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    First time watching The Prestige movie reaction
    The Prestige is a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan. Period thriller set in Edwardian London where two rival magicians, partners until the tragic death of an assistant during a show, feud bitterly after one of them performs the ultimate magic trick - teleportation. His rival tries desperately to uncover the secret of his routine, experimenting with dangerous new science as his quest takes him to the brink of insanity and jeopardises the lives of everyone around the pair. It stars Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier and Christian Bale as Alfred Borden. The cast also features Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis, and David Bowie as Nikola Tesla.
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  • @BaddMedicine
    @BaddMedicine  13 дней назад +81

    What a BANGER of a film this was! This film just hooks you and it doesn't let go. The cast is stacked and the crew did an amazing job. Do you consider this to be the best Christopher Nolan film? What was your reaction?
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    • @brandonizaguirre2963
      @brandonizaguirre2963 12 дней назад

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    • @jxchamb
      @jxchamb 12 дней назад +2

      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.

    • @mgersey82
      @mgersey82 12 дней назад +7

      If yall liked this try The Illusionist w Edward Norton. It's similar to this but just as good!

    • @jxchamb
      @jxchamb 12 дней назад +5

      @@mgersey82 Yes. The illusionist is a terrific film, too.

    • @thewackykid
      @thewackykid 12 дней назад +3

      i dunno... it is so damn hard to pick A favourite/best christopher nolan film for me because they are all so damn good...!

  • @roguecalisio4033
    @roguecalisio4033 12 дней назад +437

    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
      @timothydaugaard6457 12 дней назад +36

      I never thought of that.

    • @harish123az
      @harish123az 12 дней назад +17

      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
      @bobmorhane6745 12 дней назад +66

      @@harish123az He did "It's a question I always ask myself"

    • @harish123az
      @harish123az 12 дней назад +5

      @@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
      @paulmcallister7909 12 дней назад +6

      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
    @gregdrake5069 12 дней назад +195

    "I dont care about my wife, I care about his secret".
    At that point, Angier becomes the villain.

    • @VelkanAngels
      @VelkanAngels 12 дней назад +37

      Right. I started out rooting for Angier and ended up rooting for the good Borden twin.

    • @supash3
      @supash3 12 дней назад +37

      @@VelkanAngelsExactly, it’s easy to differentiate between the Borden twins. The one who loves Sarah becomes very easy to root for on rewatch.

    • @sungunner6244
      @sungunner6244 11 дней назад +17

      @@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
      @supash3 11 дней назад +2

      @@sungunner6244 Great point

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 10 дней назад +7

      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.

  • @brandonb561
    @brandonb561 12 дней назад +327

    When I heard Dave say "Not like a twin" I started crying 😂😂

  • @juancarlogoitia6905
    @juancarlogoitia6905 12 дней назад +282

    The fish bowl trick was foreshadowing of what Borden's trick was. They lived their magic trick. Their whole lives.

    • @adamestwick1997
      @adamestwick1997 12 дней назад +1

      Sorta, Borden asked Tesla to make him a machine. The Machine Made Fallen. THEN they lived the trick the rest of their lives.

    • @Wuichii493
      @Wuichii493 12 дней назад +36

      @@adamestwick1997blud what. dude didn’t understand the movie

    • @user-wi9hv2pb2q
      @user-wi9hv2pb2q 12 дней назад

      that's why Borden figured it out immediately.

    • @noneofyourbeeswax01
      @noneofyourbeeswax01 12 дней назад +7

      Nolan was showing us the secret in plain view from the very outset. That was the most impressive aspect of the movie.

    • @MamadNobari
      @MamadNobari 12 дней назад

      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?

  • @funkman12345
    @funkman12345 13 дней назад +398

    This is Nolan’s best film.

    • @shamrokz95
      @shamrokz95 12 дней назад +10

      No.

    • @funkman12345
      @funkman12345 12 дней назад +31

      @@shamrokz95 This film is more complete than the Dark Knight. Yes.

