It's not just about a couple of magicians!

Rating: 9/10 (23 January 2007)

You don't see this kind of movies coming to scene every year, it might take another decade to watch such an excellent one. I think The two magicians can represent two poles of any kind: From the scale of two normal persons competing in real life to two country leaders. Two rivals obsessed by a self destructive competition for the sake of getting all the glory. They both forgot the initial reason for which they started this. Each of them became obsessed trying to become the greatest no matter what the cost is. The choice of magic as a playground competition is the right one, as magicians trick the audience with illusions, it could be leaders tricking their people in real life with their own kind of illusions(Wrong cause, wrong battlefield...etc). For the sci-fi part, the poor scientific base doesn't worry me a lot as it succeeded to deliver the message of how dangerous and destructive it can be. Definitely a great movie worth watching!