A thought-provoking movie

Rating: 10/10 (19 September 2012)

I have watched it three times. Definitely worth watching for triller-lovers.
The conflict between the two(actually, three) magicians has started since Angiers wife was accidentally killed by Borden. The result is foreshadowed in Cutters opening monologue, 'You don't really want to know, You want to be fooled', which is exactly why Angier was reluctant to believe that Borden simply used a double in The Transported Man. Angier and Borden are top magicians with different goals. For Angier, the audience's reaction is considered the most important. And Borden tends to innovate. Both of them are willing to sacrifice. One chooses to kill his clones (or maybe he is killed and replaced by the clone ? the thoughts can probably be cloned as well so the clones know what needs to be done about Borden ) every time he does The Transported Man, while the other sacrifices himself in order to make the tricks perfect.
Regarding with the identical twins, Borden(the one got hung) and Fallon(the one killed Angier), I've been desperately trying to figure out which is which during my second viewing. The existence of a twin is also foreshadowed in a few scenes. For instance, when Sarah said she knew something secret about Borden, she must have already found out since she is the one closest to Borden and Fallon. And when Angier asked Fallon about the knot after the accident, he said he wasn't sure, because Borden was the one tied the knot, not him. One more thing, Borden/Fallon was able to see that the other magician pretended to be a cripple to hide the fish tank and Angier couldn't. It indicates that he knew because he has done something similar.
A great movie with a great ending. The fact that Fallon appears in front of the daughter reinforces the idea of the third step of a magic trick, which is bringing back the ordinary. A thought-provoking movie as well. To what extent is sacrifice worthy in order to make everything perfect? Is what we see what is really happening, or is it what we want to see?