    • @EdanSolViamar
      @EdanSolViamar 12 дней назад +14

      Agreed

    • @zwil2213
      @zwil2213 12 дней назад +6

      Bold statement

    • @saadesigner07
      @saadesigner07 12 дней назад +9

      This is a tie with Interstellar for me personally.

  • @SakuraPixie
    @SakuraPixie 12 дней назад +82

    “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
    @jalcome4201 12 дней назад +85

    I love how they were ALMOST there but overcomplicated their answer just like Hugh jackman did. Amazing

  • @ferchrissakes
    @ferchrissakes 12 дней назад +111

    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

  • @kwunt2014
    @kwunt2014 12 дней назад +111

    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
      @LaCheeserie 12 дней назад +11

      And before that the birds, with one needing to die for the trick

    • @PeglegSailor
      @PeglegSailor 11 дней назад +6

      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
      @joejusto3292 10 дней назад +4

      It’s the same coin in the dark knight that Harvey Dent uses.

  • @kyuubey7688
    @kyuubey7688 12 дней назад +44

    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
      @user-wi9hv2pb2q 12 дней назад +12

      yes that's the implication. bale actually avenges original jackman.

    • @kyuubey7688
      @kyuubey7688 12 дней назад +31

      @@user-wi9hv2pb2q Original Jackman has been dead for a while. It's just clones killing clones, each one thinking they are the original.

  • @jaycee945
    @jaycee945 12 дней назад +44

    I love the stuff with Borden and Fallon, how "honest" the two of them are while still lying to Olivia and Sarah.

  • @Mangolite
    @Mangolite 12 дней назад +102

    The first clue about The Prestige is that there are two Alfreds (Michael Caine and Andy Serkis).

    • @WijaVT
      @WijaVT 12 дней назад +18

      HA! Good one! 😆

    • @DKSean
      @DKSean 12 дней назад +35

      Nolan: "My plans are measured in decades"

    • @johntriplett4470
      @johntriplett4470 4 дня назад

      Woooowww - good catch.

  • @robertmarginean164
    @robertmarginean164 12 дней назад +79

    Nolan just doesn't miss. Ever since Memento, he's been making banger after banger for 25 years now

    • @TheJerbol
      @TheJerbol 12 дней назад +11

      Tenet was a pretty fat miss

    • @robertmarginean164
      @robertmarginean164 12 дней назад +11

      @@TheJerbol maybe in terms of box office, but it's an amazing action movie

    • @samanthanickson6478
      @samanthanickson6478 12 дней назад +3

      @@robertmarginean164i really liked tenet.

    • @Eagle3302PL
      @Eagle3302PL 11 дней назад +1

      @@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
      @TheJerbol 10 дней назад

      @@Eagle3302PL Sounds like a generic movie by Michael Bay, nothing of what makes Nolan great

  • @PsyQonaut
    @PsyQonaut 13 дней назад +133

    By far my favorite Nolan movie. Keeps a great atmosphere throughout the whole thing.

    • @Justwalks
      @Justwalks 12 дней назад +4

      It's so underrated!

    • @frizlywarokka861
      @frizlywarokka861 12 дней назад +2

      Same here

    • @1pknail
      @1pknail 12 дней назад +3

      Same. I miss when he used to make movies like this.

    • @ameteurwriter
      @ameteurwriter 10 дней назад +1

      Exactly! The atmosphere of a movie is everything for me, especially it is set in the past.

    • @johntriplett4470
      @johntriplett4470 4 дня назад

      Same.

  • @cyancarpool
    @cyancarpool 13 дней назад +74

    there’s something magical about rewatching my favorite movies with the guys

  • @mistyanne6723
    @mistyanne6723 12 дней назад +17

    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.

  • @Garbowhat
    @Garbowhat 12 дней назад +45

    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
      @Hoop_23 11 дней назад +2

      If the copy appears elsewhere than it was a copy that was shot on the first duplication.

