his ordinary some thing do something extraordinary. Now if you're looking for the secret... you won't find it, that's why there's a third act called, "The Prestige"; this is the part with the twists and turns, where lives hang in the balance, and you see something shocking you've never seen before.If you haven't seen this movie, go and see it. For full effect, I recomend you do your homework on both the history of stage magic and on Nicola Tesla. It's not really needed to enjoy the movie, but it will mean that the twists of the plot will make perfect and obvious sense.
The acting is supurb and you would expect nothing less from the all-star cast. The highlight for me personally came in the form of David Bowie's haunting portrail of Nicola Tesla. That said, I think that the supporting cast was exceptional across the board.
I won't write up any of the plot here as this is the kind of thing that you need to see for yourself. I can't imaging the kind of person that wouldn't appreciate this movie. More to the point, I don't want to imagine that sort of person.
Are you watching closely?
2 comments:
I came out of the movie a little berwildered. I wasn't certain at first if I liked it.
After thinking about it and then doing a little reading last night I will agree that the original post is correct. An amazing movie which I fully intend to buy when it comes out.
Mindblowing it is!
I think it one of those things that, because they have blended a good dose of reality in with the fantastic, you come away wondering if something like that couldn't maybe just be plausable.
The movie is very similar to the magic that it focuses on: You know it can't be real, but at the same time, you don't want to look close enough to prove it.
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