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@brandonizaguirre2963
4 ай бұрын
Any chance you guys do a video on the new fan made Wolverine short film 'Logan the Wolf'? It's about a Wolverine variant in the Viking era. It's absolutely insane and brutal. Love the channel 👍
@John_Locke_108
4 ай бұрын
This might be my favorite Nolan film as well. This and Interstellar are my two favorite. See this one at least a half dozen times. Gets better each time. And this one was the first time that I caught the fact that the daughter's Bale was the one who lived. The other one went to jail and died to make sure his brother got to raise the girl.
@MonteBurns1234
4 ай бұрын
If yall liked this try The Illusionist w Edward Norton. It's similar to this but just as good!
@John_Locke_108
4 ай бұрын
@@MonteBurns1234 Yes. The illusionist is a terrific film, too.
@thewackykid
4 ай бұрын
i dunno... it is so damn hard to pick A favourite/best christopher nolan film for me because they are all so damn good...!
@ferchrissakes
4 ай бұрын
The real big hint on repeat viewings is Bale’s character (either one), pointing to the Chinese magician getting in his carriage _after_ the show and saying _”that’s_ the trick”. Living a performance 24/7
@jeffreydrozek-fitzwater4649
4 ай бұрын
Also Caine yelling about there being a double the entire time.
@jp3813
2 ай бұрын
To be fair, Angier already tells Olivia that Borden lives his act, but he meant it in the context of faking a double.
@user-fg5lq2dg4h
17 күн бұрын
And when you watch it a third time you realise Borden is telling Angier something he already knows (as Angier's true identity is lord Caldlow).
@jp3813
16 күн бұрын
@@user-fg5lq2dg4h In the scene directly after, Angier tells his wife that it's not the same thing for him.
@user-fg5lq2dg4h
16 күн бұрын
@jp3813 yes but that doesn't contradict the idea that he is living an act. His wife almost certainly didn't know his true identity. She new he had changed his name - it's unlikely she knew he was actually a British Lord posing as an American (surely she would want him to be able to be his "true" self around her?).
@funkman12345
4 ай бұрын
This is Nolan’s best film.
@shamrokz95
4 ай бұрын
No.
@funkman12345
4 ай бұрын
@@shamrokz95 This film is more complete than the Dark Knight. Yes.
@EdanSolViamar
4 ай бұрын
Agreed
@zwil2213
4 ай бұрын
Bold statement
@saadesigner07
4 ай бұрын
This is a tie with Interstellar for me personally.
@roguecalisio4033
4 ай бұрын
One of my favourite little parts of this film, when jackman asks bale which knot he tied the night the wife drowned, he says 'I don't know' because it was the other twin that night
@timothydaugaard6457
4 ай бұрын
I never thought of that.
@harish123az
4 ай бұрын
But am sure this is something you would definitely ask your twin, which knot did you tie my dude. You will 100% be curious to know, its basic human nature.
@bobmorhane6745
4 ай бұрын
@@harish123az He did "It's a question I always ask myself"
@harish123az
4 ай бұрын
@@bobmorhane6745 So then he would know the answer, his twin wouldnt lie to him. (And he tells Angier he doesnt know, not that he wont tell him).
@paulmcallister7909
4 ай бұрын
You know, I've watched this film more than a few times over the years and I never caught that at all. Well spotted!!
@gregdrake5069
4 ай бұрын
"I dont care about my wife, I care about his secret". At that point, Angier becomes the villain.
@VelkanAngels
4 ай бұрын
Right. I started out rooting for Angier and ended up rooting for the good Borden twin.
@supash3
4 ай бұрын
@@VelkanAngelsExactly, it’s easy to differentiate between the Borden twins. The one who loves Sarah becomes very easy to root for on rewatch.
@sungunner6244
4 ай бұрын
@@supash3 Yup. But it's too simple to call him "the good one" though) I mean. He's still a big part of his own wife death, and it definetely was horrible to his twin basically not existing. They both shared same obsession. They will be much better man, if they just tell only to their women the truth, but, of course, it's not the point this movie tries to make:)
@supash3
4 ай бұрын
@@sungunner6244 Great point
@jp3813
4 ай бұрын
He does give a shameful reaction after he said that though. Plus, Cutter was still on his side. It's mainly the rivalry between Robert and "Freddie" that escalated everything.