    • @kay-jay1581
      @kay-jay1581 11 дней назад +3

      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
      @Garbowhat 11 дней назад +3

      @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
      @jp3813 10 дней назад +17

      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
      @ctakitimu 10 дней назад +7

      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

  • @thechonus3858
    @thechonus3858 12 дней назад +18

    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.)

  • @tigqc
    @tigqc 12 дней назад +37

    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.

  • @melindamercier6811
    @melindamercier6811 13 дней назад +68

    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
      @BaddMedicine  13 дней назад +34

      Now we have to do the illusionist. lol

    • @AnankeQ
      @AnankeQ 12 дней назад +9

      @@BaddMedicine I prefer The Illusionist but both are great!

    • @kresimirkovac6910
      @kresimirkovac6910 12 дней назад +7

      ​@@BaddMedicine
      The Illusionist is a must. 😊

    • @melindamercier6811
      @melindamercier6811 12 дней назад

      @@BaddMedicine😆

    • @thewackykid
      @thewackykid 12 дней назад +7

      the illusionist is really damn good too... but i prefer prestige more...

  • @lifelikelisa
    @lifelikelisa 12 дней назад +16

    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.

  • @JacoryWilliams
    @JacoryWilliams 12 дней назад +9

    It ruins it a bit when people notice Fallon. Still one of Nolan's best.

  • @Mikedegot
    @Mikedegot 12 дней назад +38

    I know someone who refuses to watch this film because someone spoiled the ending. It's not the destination, it's the journey.

    • @charlie7mason
      @charlie7mason 12 дней назад +6

      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
      @andresalarcon563 12 дней назад +4

      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
      @carolinefiorentini3233 10 дней назад +3

      Yeah i watched the movie after reading the book and Nolan's adaptation made me care about the book even more !

    • @mist6354
      @mist6354 7 дней назад

      life before death

  • @TheDaringPastry1313
    @TheDaringPastry1313 12 дней назад +34

    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.

  • @jxchamb
    @jxchamb 13 дней назад +58

    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.

  • @leonnortje8330
    @leonnortje8330 12 дней назад +16

    The Prestige is the best Nolan film in my opinion.

  • @daniellemaines4874
    @daniellemaines4874 12 дней назад +7

    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.

  • @clowncoupon5821
    @clowncoupon5821 9 дней назад +3

    Literally the first line in the film "Are you watching closely?". No. Nobody EVER is. That's why it's so genius

  • @cbmx1x1
    @cbmx1x1 12 дней назад +7

    You aren’t wrong - so far, this is Nolan’s masterpiece.

  • @afrancis1582
    @afrancis1582 12 дней назад +12

    This is Nolan’s best film. Absolute genius.

  • @TheMone22
    @TheMone22 12 дней назад +24

    Nolan's most underrated masterpiece!

    • @maujo2009
      @maujo2009 4 дня назад

      I think Imsomnia is more underrated.

  • @Nay-kp6uu
    @Nay-kp6uu 13 дней назад +18

    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

  • @clausewitzianwar
    @clausewitzianwar 12 дней назад +9

    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.

  • @robertrittenhouse9685
    @robertrittenhouse9685 13 дней назад +20

    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 🤘🏻

  • @EmlynBoyle
    @EmlynBoyle 10 дней назад +1

    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.

  • @jeremylindstrom1076
    @jeremylindstrom1076 12 дней назад +2

    I saw this movie at least 5 times in theaters when it came out and I caught something new every time I saw it… it is still one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. Fantastic masterpiece that not nearly enough people have seen/heard of. Great reaction as always, fellas.

  • @D25Bev
    @D25Bev 12 дней назад +2

    This is & has always been my favourite Nolan film. It's just storytelling, filmmaking & acting at its very best.

