*The Prestige* Might Be My Favorite Christopher Nolan Film!

This is Kacee's First Time Watching Reaction to the movie The Prestige (2006). In this historical drama set in Edwardian London, two competitive magicians who were formerly partners but fell out after one of them pulled off the ultimate magic trick-teleportation-were companions until the sad death of an assistant during a performance. In a frantic attempt to learn the secret of his routine, his adversary engages in risky new scientific research, pushing himself to the point of madness and endangering the lives of those close to him.
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[@DosCavazos]

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[@supermansbuldge7216]

Why Do Reactors Only React To The Prestige And Never 'The Illusionist' Which Came Out In The Same Year And Is The Better Movie

[@Tommytumee]

Nolan's Memento is worth to watch

[@CrowVWade]

Kacee this is a book. You should read it too. As usual you’ll have to separate the movie in you mind as you read if you saw it first. It’s great too. Different

[@haseebarshad9519]

About him answering "I don't know" to the the knot question I just realized he wasn't saying that because of the guilt. He really did not know because it wasn't him who tied the knot, it was the other one.

[@BasedNate]

Him saying "I keep asking "myself" that same question" was basically him saying he kept asking his brother and I guess his brother refused to admit which knot he tied so he really didn't know cause his brother wouldn't say.

[@JeremiahConnor]

I figured that this was the answer but it seems unsatisfactory. I get the dual love interests..."love is blind"...but the level of trust between two twins...and their bond has to at a level even stronger considering the "illusion" they're living...a mistake like the knot seems like something these brothers would have talked about at length and even if guilty, information they would readily divulge.

[@BasedNate]

@@JeremiahConnor well, we could see that the brothers wasn’t always on the same page and did not live the illusion of sharing the same life very well as their mannerisms were quite different, enough for Sarah to notice and take her life as a result. Had their bond been at that higher level than even twins are, the one who was meaner to Sarah would have acted nicer despite not loving her, merely to keep up the illusion. Also, he would have listened when the other twin said to forget the rivalry with Danton and would not have fallen for the trap and been arrested as a result.

[@Loll0saurus]

@@JeremiahConnor If you really pay attention, they are very clearly two different people. You can actually pinpoint who is who in every scene.

[@JeremiahConnor]

@@BasedNate That makes total sense. I guess the genius?...to me it's just frustrating that this story has so much ambiguity that even if you feel certain about the motivations or thought processes of characters...it's very easy to make an argument to the contrary. That being said...one of my favorite movies:).

[@joey_dangerously]

“We were two young men at the start of a great career. Two young men devoted to an illusion. Two young men who never intended to hurt anyone.” Initially, we think he us talking about himself and Angier, but he was really referring to his brother.

[@KS-xk2so]

Wow, I thought I had caught all the little repeat watch nuances by now but that one never clicked.... my god this movie is incredible.

[@AmbroseCadwell]

@@KS-xk2so Did you notice both the men die the same way as their wives?

[@KS-xk2so]

@@AmbroseCadwell Pretty sure the twin that was hung loved Scarlette Johanssen, not their actual wife, but yeah I get your point kind of.

[@thedarkknight2221]

This is a movie that all mentalists and magicians swear by. In fact when Hugh Jackman was on a late night talks show around 10 years ago a magician was the next guest after him and the magician said that this movie is beloved in the magic community. And the massive twist at the end was nothing short of mind blowing.

[@Lazrael32]

what is really amazing how often they TOLD you the trick. multiple times through the film. and most of us don't pick up on it until the second watch.

[@jp3813]

Apparently, David Copperfield was a consultant for this film.

[@jeremylindstrom1076]

Even something as simple as Sarah’s nephew saying, “But where’s his brother?” earlier in the movie takes on a lot more meaning when you watch it the second time. Favorite Nolan movie!

[@babyboy5276011]

Sooo much foreshadowing in this movie especially with the nefew in the beginning with the bird “what about his brother “line

[@scubasteve2903]

My impression was that every time it wasn’t the “clone” that died. The clone was always the prestige. It’s why they showed him shoot the one that appeared. So every time he walked into machine he knew he was going to be the one that drowned. So technically he died on the first show and then each clone died one after another until the final one at the end.