@Garbowhat
4 ай бұрын
Robert Angier was committing suicide every night. That's what makes the ending so powerful. Cutter told him that drowning was like going to sleep, which was a source of comfort for Angier knowing that he was dying every night. The copy appears elsewhere, the original stays in place. Hence every night, he drops into the tank, the copy survives. His original has been dead since he was shot by the first copy. It's a brutally shocking reveal.
@Hoop_23
4 ай бұрын
If the copy appears elsewhere than it was a copy that was shot on the first duplication.
@kay-jay1581
4 ай бұрын
Yeah I think you have it the other way around. There is no answer actual answer of where the copy and original ended up. We just know there are doubles. I personally think the original person ends up far away and the copy remains. Meaning the first time Agier shot himself the original Angier died. And the copy remains in the tank. Meaning he permanently got himself stuck in a vicious cycle of copies killing copies and always being the man in the box
@Garbowhat
4 ай бұрын
@kay-jay1581 the electricity goes off, and the original stands in the same place while the copy appears elsewhere. Hence the one who stands on the trapdoor drowns, while a copy appears elsewhere. No matter what, the original drowns every night.
@jp3813
4 ай бұрын
As Tesla said, the hats are all his. The machine doesn't make copies, it creates a paradox. Making two of the exact same person though w/ separate consciousness. Angier has survivor's bias. The first time, he remembers shooting the transported man. For every instance thereafter, he remembers being the transported man. Hence, he doesn't actually know whether the man who enters the machine gets teleported or not. He just remembers surviving on both ends.
@ctakitimu
4 ай бұрын
Good catch on Angier wanting to die after his wife was murdered/manslaughtered, like when he held his own face underwater until he couldn't anymore. Getting to actually die every night and yet still be alive the next day must be cathartic for him
@TheDaringPastry1313
4 ай бұрын
Even without all the other clues, the biggest hint was given at the start of the movie with the fishbowl and old man conversation. Brilliantly laid it out there for the audience and no one sees it coming.
@Mangolite
4 ай бұрын
The first clue about The Prestige is that there are two Alfreds (Michael Caine and Andy Serkis).
@WijaVT
4 ай бұрын
HA! Good one! 😆
@DKSean
4 ай бұрын
Nolan: "My plans are measured in decades"
@johntriplett4470
4 ай бұрын
Woooowww - good catch.
@lifelikelisa
4 ай бұрын
This came out around the same time as The Illusionist and there are so many parallels. You have Christian Bale and Edward Norton, two of the best actors of our generation. Andy Serkis and Paul Giamatti, two of the best character actors of our generations . You have Scarlet Johansson and Jessica Biel, who were considered the most beautiful women at the time and both dated Justin Timberlake. Finally the theme of the movie, an unsolvable magic trick.
@Langley_Ackerman19
4 ай бұрын
Ewww Justin Timberlake 🤮🤮🤮
@robertrittenhouse9685
4 ай бұрын
This movie is FANTASTIC!!! Haven’t watched it in years, thank you all for reacting to it!!! Your channel is so much fun, love getting to rewatch things with y’all and see what you think 🤘🏻
@afrancis1582
4 ай бұрын
This is Nolan’s best film. Absolute genius.
@stormy2184
4 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed watching this with you guys. The prestige is one of those thought provoking movies that make you question/reflect on certain things. I couldn't stop thinking about it even hours after I watched it for the first time! loved the movie AND the reaction ❤
@joejusto3292
4 ай бұрын
“ Are you watching … closely?”
@austindmilligan
4 ай бұрын
This is Nolan’s best film and I’ve argued this might be like a top 3 movie all time if not #1… I was absolutely blown away when I saw it and it’s so fun to watch again so you can see the clues in plain sight! The line that starts the movie, “are you watching closely” is literally dialogue to us the audience telling us to pay attention because this movie is an actual magic trick! It’s a classic Nolan masterpiece!
@MagicO-j6e
4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite movies of all time. You can watch it over and over and it never gets boring
@RMZ1989
4 ай бұрын
This was always in my top 5 favorite films ever, really glad you guys watched this one.
@TheJerbol
4 ай бұрын
Wow you guys are real quick to pick up on Fallon! I didn't notice anything until it was revealed at the end. Kudos Diamond Dave!
@fredvasquez4201
4 ай бұрын
They watched before.
@karrieorr1613
4 ай бұрын
This movie never fails to impress me, no matter how many times I watch it. Chef's kiss!