  • @SchneidersRammGirl
    @SchneidersRammGirl 12 дней назад +20

    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. 🙂👌

  • @Llinken
    @Llinken 13 дней назад +17

    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

  • @PrincessSarah090288
    @PrincessSarah090288 12 дней назад +2

    One of Nolen's sickest, and most epic movies...He did the damn thing👏🏽👏🏽🔥🔥🔥

  • @preston_s.
    @preston_s. 12 дней назад +9

    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.

  • @bobbydrillboid
    @bobbydrillboid 13 дней назад +14

    seriously one of my top five movies of all time, truly amazing and unmatched plot twist

  • @Frank1joker
    @Frank1joker 12 дней назад +3

    I remember watching this movie in the theater..... people went nuts when the twist was revealed. Definitely one of Nolan's best film.

  • @stephaniecasey9100
    @stephaniecasey9100 12 дней назад +2

    My favorite Christopher Nolan movie that I've seen to date

  • @xaemosxone
    @xaemosxone 12 дней назад +5

    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.

  • @Blaineisawarlock
    @Blaineisawarlock 11 дней назад +1

    I had to take filler courses in college after completing all my courses for my accounting degree and one of the courses I chose was Film Appreciation. We watched plenty of movies throughout the year, but we had to watch 3 movies on our own and write a synopsis as well as how a film was directed and why the director took that approach. This was the first movie assigned to us. This movie gave me such a deeper understanding and appreciation for Nolan and similar directors who take such interesting approaches to film.

  • @sissyc6754
    @sissyc6754 12 дней назад +3

    The only way that I can see that this movie had been "underrated" might be because a lot of folks never really caught on to what actually happened, thus leaving them baffled of the sheer brilliance of the movie plot.

  • @kampinak
    @kampinak 10 дней назад +1

    I would definitely argue this was Nolan's peak, the movie is just pure brilliance :)

  • @Stigne
    @Stigne 12 дней назад +3

    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
      @stephw1702 Час назад

      Same. In the book the twins names were Albert and Fredrick. They mixed 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.

  • @keltavuokko
    @keltavuokko 12 дней назад +3

    Whenever someone forces me to choose a favourite film of all time, I name this.

  • @maujo2009
    @maujo2009 4 дня назад +1

    The coin that Borden flips to show Sarah’s nephew the magic trick is the same coin Harvey Dent flips in The Dark Knight.

  • @terrylandess6072
    @terrylandess6072 12 дней назад +6

    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
      @ctakitimu 10 дней назад

      So well done that we don't even comment on the actual magic of Tesla's machine, just the illusions these of two men.

  • @joejusto3292
    @joejusto3292 10 дней назад +3

    “ Are you watching … closely?”

  • @MrLightjimmy
    @MrLightjimmy 12 дней назад +3

    Incredible. I’m so glad you guys actually watched this! I remember recommending this on a community post months back and didn’t think you would. Very happy!

  • @Dubson86
    @Dubson86 12 дней назад +2

    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? 😂❤

  • @Yeodoongiiie
    @Yeodoongiiie 12 дней назад +18

    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
      @lisabeloved 12 дней назад +7

      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
      @kay-jay1581 11 дней назад

      @@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.

  • @XanthoGrl
    @XanthoGrl 12 дней назад +4

    YEEEESSSS one of my favorite movies! One of the BEST to watch reactions to

  • @joejusto3292
    @joejusto3292 10 дней назад +1

    My first Nolan film I saw was Batman Begins in theaters, but I picked this movie up on DVD from the local library in 2007. It blew me away then and still blows my mind how good this nearly 20 year old film is !

  • @texashookem22
    @texashookem22 13 дней назад +14

    Nolan is a genius.

    • @melindamercier6811
      @melindamercier6811 13 дней назад +2

      For real. I believed it when I saw Batman Begins, and this movie solidified it for me.

