Talk:The Prestige (film)

message: Why is the genre described as supernatural thriller? There are no supernatural themes in the film.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.178.22.82 (talk) 13:03, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  I've reverted the latest addition.  I'm familiar with the literature on the film, and I don't recall seeing the term "supernatural thriller" used in any source. Viriditas (talk) 05:19, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: The fact that Tesla's machine clones objects and people is supernatural. Tomeasy T C 08:10, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, that's completely wrong.  The fact that Tesla uses science to clone objects and people is science fiction, not supernatural. Viriditas (talk) 09:44, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Wow, I am not just wrong, but "completely wrong". Lucky me, I was not totally completely wrong, confusing the supernatural with science fiction. Tomeasy T C 12:05, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a common mistake, and it's important for you to understand why you are completely wrong.  The word "supernatural" means a "force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature" which is completely the opposite of what Tesla's device represents, and more to the point, completely misrepresents the symbolism of duality personified by the War of the Currents between Tesla and Edison and similarly between the rival magicians. The complete analogy is as follows: the practice of stage magic appears supernatural in the same way that advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic (the supernatural). Viriditas (talk) 23:13, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

text: It's not about you. What you said was completely wrong. -- Jibal (talk) 09:08, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
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