@HopeWren
4 ай бұрын
Two movies that I think you’d love which are about 2 real historical female figures are Belle (2013) & Princess Kaiulani ❤ Both are amazing films & deserve waaay more recognition 🩷 Belle is about Dido Belle who was a biracial heiress at the time before the abolition of slavery & how she impacted further change. Princess Ka’iulani is about the last princess of Hawaii before it was annexed by the US & her fight for her country & people!
@daniellemaines4874
4 ай бұрын
The little kid says to Alfred at the start when he’s upset about the bird “where’s his twin?” and it takes Alfred a couple of beats to recover. I only noticed that when I watched this just now.
@marigolden_mariposa
3 ай бұрын
"where's his brother?" the kid does NOT use the word twin.
@daniellemaines4874
3 ай бұрын
@@marigolden_mariposa I stand corrected. But it is still a big clue. Two birds are brothers they may as well be twins, and Bale’s character does react to what he says. Like, the kid’s smarter than everyone else in the movie.
@PhineasGeo
4 ай бұрын
Damn, would've loved to see the Oak's reaction to this. Ya'll did great picking up on small things, I wonder how much more Oak would have noticed!
@booknerd_charlie
4 ай бұрын
I highly recommend reading the book. The pacing is different than the movie, but it’s so incredibly captivating. I was obsessed with it when I read it. I thought Nolan did a fantastic job with the film - it will always be my favorite of his films - but the book is something truly special
@PhineasGeo
4 ай бұрын
Every time y'all release a video of something I've seen, it makes my day. When it's a movie as wonderful and special as this, it makes my month! keep it up guys, we REALLY appreciate it!
@Starbits7
4 ай бұрын
I love this movie. I bought it as soon as it was on DVD. Apparently whenever I bring this movie up, everyone that actually heard of it compares it with the illusionist with Ed Norton & Jessica Biel. People who saw that movie felt they just didn't need to watch this one, thinking it's the same. They're not. This one is much better IMO. But from my experience, most people haven't heard of this movie.
@billtodd2194
4 ай бұрын
100% agree. The Illusionist is a good movie, sure. But it's also fairly ordinary in plot structure and has nothing on The Prestige's twists.
@marsalien4
4 ай бұрын
The book is told through their diaries--so it's very interesting to get a bigger glimpse into their mindsets!
@harigovindmenon1189
4 ай бұрын
This is Nolans best work. I saw it when it was released and Nolan was not a huge name to me then. So I wasn’t always looking out for huge twists while watching the movie and I didn’t have an idea about that final twist with bale having a twin. I was totally gripped into the plot.I remember being blown away and feeling so stupid at the reveal, for not realising or reading all the clues. When you guys are watching this rn, you know how Nolan works and you are looking out for clues and thats how you see the twist. Still so glad you enjoyed this, its a Masterpiece for me, always Nolans best work
@Bekindrewrite
4 ай бұрын
Two differences I remember from the book: Both Borden brothers slept with both women, which was gross and made him harder to root for. I liked the way the movie did it better. The process of duplicating Angier automatically killed one of them -- he didn't have to drown himself in a tank. But there was still the unanswered question of whether the original or the copy was being killed.
@azarimy
4 ай бұрын
I read the novel the year the film came out. For most instances, the film is always inferior to the book. But for this one, the film not only matches the novel, but expands and elaborates the story. It's brilliant.
@Letha-Mae
4 ай бұрын
This is such a good film and book!! Great reaction fellas!! 🩵
@dianthus_albus
4 ай бұрын
You guys need to watch Sherlock Holmes (2009) and - most importantly - Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). The second movie is AMAZING.
@ginofactap
28 күн бұрын
1) Memento 2) The Prestige 3) The Dark Knight don't be afraid to call it guys, this one is indeed top 3 best Nolan films. let's be brutally honest here: no visually stunning eye candy bullshit, no unnecessary exposition and no forced emotional manipulation, just flat out masterful storytelling, with a deeply layered narrative.
@steamro11r
4 ай бұрын
before Borden tied the knot he looked at her and she nodded in approval because she thought she could get out so her death was not entirely his fault
@dranna90
4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite movies!!
@RobFMDetroit
4 ай бұрын
The best part about rewatching this movie is that you can tell when Bale is each twin. The one who ends up dying looks just slightly stockier, somehow.