[@salvor5764]

He actually said at the end of the movie when he was dying that every time he went into the machine he didn’t know which one he’d be, the prestige or the drowned. He wasn’t sure if it was simply making a clone in the new location, or teleporting him and leaving a clone in the old location. Very scary, especially when you realise that since he shot the first prestige and the rest of the dropped ones drowned, then there is a 100% chance that the original one was already dead before he got his ‘revenge’.

[@ShadowPhoenix82]

@@salvor5764 that's also in how you look at it. My best friend would likely agree with you as she and I have often had this discussion in a variety of ways... but while I believe the copy is indeed created remotely, I don't believe it matters. They are all the original. That's why he can't tell. They are all him. He died dozens of times over, and survived. And so yes, he did see his revenge met, for whatever it was worth and for all it cost.

[@AlasdairGR]

Does it matter who is the "clone" though? The machine makes a perfect copy, so there really is no difference between who is transported and who is killed. There are just two perfect versions of Angiers hoping to still be alive at the end of the trick. Both would think they are the original.

[@undbiter65]

@@salvor5764 he doesn't know because the clone has his memories. But it's the one on the stage that falls into the tank. So him.

[@ghostpants5700]

Nobody is the prestige. That's just what the final act/reveal is. And I doubt Angier (Jackman) would kill himself (except clones) for anything, he was too selfish

[@haydenlux5027]

The best revelation you understand on the rewatch which Dos Cavazos failed to catch is definantly that dinner scene. The "precious" thing Christian Bale almost lost wasn't his brother or his trick, it was his life. The brother playing Borden at that dinner is the one that was nearly buried alive. That is why he is so drunk as he is freaking out from nearly dying in such a horrible way. It also explains why he brings Oliva to dinner as he loves her and wants her there and doesn't care enough at that point to play pretend with his brothers wife. Plus the maccabe joke about burying himself alive and the look on the Fallon brothers face. That is such an amazing scene that makes so much sense on the rewatch.

[@mihai10stoica]

"maccabe" is spelled macabre 🙂

[@Nollaz]

"That's right Morty, you Prestige'd yourself!" -Rick

[@undbiter65]

My favorite Nolan film. Nolan tells you the whole plot in the beginning and you still don't see it coming

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

The movie where Wolverine seeks revenge against Batman and Alfred with the help of a magic machine created by David Bowie and Gollum. Black Widow assists

[@gomarco]

Hugh Jackman wasn't killing his clones, his clones were the prestige. The first time her performs the trick, not the initial test with the gun, the "original" dies. From that point on it's clone on clone. Also I don't believe the wife knew they were twins. Which is why she was so depressed about him not loving her some days. Hence the "It only makes it worse on the days you don't" comment about him loving her. She was confused and pained by "his" duality. There is also something to be said about how they both die the same way their wives died. One couple is by drowning in a tank. The other is on a noose.

[@jeffm9481]

Jackman's character didn't even know if he would be the prestige or the one in box at first, I agree with that and his wife never knew the truth. I feel they lose themselves with what's going on with the movie with commenting so much since they spend a lot of time predicting and not enjoying the ride

[@randall-king]

I never put it together that the spouses die the same way.

[@Hal2718]

Well except Jackman's character ultimately dies from getting shot and one half of Borden's character survives so... 🤷

[@arcojin-carlosh.9435]

@@Hal2718 but the death that mattered for Jackman was drowning, the one that got Bale in prison, the ultimate death was a secret to the world

[@jestbone89]

Technically it was a clone drowning. The clone from previous show.

[@dlweiss]

I actually don't think the wife EVER figured out that it was twins: she just figured out that her husband would never be completely open and honest with her, that he'd always have these violent mood swings, and that she would never be able to count on "today" being one of the days that he loved her (because it was always random). She loved him fully and completely, and couldn't bear the feeling of never knowing when he would or wouldn't be the man who loved her back.

[@SuRoFo]

While I don't think Sarah necessarily knew they were twins, I did think she figured out there was an elaborate double scenario going on. It was implied she would've told Olivia about it had Olivia showed up to their meet.

