The Prestige
DVD - 2007
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Notices
Add NoticesFrightening or Intense Scenes: death (accidental, purposeful, execution)
Sexual Content: magician's assistant that has relationships w/both magicians
Violence: Fingers are blown off. Gunshots, some blood, hangings, several drowning, and lots of revenge.
Sexual Content: Affairs, cleavage, implied sex(quite a bit) And some other stuff
Quotes
Add a QuoteCutter: Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course... it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige"."
Robert Angier: "This is his diary, Olivia... All of his secrets are right here in my hands!" Olivia Wenscombe: "It won't bring your wife back." Robert Angier: "I don't care about my wife! I care about his secret!"
Hotel Manager: I thought they might work for the government.
Robert Angier: No?
Hotel Manager: Worse. They work for Thomas Edison.
Robert Angier: I never thought I'd find an answer at the bottom of a pint glass.
Cutter: Hasn't stopped you looking, has it?
Now you're all looking for the secret, but you won't find it. Because after all, you're not really looking. You don't really want to know... You want to be fooled.
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Add Age SuitabilityJihadiConservative thinks this title is suitable for 14 years and over
Comment
Add a CommentColorado connection: Magician Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) travels to Colorado Springs to learn the secrets of Nikola Tesla (played by David Bowie). Are you watching closely?
The Prestige is about two magicians who attempt to create the greatest trick ever. While both of them work together at first, things take a turn for the worse when Robert Angier (played by Hugh Jackman) loses his wife in an accident during a magic show, and he seeks revenge on Alfred Borden (played by Christian Bale). While both magicians are intent on defeating each other and performing the greatest trick, one wonders whether their obsession has driven them into madness. Apart from the two lead actors, The Prestige has a star cast including Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, David Bowie, and Andy Serkis, among others. Though the movie is a bit slow at times, it is very intriguing. As a psychological film and a mystery, viewers get so caught up in the plot that until the end, they don’t realize that the biggest trick is played on them, right under their noses. I would give the film 4 stars.
@Riveting_Reviews of the Hamilton Public Library Teen Review Board
This movie is set in Edwardian London times, following two magicians and their rival against each other. Years after their former magic assistant tragically dies during a trick, the one magician attempts to accomplish the most challenging of tricks; teleportation. As an act of vengeance, the other tries to uncover how he plans on doing so as a way to get justice for what had happened before. This movie is unique, interesting, and well-performed. At times the movie was slow-paced and confusing, however overall I would rate it 4/5 stars and recommend it to magic lovers and those seeking suspense and thrill. @The_Reviewer of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library
If you don't read some of the comments here before the movie, you will miss some/many of the clues that key you in to how and why it ends as it does. VEWY TWICKY this movie is. Well done!
I loved this movie. Especially since David Bowie made an appearance as the SUPERIOR Nikola Tesla (yeah, buzz off, Edison.)
I thought it was a very boring move!! With all the great stars in the movie I thought it would be much better!! But It really sucked!!
Not bad, not bad at all.
Saw this years ago, rewatched and it's still really good. Plot is everything, and how many movies have a great story? Minus one star because it's so confusing and weird. Watch it anyways, great actors and very elegant direction.
Great movie, I saw it young so i didn't really understand it so you could only imagine how much better it was when i saw it later.Then i saw it like a million more times because its such a good movie. Would definitely recommend this.
great movie !! great acting !!! Bowie !!!!! Piper Perabo !!!!!
One of my favourite Christopher Nolan films. Watching it over and over again you always pick up something you missed before. I love discussing all the possible theories about the film's plot. The whole cast all deliver exceptional performances. Amazes me that the film is one big magic trick! Abracadabra!