was the intend to let the viewer to figure out the 'prestige' of the movie?

Rating: 8/10 (21 February 2007)

it is curious to me after watching the film that why some of the scenes that gave way Borden's version of "the transported man", or more obviously, Angier's version, was left in the film.
It seems that if those scenes were cut, outcome would have had more ... "wow" factor, with more of a The Sixth Sense type of ending. But that way, IMHO, would be less friendly in terms of increasing audience participation level, and more in-line with the introduction by Michael Caine on the 3 "acts" of magic.
Or was that the trick? Since the film is so plot based, the element that would 'interest' a goer would be how the twist of the plot can be presented, in a refreshing way, instead of cheating out the audience, or adapt more character insight - which the story do not allow in the film slot time of around 120 minutes, and the 2 major characters.
would I rate this higher then The illusionist? Or can it be compared? I'll leave that up to you!!!