[@Islanders83]

@@SuRoFoI think she wanted to tell Olivia that he had 2 different personalities and that she wouldn’t be happy with him longterm either.

[@Islanders83]

Sarah didn’t figure it out. She was just unhappy with her husbands mood changes, he’d be diagnosed as bipolar today.

[@JoJoJoker]

I know what you are. What as in a twin.

[@reactions5783]

She never knew about the twins. She just couldn't live with her husband's "split" personality and secretive "double" life, from her perspective.

[@reactions5783]

There's another layer of "duplicity" that many don't seem to catch. Which is that "Angier" was really "Lord Caldwell" all along. And that his American magician persona was just an alter ego, which he adopted in real-life (not just on stage), in order to indulge his theatrical interests and not to embarrass his English aristocratic bloodline. His Angier character does allude to this fact early in the movie, although it is not until the reveal of his real identity at the end, that the audience realise the extent of his duplicity. i.e. When Borden is explaining to Angier about the dedication to live the act, as the Chinese magician was doing, Angier pretended not to fully understand that level of dedication, when in reality, he (Lord Caldwell) was already doing that himself.

[@ShiftyWolf117]

Definitely Nolan's most underrated movie. I absolutely love this movie and the twist.

[@ghostpants5700]

8.5 / 10 rating on IMDb by 1.3million people hardly seems underrated

[@ShiftyWolf117]

@@ghostpants5700 out of all of his movies, the prestige is one of the more underrated it's not nearly as well known as his other work.

[@ghostpants5700]

@@ShiftyWolf117 Yeah I suppose any rating for this movie is an underrate 'cuz it's just so good. You should check out the first movie he made on a budget while in uni - 'Following'. It's pretty good

[@Cookieboy70]

I might agree with that. It's higher rated on a lot of top movies of all times lists, but a lot of reactors seem to have never seen this movie.

[@ShiftyWolf117]

@@Cookieboy70 alot of people I know and generally alot of reactors haven't even heard of it.

[@ijust_pj197]

Hugh Jackmans character´s didnt kill his doubles. The original was always the one staying in the machine. That means everytime he used the machine the new original always dies. That means the Danton we saw die at the end of the movie wasnt even the original, it probably was the 20th clone by the amount of tanks we see at the end. Thats nuts.

[@Davidweedlove]

Wax, and Gerald Root(s)

[@nicknice2904]

Ur 100% correct. I keep seeing people say the doubles were drowned. What makes the twist so awesome is that he knows he has to kill himself everytime.

[@MrSlothJunior]

I also think that this is the case, but we literally can't know whether it is the original or the clone that is drowned. We literally can't know how the machine works. A few possibilities: 1. A clone is created in a separate location. This would mean that the original is the one being drowned. 2. The original is instantaneously transported, and a clone is created where the original stood. This would mean that the clone is the one being drowned. Our knowledge is very limited, as we only see the result, and the result is two humans that are 100% indistinguishable, one in the machine and one a certain distance away.

[@nguyenmanhcuong5710]

@@MrSlothJunior if the clone is the one who drowned then the original was dead from the beginning cause at the first time he used that machine, the clone shot the original.

[@MrSlothJunior]

@@nguyenmanhcuong5710 Correct. And if the clone was shot the first time, he drowned the original at the first show. It's kind of crazy, that he hasn't even been consistent throughout the movie with which one he kills.

[@TimotheeReacts]

The Prestige! What a great Christopher Nolan movie, absolutely love it. Definitely underrated, glad y'all really enjoyed it

[@MrSporkster]

The guy who plays Owens is Roger Rees, a famous and absolutely brilliant English actor with a stunning theatre pedigree. He sadly died of brain cancer in 2015.

[@jgrado3]

Like all Nolan films, this one just gets better and better upon second viewing. Everything Bordin does, going from passive to ambitious to insightful to almost manic, makes so much sense. The warning signs were all there.

[@DaveF.]

