The Prestige

2006 "Are You Watching Closely?"
8.5| 2h10m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 19 October 2006 Released
Producted By: Newmarket Films
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://wwws.warnerbros.de/theprestige/
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A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

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Christopher Nolan

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Newmarket Films

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The Prestige Audience Reviews

Cortechba Overrated
MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting
Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews
Konterr Brilliant and touching
raraha The time line makes this movie good. The tricks are made perfectly and cannot be understood by us. But at the last scene we all know the tricks. The desire for the revenge makes them crazy.
nebhnanibriti The film "The Prestige" is directed by Christopher Nolan in the year 2006. The basis of the film is adapted from the screenplay from 1995 by Christopher Priest which was also based on the novel of the same name. The novel won the World Fantasy award and was famous in the world of entertainment on its unique platform. Victorian London is the place where the movie took place, by keeping it in mind that at the following time and place, and black magic were believed in by the credulous. Somerset Maugham's novel The Magician captures that period perfectly in its fictional portrait of Aleister Crawley, "the evilest man in the world", in which the illusion is created of the one being really an occult practitioner of dark forces. The Prestige is also plotted on the basis of illusion and magic which contains a touch of rivalry and passion. The movie has twist after twist which leads it to be successful in the film world. There are points when it will look like the movie has come to its conclusion; however, it is full of turns that keep the viewers engaged. The Duality, obsession, sacrifice, and secrecy pervading the conflict are the basic theme of the movie. The main characters are Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman), Alfred Borden (Christopher Bale), Oliva Wenscombe (Scarlett Johansson ) and John Cutter (Micheal Caine). All of these characters have strong interpersonal relationships. "The Prestige" has almost about everything that is required in a movie about the world of magicians, except the prestige itself. The briefing by Michael Caine claims that every magic trick consists of three acts: (1) the pledge, an initial step in which a portrait of real situation gets set; (2) the turn, which is about challenging the initial reality; and (3) the prestige, where everything gets back to the normal and set situation again. The director tried his best to push the boundaries of their jaw-dropping parlour trick, from which the coherence of the movie's concept seems to be compromised due to the element of bunk. The film "The Prestige" is rated PG-13 (parents strongly cautioned) since it has some violent scenes and a scary, menacing atmosphere; however, it is highly rated by the viewers. Overall, this movie is a serious enigma, but I highly recommend that everyone watches this movie as its very entertaining and puzzling.
creativecurly It's shows magic in a way no other movie can. Christopher Nolan does not disappoint, bringing a movie with awesome dialogue and brilliant storytelling. The way the story jumps across a timeline and still makes sense is a challenge for any storyteller. The way Nolan can achieve storytelling at this level and still wow the audience makes him one of the greatest directors of all time.
JokerMichel Amazing how this movie was suspensful and very interesting Great screenplay, and incredible actors !