  • @bryanandersonmt
    @bryanandersonmt 13 дней назад +5

    This is such an incredible movie! Might be Nolan's best

  • @kamakazines4901
    @kamakazines4901 8 дней назад +1

    Obsession destroys everyone around you... but no one so badly as yourself.
    The themes of this movie are executed with such tragic inevitability.
    This is my favorite Nolan movie, and in my top 3 movies of all time.
    Also, this is a rare occasion of the film being better than the book that inspired it.
    The novel is fine, but this film is laser focused and doesn't let a second veer off track or go to waste.
    Awesome reaction!!

  • @WC-PO
    @WC-PO 12 дней назад +4

    A genuinely perfect movie, and a timeless masterpiece.

  • @MuscleBound_withDre
    @MuscleBound_withDre 12 дней назад +12

    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.

  • @jackflanagan4330
    @jackflanagan4330 5 дней назад

    The first time I watched this movie I was a friends house, we both loved it and once I got home I watched it all over again by myself one of the best movies I've ever seen!!! Glad you liked it as much as I did!

  • @theashrook6129
    @theashrook6129 6 дней назад +1

    This is one of those quiet movies, where anyone that watches it, is like WOW!

  • @MarshaLove0723
    @MarshaLove0723 12 дней назад +3

    This is one of my favorite films - another very rewatchable one. ❤
    I always thought the rivalry involved one twin more than the other. The 'Alfred' that was hanged is the one that just wouldn't let it go, and got caught in the trap that Robert set.
    Also, at the end, Cutter just wanted the little girl to be raised by her father, and he was unhappy that Robert went too far with the framing for murder and that he 'stole' Alfred's daughter. He knew there must have been a double Alfred the entire time, so he was fine with him taking her back.

  • @austindmilligan
    @austindmilligan 12 дней назад +1

    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!

  • @nolanhenshallentertainment
    @nolanhenshallentertainment 12 дней назад +1

    My favourite film of all-time !
    Thanks for this awesome reaction, lads!

  • @EdanSolViamar
    @EdanSolViamar 13 дней назад +4

    So happy you reacted to this.
    This movie in my opinion is Nolan's best and my favorite movie of all time

  • @jonathanfulton4243
    @jonathanfulton4243 12 дней назад +3

    I read Christopher priests novel and it was pretty similar in certain aspects, but also very different in ways with some extra layers and characters. There’s a frame story set in the modern day before it fully delves into the journals and the past. But overall it was fairly similar in plot and themes of obsession, and equally amazing. I recommend. Great reaction btw

  • @johntriplett4470
    @johntriplett4470 4 дня назад

    The first time I saw this, I figured out what was going to happen about 3/4 of the way through. Still didn't stop the full impact of seeing the ending. Just stunning.

  • @nikwriter
    @nikwriter 11 дней назад

    I've watched this movie so many times, but I always discover new layers to it. The line Borden says to the boy after he first meets his wife, "The secret impresses no one; it's the trick you use it for that matters" is immediately followed by the first time we see him use the trick - to be back in her apartment after leaving it. He decided that she mattered to him, in that moment, and that this was the right use of his trick (even before he ever got around to performing it in front of a crowd).

  • @jackmacgillicutty8045
    @jackmacgillicutty8045 10 дней назад

    I love how meta this movie in Borden's explanation of the importance of the trick vs. the secret. The trick creates wonder and awe. Once you give the trick and the secret, they're done with you. The magic's gone. And that's kind of like this movie. You can rewatch a dozen times, and I have, and enjoy it for how well it was written, executed and the acting, but you'll never have that magic back again from the first time.

  • @TheRealGSmith
    @TheRealGSmith 4 дня назад +1

    This is definitely up there with the best Nolan movies.
    I'm not a huge fan of DUNKIRK or OPPENHEIMER, but I absolutely love BATMAN BEGINS, THE DARK KNIGHT, MEMENTO and TENNET. Always great news when this man has a new movie out.

  • @mondaychardonnay
    @mondaychardonnay 12 дней назад +1

    This is my favorite Nolan movie if not my favorite movie of all time. So glad you all decided to do this one!