@MattyBmemes
4 ай бұрын
By far nolans most underrated film. Just a good one thay alot of people miss
@monsalvo83
4 ай бұрын
“Not like a twin or anything” ahahah
@DeterminedFC
4 ай бұрын
my alltime fav movie ..saw in the cinema with no expecations as the movie i went to see was sold out great surprise
@sentinelwolf3348
4 ай бұрын
I have watched this movie 6 times and have noticed some new foreshadowing detail almost every time.
@lisapiersanti6835
4 ай бұрын
I like that you guys finally came around to Cutter's motivation (in my mind) to let Robert die. Through the entire film he chooses Robert's side in all of it. He accepts the revenge ploys but always takes Robert's side in that he lost his wife and it was most likely Alfred's fault. However, framing Alfred and killing him went a step too far. He became a murder, where Alfred caused a death by accident. I think that is why Cutter believed it was a just killing. Robert went too far and this evened out the score for him. You got your eye for an eye, now you go live for your daughter. Both magicians are dead essentially. Great film.
@luxleather2616
4 ай бұрын
everyone's talking about Angier & Borden but nobody is talking about Cutters commentary....at the beginning he clearly explains the stages of a magic trick.... each stage of the movie plot itself is the magic trick cus it was broken up into the same stages as a magic trick....we started with Cutter & the little girl then distracted us with the rivalry between Angier & Borden then ended with Cutter & the little girl but we never questioned why he was there with the little girl at any stage
@jeffballforprez
4 ай бұрын
I think I started going insane somewhere around the 19th comic book movie reference
@abovewater6918
4 ай бұрын
Angier's wife consented to using the other knot. She said they had been practicing and she can slip it. It still was a dumb decision but it was a horrible accident
@jasonarmstrong3908
4 ай бұрын
You guys would love MEMENTO!!!!
@tjhartley2599
4 ай бұрын
Easiest way to start a comment war is to list any single movie as Nolan's best, but The Prestige is possibly it.
@reddragon8
4 ай бұрын
One of my fave movies of all time! 5/5 for me.
@FateFormedd
4 ай бұрын
I'd like to hear you guys wrap your heads around The Man from Earth.
@PinkPixie81
4 ай бұрын
I love this movie! I did read the book years ago, if I remember correctly, it was pretty true, though the prestige of Angie’s trick was taken care of was different. This came out around the same time as another movie about magicians called The Illusionist with Edward Norton, in my opinion The Prestige is the superior movie…
@Reblwitoutacause
4 ай бұрын
19:45 ok, class! Todays vocabulary words are: "ironic" and "foreshadowing"!!!
@calebbenoit7011
Ай бұрын
I've loved this movie and have watched it many times since it came out, but I only recently read the book. I think I put it off because I was scared it wouldn't hold up and disappoint me. While i wasn't disappointed, the movie is pretty obviously a much better story. Kind of like when Johnny Cash covered hurt. The original is great, but even NIN consider the cover is THE definitive version. The book is very good, but Nolan made A LOT of changes to the story that just made it it better.
@albertomontesinos
4 ай бұрын
This is Nolan's best film, and that's a lot to say
@LateCambrian
4 ай бұрын
This and Memento are Nolan’s most uncompromising films. Not beholden to any corporate (comic book) interests, and with the darkest endings…
@heikira438
4 ай бұрын
Nolan's best
@JoeMama410
4 ай бұрын
I saw the movie first and liked it way more than the book.
@liambento
13 күн бұрын
45:12 the movie is way better than the novel. Nolan took a lot of creative liberties but all of them were outright improvements.
@angelagraves865
4 ай бұрын
(44:15) Everytime I hear someone say symbology when the word they should be using symbolism all I can think of is Willem DaFoe in Boondock Saints. "Symbology? Now that Duffy has relinquished his "King Bonehead" crown, I see we have an heir to the throne! I'm sure the word you were looking for was "symbolism." What is the ssss-himbolism there?" 🤣🤣🤣 ✌🏽
@WijaVT
4 ай бұрын
My fave Nolan movie for sure. It definitely flew over my head the first time when I was younger but after rewatching, I've enjoyed it even more. I'm also Team Jackman 'til the end, you and me are twinsies, Answer
@Ghill4m
4 ай бұрын
Hey guys! you should watch "The illusionist" from 2006, another interesting movie like this =)
@mikebrown5373
4 ай бұрын
I have been watching you guys for a year or so, and this is one of my favorite films. I'm glad you loved it. Plz when you guys are doing reviews, be careful of hitting the mic and table. Idk of it was just me. This review had a lot of banging. Love the video otherwise.