Heh. Everyone seems to think the same thing when they watch this - that Caldwell keeps killing his clone every night. He doesn't. THe clone is the one who is teleported away from the stage. The person who dies every performance is the one who steps in the machine - he's killing himself every night.

[@jamaairaja2666]

It's both "him"...

[@DaveF.]

@@jamaairaja2666 But only one of them is killimg himself. That's different.

[@jayfrancelf]

The nephew told us all the trick with the birds. “But what about his brother?”

[@LMarti13]

His wife definitely did not know, she was never told.

[@supafun33]

I'm pretty sure the clone was the one who survived Angier's trick. The machine didn't "transport" him, it "replicated" him. He falls through the trap door each time to make the trick work. He wonders if he'll be in the tank or the balcony each time because the clones have the same memories, so he may not realize that he's actually killing himself and just thinks he's killing his clone.

[@nox_tech_]

That Penn and Teller show you mentioned the name is Fool Us! It's an ongoing series. The pair only get one shot to guess the method. Each of the magicians are allowed to upload their performances on youtube, so you can watch lots of them online.

[@Mangolite]

Two Alfreds, a Black Widow, Batman, and Logan, faced off in a sleigh of hands.

[@brianalambert1192]

I swear this is Nolan's greatest work. I don't care what anyone else says.

[@brothadude]

I gotta say it’s impressive how fast Kacee picked up on clues in mystery movies.

[@josh9110]

This movie is such a great rewatch, so much foreshadowing, like the little girl near the beginning asking where the birds brother went

[@passionsquietrage]

This was and is a great movie. Hugh and Christian were both amazing in it. Oh and David Bowie did a great job as Tesla. How the heck did I not realize that Alley was Andy Serkis until just now?! Also, I think that scene in The Dark Knight was a reference to this movie but I could be wrong.

[@ricardowinter8562]

What scene in The Dark Knight?

[@passionsquietrage]

@@ricardowinter8562 I believe they were talking about a scene from the Dark Knight in the video but I don't remember.

[@michaelriddick7116]

Fantastic movie with a KILLER cast!! Bale, Jackman, Johansson, Hall, Cain, Bowie, Serkis!! 💘 It!!!!!

[@MiTsu-gt5ii]

As an Illusionist I think this Movie Captured a lot about The World.. Trying to figure out others secrecy and the how, also the Trick Stealing, Respecting moves or slight of hand of others is Almost like an Artform, but most of all, The Prestige, it's hard to explain it but I myself do an up close Illusion using crowd Materials that Definitely does damage to my Health, I do save it for certain times, but I know the risk and how bad it is but the Reaction of People and the awwe, it's so hard for me not to do it.. It could almost be described as a Drug.. Great Reaction 🙌🙌🙏🙏

[@iiiDartsiii]

If you look closely you can tell the difference between Borden and Fallon, they have different traits.

[@Cheezeblade]

I didnt realize it for years but the "I dont remember" scene was a MASSIVE tell that there were two bordens. He would always remember that she was the one who chose the harder knot. Even from the grave she helped angier find out the trick. The weakness of two doubles working in tandem is that one of them may not remember events by their significance.

[@Narutoanime16g]

Christopher nolan just knows how to make films I loved Hugh's and Christan's performances in this they had a good back and forth it was a whole cat and mouse game

[@lilacmist04]

The wife, Sarah, didn’t know and the brothers never told her. That’s why she was so sad and confused when she could tell that sometimes he loves her and sometimes he doesnt. I think near the end she figured out the truth herself and was going to tell Olivia. It’s really a sad and a manipulated life they put her through. It was disturbing to haveher live in an unknown double marriage, confused about being loved, and the cheating. Their life lie they pulled her into without her knowledge or consent drove her to taking her life. It’s pretty messed up.

[@zahrulexe]

yeah while Angier did some messed up things, the twins are no different either..

[@Victor-qx3vx]

I was obsessed with this movie! One of my favorites from Nolan.

[@eronk153]

He wasnt killing the clones, he was killing himself each time and the clone was appearing before the crowd, like how he was complaining about being under the stage while the double got to be on stage for the prestige

[@Excellor64]

The clones were only dying after the first performance. The very first performance is the original one drowning himself. The machine clones and makes the clones appear somewhere else, the "original" gets dropped through a trap door from the machine.