  • @ThePomorimDourado
    @ThePomorimDourado 12 дней назад +1

    My favourite movie of all time. So glad to see you guys watching and loving it too!

  • @niccy7362
    @niccy7362 12 дней назад +5

    You guys need to watch Prisoners with Hugh Jackman! Think it's Hugh's best work in a film

  • @ZiR0oXXX
    @ZiR0oXXX 12 дней назад +2

    Finally you guys reacting to my favourite movie of all time. So many perfect twist and turns.
    Really Nolan at his finest!!

  • @PeglegSailor
    @PeglegSailor 11 дней назад

    “… but where’s his brother?”
    Such an impactful line that holds little meaning when first watching this movie.

  • @VoyKarma
    @VoyKarma 12 дней назад +1

    One of my favourite movies of all time its just so captivating the whole way through

  • @ZuriBirmingham
    @ZuriBirmingham 12 дней назад +1

    One of my all-time favorite movies! So glad you guys did this one

  • @PhineasGeo
    @PhineasGeo 9 дней назад

    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!

  • @kielsonelnikos8589
    @kielsonelnikos8589 12 дней назад +2

    I haven't read the novel, only watched the movie, but the author of it said he wished he's the one that came up of the twist in the movie because he thought what Nolan did was better.

  • @karrieorr1613
    @karrieorr1613 12 дней назад +1

    This movie never fails to impress me, no matter how many times I watch it. Chef's kiss!

  • @goswamipratibha2010
    @goswamipratibha2010 12 дней назад +2

    8:44 Danton writes “What does he know of SELF SACRIFICE?”
    Borden - “You bloody fool” 🪄👯
    💀💀

  • @ReneReacts
    @ReneReacts 13 дней назад +4

    Loved the reaction, the only feedback I have is editing-wise: the epic music right before the reaction starts was waaaay louder than the rest of the audio levels, I had to halve the volume just to keep it from being too loud and then rise the volumen up a lot again to hear the reaction.

  • @jhopeur7219
    @jhopeur7219 10 дней назад +1

    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.

  • @DClaBarraBrava
    @DClaBarraBrava 12 дней назад +1

    Nolan’s best and the greatest rewatch movie ever. And it becomes so clear which brother is which at all times

  • @HopeWren
    @HopeWren 12 дней назад +1

    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!

  • @RMZ1989
    @RMZ1989 12 дней назад +1

    This was always in my top 5 favorite films ever, really glad you guys watched this one.

  • @tanosdiveinotoive123
    @tanosdiveinotoive123 12 дней назад +8

    My second fav Nolan movie after interstellar

  • @bloodnugget8715
    @bloodnugget8715 12 дней назад +1

    I saw this for the first time last year. Since then, I've seen it around 10 more times, each with people who hadn't seen it before so I could live vicariously through their reactions. Glad I got to do it again! I consider this my personal favorite standalone movie of all time, as the LOTR trilogy is my all time favorite. Unbelievable movie.

  • @geririvera9279
    @geririvera9279 12 дней назад +1

    My all time favorite movie and when I bring it up nobody knows it exists !

  • @boiiinng
    @boiiinng 12 дней назад +1

    Mason is correct. As soon as the credits rolled in the theater, I said out loud that this was Nolan's Masterpiece. As good as all his other work is, nothing, NOTHING, has come close. It's perfect storytelling.

  • @RocZi
    @RocZi 13 дней назад +3

    wow you guys finally watched this masterpiece!

  • @TheJerbol
    @TheJerbol 12 дней назад +1

    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!

  • @noneofyourbeeswax01
    @noneofyourbeeswax01 12 дней назад +1

    The book on which this film was based had none of the Tesla supernatural/sci-fi nonsense. It was just stage "magic" grounded firmly in reality.

  • @stormy2184
    @stormy2184 10 дней назад

    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 ❤

  • @user-rs7bb9mk3m
    @user-rs7bb9mk3m 12 дней назад +1

    One of my favorite movies of all time. You can watch it over and over and it never gets boring