Why The Prestige Is A Masterpiece

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The Prestige Review | The Price of Obsession IMDb Top 250 #41 Nolan Retrospective #5 In October of 2006, Nolan released a film adaptation of The Prestige. A 1995 novel written by Christopher Priest. It tells the tale of two magicians completely obsessed with their craft. Eventually becoming locked in a bitter rivalry that cost each greatly. Initially, The Prestige was poorly received by critics, with middling reviews, however, in recent times, it's gained widespread admiration from fans everywhere. Because of this acclaim, I hesitate to call The Prestige underrated, but it still doesn't often come up in the same breath as some of Nolan's other projects. Works like Inception, The Dark Knight, or Interstellar. And it absolutely should. I don't think I'd ever been more motivated to rewatch a movie than I was the second the credits began to roll on The Prestige. Why was this the case? And how did the critics manage to get it so wrong on release? Today we'll find the answers to those questions and in the coming months, I'll be diving into each film in Christopher Nolan's stellar filmography. If that sounds interesting to you, subscribe for more content like this. Thanks for watching. I really didn't expect to enjoy this one as much as I did, but I genuinely believe that it might be best movie in this retrospective so far. Next time we'll be talking about The Dark Knight though. Nolan's first sequel and a film that most consider to be his magnum opus. See you next week with my review. CHAPTERS: Intro 00:00 The Pledge 1:21 The Turn 7:02 The Prestige 14:17 Music by @RetroGirlMusic & @PurrpleCat Tracks Used: "Freedom" by Retro Girl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B38Rm1xY6Uo&pp=ygUSZnJlZWRvbSByZXRybyBnaXJs "In my dream i'm not alone" by Retro Girl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWw_ePM-zZo&pp=ygUiaW4gbXkgZHJlYW0gaW0gbm90IGFsb2UgcmV0cm8gZ2lybA%3D%3D "Close Your Eyes" by Retro Girl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhnrFPtUDjI&pp=ygUaY2xvc2UgeW91ciBleWVzIHJldHJvIGdpcmw%3D "A Different Sun" by Retro Girl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVnpUXZ4rV4&pp=ygUaYSBkaWZmZXJlbnQgc3VuIHJldHJvIGdpcmw%3D "Clear Sky" by Retro Girl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwnOlyoRqRc&pp=ygUTY2xlYXIgc2t5cmV0cm8gZ2lybA%3D%3D "Night Train" by Purrple Cat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7uoZrLVxjk&pp=ygUXbmlnaHQgdHJhaW4gcHVycnBsZSBjYXQ%3D "Our Story" by Retro Girl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jthWP6kPO4&pp=ygUUb3VyIHN0b3J5IHJldHJvIGdpcmw%3D #theprestige #christophernolan #nolan #christianbale #hughjackman