In this episode, we break down Christopher Nolan’s hidden details in The Prestige that cleverly foreshadow the big twist involving Borden and Fallon. We dive deep into Nolan’s masterful storytelling and the subtle clues he plants throughout the film that most viewers miss on the first watch. By analyzing key scenes and character interactions, we reveal how Nolan pulls off the magic of misdirection, leading to one of the best movie twists of all time.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro & Post movie reaction
00:02:34 Everything Nolan hides in plain sight
00:12:36 LOL: So how involved were the twins in each others relationship??
00:18:15 Back to the details hidden in plain sight
00:23:57 The darkest reveal of the entire movie
00:25:55 Deciphering which brother is which
00:33:13 How Nolan constructs the movie like a magic trick
00:37:18 Does Borden or Angier make the ultimate sacrifice?
00:42:05 How Nolan gets the audience to believe the characters
00:43:33 Hugh Jackman's American accent sucked... for a reason
00:47:55 One more hint toward the big twist
00:48:41 Proof that magicians are just bad people
00:50:57 Scarlett Jo Hanson is dope in real life... or maybe it's an act
00:51:47 Sidebar: Funniest Hot Ones interview
00:56:45 Sidebar: Scar Jo's Hot One's episode
00:59:14 Christopher Nolan's camera slight of hand
01:01:52 Cool detail showing Angier making sure he feels like the original
01:04:02 Nolan just slipped this between his first 2 Batman movies
01:05:09 Our ratings out of 10
01:10:56 Final thoughts
01:13:56 Cue the music
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