@bhaktibala7676
4 ай бұрын
Please watch American Psycho, Christian Bale's acting is phenomenal. It is a funny and psychological thriller movie.
@xtraspecialj
4 ай бұрын
Please please please watch more Pitch Meetings! My favorite videos from you guys are the Harry Potter and Twilight Pitch Meetings.
@Grimmdus
4 ай бұрын
Neither side were innocent.
@mayaamis
4 ай бұрын
such an amazing movie one of those you remember always. but it's one of those movies that is the best to watch first time afterwards you know the twist and it's not as enjoyable any more :(
@brandonb561
4 ай бұрын
When I heard Dave say "Not like a twin" I started crying 😂😂
@mazouzoue
4 ай бұрын
😂
@lka9900
4 ай бұрын
Same 😂
@juliewagner3023
4 ай бұрын
Literally cackled out loud 🤣🤣
@Kevin-mi5ob
Ай бұрын
He has obviously seen it before, just did it for content
@SakuraPixie
4 ай бұрын
“Not like a twin or anything like that” The way I choked on my tea 😂 calling it without actually calling it, classic Diamond Dave 😂😂😂
@jalcome4201
4 ай бұрын
I love how they were ALMOST there but overcomplicated their answer just like Hugh jackman did. Amazing
@kwunt2014
4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite bits of foreshadowing for the reveal is when Borden was showing Sarah's nephew the double sided coin. Two sides of the same coin, both faces, never knowing which one will be face up or face down. It's a fantastic allegory for both the Borden twins and not knowing which man would end up in the box.
@LaCheeserie
4 ай бұрын
And before that the birds, with one needing to die for the trick
@PeglegSailor
4 ай бұрын
Her nephew asking, “but where’s his brother?” is such an important line that gets overlooked until you go back and watch the movie for all the clues Nolan puts in.
@joejusto3292
4 ай бұрын
It’s the same coin in the dark knight that Harvey Dent uses.
@mistyanne6723
4 ай бұрын
I love how when you watch it multiple times, you can tell most scenes where Bale is playing Albert (the calmer one who loved Sarah) or Frederick (the more intense one who loved Olivia, tied the bad knot, liked to be called Freddie, and was executed.) They combined their names to be called Alfred.
@PsyQonaut
4 ай бұрын
By far my favorite Nolan movie. Keeps a great atmosphere throughout the whole thing.
@Justwalks
4 ай бұрын
It's so underrated!
@frizlywarokka861
4 ай бұрын
Same here
@1pknail
4 ай бұрын
Same. I miss when he used to make movies like this.
@ameteurwriter
4 ай бұрын
Exactly! The atmosphere of a movie is everything for me, especially it is set in the past.
@johntriplett4470
4 ай бұрын
Same.
@juancarlogoitia6905
4 ай бұрын
The fish bowl trick was foreshadowing of what Borden's trick was. They lived their magic trick. Their whole lives.
@adamestwick1997
4 ай бұрын
Sorta, Borden asked Tesla to make him a machine. The Machine Made Fallen. THEN they lived the trick the rest of their lives.
@Wuichii493
4 ай бұрын
@@adamestwick1997blud what. dude didn’t understand the movie
@user-wi9hv2pb2q
4 ай бұрын
that's why Borden figured it out immediately.
@noneofyourbeeswax01
4 ай бұрын
Nolan was showing us the secret in plain view from the very outset. That was the most impressive aspect of the movie.
@MamadNobari
4 ай бұрын
I honestly don't understand their motive and will to do something like this for the rest of their lives. It's not like they made a lot of money doing it. I'd understand if they became multi-millionaires doing this, but surely there were other jobs with decent pay they could've chosen and gotten to live with the family they wanted instead doing this, no?
@cyancarpool
4 ай бұрын
there’s something magical about rewatching my favorite movies with the guys
@Goodsoil7143
4 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@melindamercier6811
4 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness, I absolutely LOVED this movie when it came out. I wished it would’ve gotten more attention than it did, but it came out around the same time as The Illusionist in that era of Hollywood making two rival movies that were ridiculously similar to each other. Always preferred this one tho.
@BaddMedicine
4 ай бұрын
Now we have to do the illusionist. lol
@AnankeQ
4 ай бұрын
@@BaddMedicine I prefer The Illusionist but both are great!
