I love and admire "The Illusionist"

Rating: 9/10 (9 February 2007)

Personally, I love "The Illusionist" and consider it quite splendid. I would recommend to anyone who wishes to better understand its mysteries to listen to the Director's Audio Commentary on the Special Features of the DVD. It is so enlightening, I can't emphasize that enough. This movie is an abstract story just filled with metaphors; it is an existential exercise for the mind and spirit. Beautiful. Some of us believe we know what reality is, we've got it all figured out. The purpose of a brilliant story such as "The Illusionist" is to move us towards wonder. I am charmed by its ambiguities, I am thrilled by its transcendent nature. I wish I could write that well. The acting is superb. The music by Philip Glass: mood-perfect. It's also good to remember that as viewers, we sit on this side of the screen, the only effort required of us (besides getting to the theatre and paying a few dollars or renting the movie and pressing buttons on the remote) being whatever we bring to the experience.