Nolan's Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2014)

Up until very recently I had Inception as my favorite Christopher Nolan movie and quite frankly I thought that the remaining movies I had to watch weren't up to the task of dethroning it. With Following and Insomnia still in my list to watch, The Prestige is now the movie to beat. With a simple story about a rivalry between two magicians lies a complex script full of symbolism and that itself is presented as an illusion. Combined with Nolan's mastery in technical aspects and you've got yourself an enthralling movie that will leave you asking questions long after its finished (much like Inception did for me).
Like I said this whole movie feels like an illusion and it's like the audience is being played. The question is will you want to be fooled? Or will you want to find out the secret. I won't go into plot details as I feel you should watch this with as little info about it as possible. About what I found was great in the movie, of course the technique put in by the crew complimented the movie very well. In a movie like this, though, the performances are the key to connecting with the audience and both Jackman and Bale show why they are the top talent today. Scarlett Johansson,Rebecca Hall, Michael Caine and even David Bowie contribute well to the movie and only add to its greatness. Some people might condemn it for being over explanatory, but personally I don't believe this to be a problem as I still questioned a lot of things after the movie was over. See it for yourself and find out if you were fooled. For me it was definitely worth it.
Rating 9,5/10