@kresimirkovac6910
4 ай бұрын
@@BaddMedicine The Illusionist is a must. 😊
@melindamercier6811
4 ай бұрын
@@BaddMedicine😆
@thewackykid
4 ай бұрын
the illusionist is really damn good too... but i prefer prestige more...
@John_Locke_108
4 ай бұрын
This movie went right over my head the first time I watched it. But then I rewatched it and was blown away. Seen it numerous times since and it's absolutely brilliant. Plus, David F'n Bowie. What more can you say.
@jaycee945
4 ай бұрын
I love the stuff with Borden and Fallon, how "honest" the two of them are while still lying to Olivia and Sarah.
@JacoryWilliams
4 ай бұрын
It ruins it a bit when people notice Fallon. Still one of Nolan's best.
@calebbenoit7011
Ай бұрын
I almost wish they had another actor who looks like he could be Bale in disguise play Fallon to help sell the twist. And then have him play both characters in the removing thw disguise scenes after the reveal. It's just too easy to tell that it's him
@robertmarginean164
4 ай бұрын
Nolan just doesn't miss. Ever since Memento, he's been making banger after banger for 25 years now
@TheJerbol
4 ай бұрын
Tenet was a pretty fat miss
@robertmarginean164
4 ай бұрын
@@TheJerbol maybe in terms of box office, but it's an amazing action movie
@samanthanickson6478
4 ай бұрын
@@robertmarginean164i really liked tenet.
@Eagle3302PL
4 ай бұрын
@@TheJerbol Tenet is a pure action movie, it even mocks itself for not naming the protagonist, it doesn't matter, the plot only exists to move action set pieces alone, and these set pieces are awesome.
@TheJerbol
4 ай бұрын
@@Eagle3302PL Sounds like a generic movie by Michael Bay, nothing of what makes Nolan great
@kyuubey7688
4 ай бұрын
He said it takes great courage not knowing if your the man in the box or the man in the prestige, but he knew. He was always the man in the box.
@user-wi9hv2pb2q
4 ай бұрын
yes that's the implication. bale actually avenges original jackman.
@kyuubey7688
4 ай бұрын
@@user-wi9hv2pb2q Original Jackman has been dead for a while. It's just clones killing clones, each one thinking they are the original.
@Belive7heHype
3 ай бұрын
@kyuubey7688 the original got shot by the clone when he first used the machine on himself
@jp3813
2 ай бұрын
He has been on both sides, hence he's not sure anymore. The first time, he shoots the prestige. The rest of the time, he drowns the man in the box. Survivor's bias makes it so that he always remembers living after using the machine. As Tesla said, all the hats are his. Even in the script itself, the Nolans refer to the drowned corpses as "Angier" instead of something like "Angier's copies". Thus, the machine creates paradoxes. Kinda like how Marty McFly sees himself at the end of BTTF1.
@DjurslandsEfterskole
Ай бұрын
I think the question is, how do we tell if its the copy or the original that gets teleported? If they are a complete copy, with the same mind, there is no way to know if the one on stage is the one that gets killed or the one who survives. Therefore, he is leaping into the unknown every night. It's fucked up. And as the commenter before me said. The first time, the one who teleported was killed. After that, only the one who teleported survived. So the one thing we know for certain is, at some point, whether after the first teleportation+cloning or the first show, the original was killed. And at the first show, he knew for certain that after that show, he had been killed - either at that show or at the first teleportation+cloning It's so chilling. Fucks me up every time I think about it. The idea that he was willing to do that to himself.
@Stigne
4 ай бұрын
I am team Alfred as in the brother who was loving his wife and daughter. I think the brother who was so obsessed with magic was Freddie who was into his assistant and the one who died at the gallows. Freddie didn't loved their wife and felt trapped by the family life he was living for his brother. He was ruthless in his magic and life and probably the one who tied the hard knot on Piper. So not his team but the other brothers one. ;)
@stephw1702
3 ай бұрын
Same. In the book the twins names were Albert and Fredrick. They combined their names to create the Alfred persona. Fredrick was the obsessed twin. He loved Olivia which is why he has her call him Freddie. Albert loved Sarah and fathered Jess. Sadly in the end both lost what they loved most. The difference was that Albert walked away after losing Sarah while Freddie still couldn't let it go.
@leonnortje8330
4 ай бұрын
The Prestige is the best Nolan film in my opinion.