[@johntriplett4470]

This has long been my favorite Nolan flick, well above everything he has done since. I figured out the twist about 3/4 of the way through (at the end of the Tesla scene), but it in no way diminished the effect of the twist at the end. I just sat there with my jaw on the floor.

[@Xervello]

Kudos to Kacee for going so far as to say it's kinda messed up to murder multiple people for a magic act. A champion for ethics, she is.

[@Archangel-0092]

Also fun fact if someone hasn’t said already, there are little hints you see more and more you watch. Like the little boy who was crying when the bird died. Then saying “where’s his brother?” Wink wink to the big secret of Borden of a twin brother and even foreshadowing the death of one of the brothers.

[@ohara.]

26:55 what a save, anthony is a legend

[@Islanders83]

Sarah never knew the secret. Borden just had two different moods around her, West would today be called Bipolar. She could no longer handle the back and forth in attitudes with her husband. It drove her crazy.

[@rubenarmstrong262]

They tell us the secret in the beginning of the movie when Bale does the trick with the bird for the boy and his future wife. Two birds brothers one dies very well done.

[@thecook238]

Gotta say, and I have picked up on this in other videos as well, but Kacee really has good instincts and predicts A TON of stuff. First time I watched this movie I was blown away, did not see any of it coming, she was waaaaaay closer!

[@Dannydarko27]

The Prestige and The Illusionist were both so fun to watch

[@braianfaraminan6206]

Sarah' s nephew discover all the ending plot twist with: But where Is His brother?

[@HandchoiceEnterprise]

If you are a fan of Christian Bale; check out his earliest film role in "Empire of the Sun". He plays a young British boy growing up in a Japanese pow camp in China during WW2. Very powerful film and an excellent performance by a very young actor.

[@MP197742]

In the Vat of Acid episode of Rick and Morty, after it’s revealed that the do-over machine wasn’t actually doing anything over, but killing an alternate version of himself, Rick gloats by saying “that’s right, you got Prestiged.” Now you get the reference.

[@LMarti13]

the cast for this is so good

[@jhornacek]

When Bale first meets Sarah and shows her and her nephew the trick with the bird, the nephew says "But what about his brother?" - a subtle hint to the twist with Bale's character.

[@anissat-tech]

One of my favorite movies... Loved it when you said "he hit 'em with the Uno Reverse!" 🤣

[@Myles720]

I think he didn’t know what knot he tied when asked at the funeral because it was Christian Bale’s twin that was the one who actually tied the knot.

[@JimNortonsAlcoholism]

Kacee being confused is hilarious

[@andrealorenzi453]

I loved Prestige. I can't wait for Oppenheimer to come out later this year too. Nolan literally recreated a nuclear bomb lmao Also, Cillian Murphy is in it. He's an amazing actor, I'm watching Peaky Blinders and he's so good. I recommend the show if you haven't watched it. 6 seasons, 36 episodes total

[@saadesigner07]

The entire cast for Oppenheimer is out of this world. Can’t wait

[@Kaylakaze]

I've never wanted to yell "Just shut up and watch the damn movie!" before, and I've literally done that to someone in a theater before. I should clarify: It's not the reaction talking that bothers me. I like reactions, obviously. What drives me nuts is when people constantly try to "solve" a movie (or show) as if it's a puzzle. And it's doubly annoying when they try to do so with little or no information.

[@randall-king]

I agree. I found myself being annoyed continually on this. The movie explains itself if you watch it.

[@lewis0705]

@@randall-king youre both fucking miserable

[@krono5el]

Don't remember where its from but this movie always makes me think of "Its prestidigitation my dear" :{D

[@Poss1]

Yeah, mine, too. And a top favorite film film. That's saying a lot. :) I 'm excited to share this one with ya'll. Thanks! Here we go!

[@rick-vista1612]

Love you guys, like always what a great reaction. About any other Christopher Nolan films: You definitely have to give it a try to Tenet, also Insomnia (2001 film I believe, with freaking Al Pacino) considered one of best Nolan's movies out there, and lastly MEMENTO, my favorite Nolan film just behind Inception, out of those three you guys should react to Tenet and of course Insomnia, those are Dos Cavazos caliber films, but if you also do Memento ooh boy that would be awesome!

