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Prestige It seemed to be ready to be an orientation entry into the ever -growing filmography by Christopher Nolan. After the release Batman beginsNolan got a chance to make a passionate project and came up with the adaptation of Christopher Priest from 1995 of two rival magicians.
While the film was admirably made throughout the drama – a home cash register of $ 53 million for a budget of $ 40 million, with another $ 56 million in international income – did not explain pop culture. And with Nolan’s subsequent film Dark Knight, Prestige In the end, he was inserted between two Batman films and ensured that he was lost in the coming years because Nolan’s body continued to grow.
And even though I used to call before Beginning Nolan’s masterpieceIt’s time to get a little more personal and start some debate: Prestige is Nolan’s best movie and the one I like to watch the most. Let’s explore why.
Prestige all of it all
From Christopher Nolan was able to successfully revitalize franchise Batman, Prestige It was allowed to be a much more expensive production than it would probably be in different circumstances. Nolan uses his post-Batman’s influence in all directions, so what could be a minor matter and turn it into polished and extravagant production.
Nolan shoots Prestige With a strong focus on the clarity of the project. One of the problems he learned from Batman begins It was how to better convey the key moments of the event. Although this film is not as difficult in the way we expect a populist cinema, Nolan realizes how the story of the story of stage magic requires his camera and his editing to be as accurate as the best tricks with his hand.
Taking into account this approach, Prestige It presents Nolan at a critical point of his film development. His early films often relied on the movement of a frenetic camera and adjustment to evoke a sense of danger or excitement. When it gets to this film, there is a chased methodological nature that begins to shape in a really exciting way. And it would be shown that it is an asset that is given forward with his second film Batman.
As a piece of prestige (heh heh) of the film, Prestige He does not receive an award that he deserves compared to other period dramas. Costume design and shooting from the place are all beautiful. Every physical element of the film is a pleasure to look at it and it is a pity that the technical aspects of the film are not highlighted more often.
But it’s not just a texture Prestige This makes such a great experience.
Cast of wizards
Prestige It boasts an impressive set of actors. This is not a shock to people who are familiar with Nolan’s work, but it is interesting that in this film there are actors who did not work with Nolan on another project. Because Christopher Nolan is known to work with certain actors several times, some of these one -off performances are not very successful for him.
The most criminally neglected is Hugh Jackman Like Robert Angier, a man whose wife was accidentally killed by the assistant of another wizard Alfred Borden (Christian Bale). This is one of Hugh Jackman’s biggest roles and we never talk about it. This is probably because the main role of Angier is not particularly sympathetic. Angier is a man Hellbent for the burial of Borden’s career and length that ended in the consumption of his soul. He is a tragic but convincing character and Jackman will revive him within every framework. This is definitely the case of most of the cast Prestige Also, but Jackman deserves to be aimed at anchoring a movie with a character that is quite terrible at the end of it.
At the other end you have Christian Bale as Alfred Borden. His story is a bit more twisting, but still interesting and captivating. Borden as a character is more determined by the technical fitness of his stage magic rather than on her pizza. For this reason, Bale must play things a little closer to the chest than Jackman. This means that his takeover must be more reserved, but it is a effective decision that eventually pays off. Prestige He offers Bale’s chance to do what he can do best and will not disappoint.
Together with these two lines there is a strong supportive cast that fills in Prestige. Michael Caine, who has worked with Nolan since Batman beginsIt plays a similar role as Alfred in Batman as Angier’s assistant Cutter. Rebecca Hall is a master of naturalistic performance and brings a real pathos to his wife Borden Sarah. Scarlett Johansson feels somewhat bad like Olivia, an assistant who eventually betrays Angier and falls in love with Borden. It’s not bad, but it doesn’t fit into the period as the rest of the cast. AND, Andy Serkis It is fun if at least used as Alley, assistant Nikola Tesla.
Ahh, Nikola Tesla Played David Freakin ‘Bowie. In film history, there are moments when the actor and roles meet in a way that feels like the most visible thing in the world. David Bowie like Nikola Tesla Prestige He’s one of those Serendipitous moments.
Bowie is incredible as Tesla. He created himself as this man secret and strength. His eventual introduction made him go through an electric field as if he were God. Angier and Borden are simply wizards, but Tesla is a legitimate wizard who conjures up the magic of the Earth to create miracles both amazing and scary. Bowie’s performance of Tesl is not spectacular or cartoon at all. He plays Tesla as a loser genius that moves from a world that avoids his attempts to become a better place. While its use in the film ends with supernatural and takes the story to the cool sci-fi arena, Bowie will never disappear in his performance, and Tesla remains a fascinating character that never exceeds the level of inviolability.
So we looked at the technical fitness and phenomenal cast PrestigeBut why is it my favorite filmography Nolan?
The magic is real
Prestige He is the only film Nolana to find myself coming back again and again for many reasons. One of them is that it is a film that rewards immediate overlook. Even if Prestige It has been coming in the landscape of pop culture for fifteen years, I still do not want to spoil the great unveiling, thanks to which the film deserves immediate watching. Throughout the film there are thematic tracks that add another layer of smartness to the whole effort. Thus, Prestige I feel like the development of Nalan’s narration and film work. Memento.
The emotional force is even more pronounced Prestige. FROM Dark Knight Nolan further cultivated a special chillliness to his stories, which did not always work. This does not mean that his stories are bad or lacking emotional weight, but it seems that Nolan is more involved in how his films are told rather than why.
And that led me to a new look Prestige: Angier and Borden represent two sides of Nolana as filmmakers. One is powered by a passion for a spectacle for everything and the other is driven by the careful nature of his craft. Finally, Borden kills Angier and now feels like a retroactive statement on Nolan’s own way as an artist. Left behind a showman with a wide eyes, a bells-and-whohistles that brought the world a splendid fare like Memento and Batman begins And he committed to his illusions with a borden laser focus. Instead of relying on a lot of modern technological fraud like Angier, Nolan reaffirmed the desire to do things for real in his movies whenever he can. It is an art tactic that Borden himself would approve.
Whether you consider it interesting or not, it is not really. The point is to find a new way to appreciate and enjoy Prestige Every time I watch it. It attracts me and puts me under his charm in a way that none of Nolan’s other films ever does. And as a statement about the magic of art itself, Angier’s last words never stop hitting me hard:
“You never understood why we did. The audience knows the truth. The world is simple, lousy, solid all the way. But if you can deceive them, even a second, then you can make them wonder. And you will see something very special.
Prestige Every time I look at it, this view of the face. Beginning May be the film Nolan that best represents him as a filmmaker but Prestige is the one I know I will watch for the rest of my years again and again. Because Prestige The magic is real. You just have to look for it.
