"Deadly Magic"

Stanford 2022-03-19 09:01:02

The biggest highlight of this film is actually the illusionary competition between Angier and Borden to insinuate the history of Edison and Tesla's DC and AC disputes.

This film has two failure points. One is that the younger brother of the model genius is too abrupt and looks a bit old-fashioned; the second is that it uses science fiction as a fulcrum, which shows that the screenwriter lacks confidence. But on the whole, it's a superb work.

A battle about magic, whether on or off the court, is full of suspense and horror elements. The plot is full of tension and fascinating! !

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Extended Reading
  • Marcus 2022-04-24 07:01:01

    Fanatical self-annihilation and mutual killing

  • Sterling 2022-03-23 09:01:07

    Nolan performed a fatal magic trick for us.

The Prestige quotes

  • Robert Angier: No one cares about the man in the box, the man who disappears.

  • [In reference to a bird from a trick]

    Alfred Borden: See? He's fine!

    Boy: But where's his brother?