Is it just me, or are notebooks a common feature in Nolan's movies? The way obsession play out to be the main theme, the way broken timelines are used for storytelling and the way the final twist is revealed - simply excellent. Just like you can relate the theme of memories and interpretations shown in the story of "Memento" with the actual experience we had while watching the movie, we can relate the three acts of a magic trick narrated within the story with the movie itself. | This movie fills the screen and your mind. Every aspect of the film, all the way from visuals to the character development, is masterful. The Mastery of a Trade. But, he insists on building up even a more deadly supply of nuclear arms right here in the US. You just know, and it's just that feeling of being totally transparent with time. The story of two rival magicians with a tragic history linking them, trying to outshine one another and the mysteries surrounding makes the premise of a magical two hour narrative. The Prestige, adapted from an award winning novel of the same name by Christopher Priest, is an intricate tale of passion, intrigue, deceit and obsession about two illusionists, whose morbid covetousness for absolute supremacy in their profession engenders a fierce rivalry that turns internecine and ultimately consumes them. History. Great performances and ever better plot. Now I know it is just a film with an implausible premise, but it does bring up interesting questions about morality and consciousness. What is he doing to us, and what is he doing to the world? The plot is fascinating and leads to an immensely satisfying ending. SPLENDIS CUVÉE PRESTIGE. The Prestige is a masterful exercise in storytelling with superb direction and powerful performances by a grand ensemble cast. But, the major highlight of the movie would be Christian Bale. It's after the reveal and in fact, in the second viewing that you start noticing the actual stuffs and the actual interpretations a particular scene is to be given. Though we don't get a full "interchange" between the antagonist and the protagonist, as the movie progresses, the protagonist feels more "wrong" than the antagonist. The whole Tesla plotline might feel like a convenient plot device, but Tesla is a scientist who is rumoured to travel through time. Teaming up again with his Batman Begins cast of Christian Bale and Michael Caine, and joined with the Scoop team consisting of X-Men's Wolverinie Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson, the stellar (eye candy) cast already set tongues wagging as to whether they'll be able to live up to the hype of Nolan's long awaited movie directly challenging the other picture about Victorian magicians, The Illusionist. Raw Brass (OG): The colour will become darker, the parts that are often touched get a patina. Later on log's can be replaced with roots which serve a similar function. Different finitions belong to the category “Finishing changes and discolours over time”. What makes this movie so incredible is that while it is indeed a movie about magicians (or illusionists) it is also a complex character study about how self destructive obsessions are with a sideline love story and a sci-fi twist. I usually can predict the outcomes of movies pretty early on. He kills himself everyday only to be reborn the same instant. Even though the movie clocked in at slightly more than 2 hours, you don't feel its length at all. A new assistant named Olivia(Scarlett Johansson) helps Robert and he falls in love with her, though later she fell in love with another man. If I use the machine on myself, it would make a copy of me, resulting in two of me.