Comments on: The Prestige vs. The Illusionist http://www.hanttula.com/exhibits/seeing-double/the-prestige-vs-the-illusionist/ Unmitigated Brilliant Magnificence Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Asha http://www.hanttula.com/exhibits/seeing-double/the-prestige-vs-the-illusionist/comment-page-1/#comment-5048 Asha Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:10:51 +0000 http://www.hanttula.com/2008/?p=3137#comment-5048 I don't know how anyone could possibly choose The Illusionist or The Prestige. The Illusionist is good, but The Prestige is so much better. With The Prestige, it is the big, final reveal that is so compelling. Two competing magicians with a horrible inspiration for a rivalry go to monstrous lengths to out do the other. In turn, with The Illusionist, it is the big reveal that actually annoyed me. Maybe I'm smarter than the average person, but I didn't need the "oh, that's how he did it" moment with Paul Giamatti's character. I had long since figured it out for myself and that who moment felt utterly contrived; as if they simply couldn't come up with a good way to reveal the truth. Most importantly, with the 'big reveal' in both films; it took me longer to realize what the big secret was in The Prestige than The Illusionist. I don’t know how anyone could possibly choose The Illusionist or The Prestige. The Illusionist is good, but The Prestige is so much better.
With The Prestige, it is the big, final reveal that is so compelling. Two competing magicians with a horrible inspiration for a rivalry go to monstrous lengths to out do the other.
In turn, with The Illusionist, it is the big reveal that actually annoyed me. Maybe I’m smarter than the average person, but I didn’t need the “oh, that’s how he did it” moment with Paul Giamatti’s character. I had long since figured it out for myself and that who moment felt utterly contrived; as if they simply couldn’t come up with a good way to reveal the truth.

Most importantly, with the ‘big reveal’ in both films; it took me longer to realize what the big secret was in The Prestige than The Illusionist.

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