@terrylandess6072
4 ай бұрын
The reveal creeps me out. Still to this day. Most unsettling I guess because the film did a good job of propping up the vehicle (magic) while hiding the unspeakable.
@ctakitimu
4 ай бұрын
So well done that we don't even comment on the actual magic of Tesla's machine, just the illusions these of two men.
@ChopesForever
4 ай бұрын
This film has some of the best foreshadowing and duality between characters. One thing I find incredibly poignant is that both husbands end up dying how their wives did; Robert drowns over and over again like his wife, and Alfred's life is taken by hanging, presumably like the woman he loved if he was the one who loved her. And how good is David Bowie in this film. Amazing. Also 44:15 "the symbology!" I believe the word you're looking for is symbolism, what is the sssymbolism there? 😂❤
@Llinken
4 ай бұрын
I've been waiting for this reacton since i first discovered your channel, in my opinion Nolans best movie and it's also one of my favourites of all time, can't wait for this reaction
@tigqc
4 ай бұрын
The film is structured like the process of a magic trick. Act 1 ends with the wife drowning or the pledge, Act 2 ends with Angier stepping into the machine for the first time ("and here at the turn, I must leave you"). The ending of Act 3 is the reveal of Borden to Angier, or the prestige. The Borden twins actually have distinct personalities. The first of them (who loved Scarlett Johansson) is obsessed with performing magic tricks and is loud, confrontational, and quick to anger. He's the one who tied the double knot and killed Angier's wife in the process. He's also the one who got his fingers shot off by Angier and was ultimately jailed and hanged at the end. The second twin (who loved Sarah) is much more quiet, measured, and approachable. His talent is he's really good at deciphering how other magicians perform their tricks. Chronologically, we first see him when he and Angier go to figure out how the fish bowl trick is done. He is also the one who shows up at the funeral to pay his respects and says he doesn't know which knot was tied (he really didn't know and was telling the truth!). Tesla did build a machine for Borden when he and Angier's rivalry over the transported man trick started heating up, but it was just glorified set dressing, a machine that gave off electricity overhead. The trick was still performed by the twins as usual, there were no clones involved. Angier still believed Borden was just one man and that Tesla really had built Borden a teleporting machine. Angier asked Tesla to build one that could do the same thing, but better. Since Tesla was staring his last financial resource in the face he agreed to do it. Tesla did in fact succeed in building such a device for Angier, with the unintentional side effect of creating copies of beings or objects ("These things never quite turn out the way you expect them to"). Through science, Tesla inadvertently created a machine that could do REAL magic and you could calibrate how close or far away to send the duplicate. Tesla wanted Angier to destroy it because, well think about it: creating endless armies, endless resources to invade the world with if it fell into the wrong hands and such. Lord Caldlow is actually Angier's real name. Angier is his stage name. He came from a wealthy family who didn't approve of his interest in magic. He was a great showman but to fellow magicians his methods were amateur at best ("I can spot Angier's methods from the back of the theater"). Borden was good at magic tricks, but terrible at selling the crowd on them ("He's a wonderful magician, he's a terrible showman"). The first time you see Angier and Borden as magician's assistants walking up on stage you'll notice that Borden just walks up the stairs directly over to Angier's wife, whereas Angier faces the crowd, smiles and bows, putting on a show.
@Langley_Ackerman19
4 ай бұрын
Well put, thank you
@Nay-kp6uu
4 ай бұрын
Oh man... I love this movie and might be Nolan's best movie. Even watching this reaction I got goosebumps again like the first time
@SchneiderRammGirl
4 ай бұрын
With a name like 'The Prestige' I never expected it to be a film about Magicians, but what a brilliantly crafted story! Dialogue, set designs, costumes, just outstanding! & love films that are set in this time period! Just gives it that extra special feel! & full stacked cast who played their parts perfectly! & thanks for your in depth discussion comments at the end, really gave me some good insights & helped piece together my thoughts about it better. 🙂👌
@thechonus3858
4 ай бұрын
The book is *fantastic* -- it's done as a sort of diary/flashback from present day where one descendant of each magician have found their journals and are trying to make sense of everything that happened. It won several prizes, including the James Tait Black, which is the oldest literature prize in Britain. (This is my favorite Nolan, just past Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight. I recommend repeat viewings - it gets better each time.)
@TheMone22
4 ай бұрын
Nolan's most underrated masterpiece!
@maujo2009
4 ай бұрын
I think Imsomnia is more underrated.
@preston_s.
