Hey guys, how's it going? Happy Monday (or Tuesday)! I know I haven't been consistent with my movie reviews. Life has been keeping me busy but I swear I will get better at it. Anyways, this movie I watched with my dad in two parts so I had time to actually think about what was going on because this movie is a little mind boggling. So without further ado, Movie of the Night: The Prestige!
In the 19th century, there was only so much entertainment a person could muster but Robert Angier (played by Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (played by Christian Bale) entertained by being magicians and competitive arch enemies to be precise. It got to the point where one would stalk the other's performances just to make sure they knew what the other was doing. And the shows did not just make rabbits disappear or contain silly little card tricks. There's an act involving swapping out a fake bullet. There's an act where he could go from one point of the room to another in a blink of an eye. And of course, the Houdini act, getting out of a water tank while cuffed but that one is the first one you get to see once you start the movie. The impossible just seemed probable and only one of them could have the spot light.
I definitely enjoyed this movie and after watching the credits and finding out that Christopher Nolan helped direct the movie, it was no wonder it was amazing. First off, the animosity Bale and Jackman bounced off of each other seemed so real it was as if they actually hated each other, but I think I was just awe struck with the amount of great Hollywood stars in this one movie. Scarlett Johansson definitely took me by surprise though. As for the actual magic tricks, I had to look up the time setting of the movie because they do mention Nikola Tesla (David Bowie by the way is in this too!) and Thomas Edison a bit so they played along with the idea of science with magic. It definitely makes you want to think magic isn't just deceiving the audience because that last trick definitely throws viewers through a loop. All in all, a great movie and a must see!
*Rated PG-13 for violence and disturbing images
My Rating: A
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