"The Prestige" Directed by Christopher Nolan #film #movies #moviereview #magic
"With so many twists and turns and unexpected events, this is another masterpiece that is difficult to describe and do justice to without spoilers, so please bear with me as I try! And as I say so many times to so many people, if you haven’t seen this film before, you simply have to. And you’ll watch again and again as you piece together the multitude of little hints and nods as you watch for a second, third or fourth time. It’s a multi layered treat of a film with some stand out performances which I’ll come to after a brief admission as to my own obsession with magic, tricks and illusions. I’ve always been obsessed by magic from an early age but of recent times David Blaine and particularly Derren Brown are my heroes in this regard as they continually produce illusions and tricks that truly boggle the mind and have you grasping for the reason or The Prestige. It truly brings out the child in me and fascinates and perplexes me in equal measure. And for that I’m forever thankful. And it’s never quite what you expected, is it?.
Anyway…
Starting with the cast, and what a stellar cast it is. Some of the best character actors of our generation are here: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson and Andy Serkis ably supported by Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall and a scene stealing cameo from David Bowie. To the screenplay: written by Christopher and his brother Jonathan based on Christopher Priest’s novel of the same name. Wally Pfister is again masterly as Director of Photography, and David Julyan again returns to provide a haunting score throughout. The closing credits play out with Thom Yorke’s great song “Analyse” and how very, very apt.
But we’re getting ahead of ourselves".
The above is a brief extract from my film review of "The Prestige" which I originally penned within a larger career blog article on the London born director, Christopher Nolan in early 2013.
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