4 ай бұрын
This is in my opinion the best Nolan movie. The book it's based on is fantastic too. It's a pretty faithful adaptation, but they were still different enough that even after watching the movie, the book surprised me in the end.
@EmlynBoyle
4 ай бұрын
I've seen this film about 7 times, and I STILL discover new things about it. The most complex and best thing Christopher Nolan's ever made imho.
@clausewitzianwar
4 ай бұрын
I like how the BM crew realizes that Robert's obsession was his downfall and he was unwilling to accept the obvious answer, then they start arguing about the answers given in the movie thinking that a Nolan movie has to have more secrets still untold.
@Bamgeutcutiepie
4 ай бұрын
my opinion: i think bale's twin characters... i think there is something beautiful in the depth of his commitment to his craft. to LIVE fully forever in secret. to live half. simple but very difficult. a huge sacrifice. on the other hand - it is betrayal for their ladies - to an unforgivable level. when she learned the truth she ended her life. how could he ever forgive himself. and hugh.... he only lived and breathed for his obsession and by the end it ruined him too. both were only living for their work. i love how in the beginning bale voice over "we were two people on a mission..." he was talking about his twin but we think he means hugh. it's just so good.
@lisabeloved
4 ай бұрын
I always thought the wife didn't find out, she just hung herself because she thought he was lying to her and/or couldn't live with the inconsistency. Regardless, I agree it's a huge betrayal for their relationships!
@kay-jay1581
4 ай бұрын
@@lisabelovedwell she clearly stated that “I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE” and then Alfred responds “DO YOU THINK LIKE LIVING LIKE THIS?!” I’m sure Sarah figured out his secret; but damn Freddie was a stubborn bull and so Albert. They should have just confessed the truth to her. Spare her the pain of questioning her life every damn moment.
@frfras7
27 күн бұрын
Ummm it’s really the twins that fucked angier up they made him crazy because of all their lives being a lie
@bobbydrillboid
4 ай бұрын
seriously one of my top five movies of all time, truly amazing and unmatched plot twist
@Mikedegot
4 ай бұрын
I know someone who refuses to watch this film because someone spoiled the ending. It's not the destination, it's the journey.
@charlie7mason
4 ай бұрын
That dude is missing out on so much. I guarantee the movie would keep him engaged even knowing the ending. It might still keep him guessing.
@andresalarcon563
4 ай бұрын
From the moment we see Bordem we know that he is a double of Alfred, in fact Nolan wanted that to be evident to everyone except the other magician who was blinded by his obsession. The important thing is not to know about the brother, which in fact is deduced from the beginning, but how it got there. Your friend is missing out on a great movie
@carolinefiorentini3233
4 ай бұрын
Yeah i watched the movie after reading the book and Nolan's adaptation made me care about the book even more !
@mist6354
4 ай бұрын
life before death
@Frank1joker
4 ай бұрын
I remember watching this movie in the theater..... people went nuts when the twist was revealed. Definitely one of Nolan's best film.
@xaemosxone
4 ай бұрын
As a magician I really love this movie. Also you know they actually have made Wireless power units. I seen it in Popular Science back in about 2007.
@XanthoGrl
4 ай бұрын
YEEEESSSS one of my favorite movies! One of the BEST to watch reactions to
@MuscleBound_withDre
4 ай бұрын
After years of watching this over and over, I actually just realized the tragedy that YES they(Bale’s characters) both loved magic more than their partners and that mean that they both were cheating on their partners for Magic. In the end (due to the time this takes place) who actually knows the father of the little girl. They shared Father, Uncle and Butler to the little girl her entire life. EPIC.
@jhopeur7219
4 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite films of all time. I'm sad you clocked Fallon being Bale. I didn't at all and was GOOPED. I was so shocked. And the lingering horror of Danton's nightly choice to kill himself...haunting, truly. Plus the concept of the whole film being a magic trick ending in a Prestige...it's genius.
@charulnirmale7069
4 ай бұрын
Honestly you guys figuring it out was really sad for you cause you didn't get to really experience it and get fooled. I keep telling people not to try to figure out Nolan let him take you on a ride.
@TimotheeReacts
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing movie! A true banger once again from Christopher Nolan
@BaddMedicine
4 ай бұрын
This was amazing!
@clowncoupon5821
4 ай бұрын
Literally the first line in the film "Are you watching closely?". No. Nobody EVER is. That's why it's so genius
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