[@JordanCesaroni93]

Teleportation powers would be awesome to have.

[@EdwardNygma007]

Insomnia with Al Pacino and Robin Williams is one of Nolan's first films

[@eddhardy1054]

Love you guys...and I love how Americans think the late 19th century is a 'long time ago' 😉😊🥰

[@shainewhite2781]

Whole lot of twist and turns throughout this movie!

[@madengineerkyouma]

One of my favorite movies, even better on a rewatch

[@jwag301]

"price is not an object" "perhaps not but have you considered the cost"

[@atrevino90]

Tenet is a great movie but very confusing for the first watch, which is why some people did not like it as much as his other work, it's probably better digested the second time you watch it. You have already watched most of his best work though, but I believe you are still missing "Memento" which is also up there among his best work Other than those you still have Dunkirk and Insomia which are pretty good, but not among his best work, and maybe "following" which was his first film with a very low budget of 5,000 dls, still pretty impressive and you can see the beginnings of his work here

[@Pink.andahalf]

Identical twins, both potentially sleeping with the same woman. Any children would be full siblings, thus the daughter could be either of their offspring and even modern science couldn't tell.

[@ShadowPhoenix82]

Oh, I love this movie! I can't wait to see how Kacee reacts to this!

[@jayvansickle7607]

Good on her for basically figuring it out way faster than most people.

[@Cheezeblade]

He didnt find a way to get out from under the seats. He would clone himself, immediately drown, and on the next performance, drown himself and let another clone walk away. He started with the prestige as a clone and then his final act of that clones life would be earning the appluase that the next clone recieves. insane

[@TheBlond49]

It all started because of the ego of the brother with his knot, knowing it would be dangerous underwater and that surprised Angier's wife

[@tonerc.8191]

This is my favorite all time film.

[@NeverGiddy]

My take is, since the clone always appeared elsewhere, the hats and cats in the field, the clone of Jackman in the balcony, the original Jackman was killed by his clone the first time he tried it, his clone shot him. After that, for each show, the clone on stage drown and a clone of that clone appeared in the balcony. That Jackman clone lived until the next show, when that clone died and was replaced by a new one. The man standing in the electric field always died, and the original Jackman was standing in the field when he was shot. His exact duplicate new the plan and shot him. It's a pretty twisted movie, but very entertaining.

[@liarliarpumpkineater4808]

Still my favorite Nolan Movie. Always been fascinated by Tesla, and having bowie play him was just great. wouldn't say he nailed it (historically), but he was really good.

[@candisham1978]

Borden never told Sarah about his twin. She hanged herself because she thought her husband didn’t love her. Christopher Nolan said himself that the line “I know what you really are” was improvised by actress Rebecca Hall and had nothing to do with the story.

[@newbiesama]

FINALLY! This is one of my faverite movies.

[@lanestapp2]

"Now that we're starting to get the full picture" Halfway through. lol

[@jeremylevey5194]

So far I’m loving this channel. It’s kinda like a pleasantly less loud Charlotte Dobre married a special forces looking guy. It works! 👍

[@jeffgray7922]

One of my all-time favorite movies. Helps that I'm a magician. It does drive me crazy though when reactors figure out the twist before it comes, kind of ruins it because we want to see your surprise, much like in a magic trick. Oh well.

[@L0stwitn0nam3]

hey guys love the review. so with the knot part, bale and his brother would fight about it. basically, one swears its the right knot and the other didn't know but had doubts. Thats why he would always say IDK and you catch them fighting about it in the movie without talking overtly about it.

[@urfaes6878]

The wife was a large clue. "Today you don't mean it," because she could tell one from the other. She knew the entire time.

[@Hannya_chua]

This was always my favorite Christopher Nolan movie and I'm glad you guys enjoyed it as much as you both did! This movie is great for how it can be seen from different perspectives; it can be a simple narrative movie as you follow along for the first time, or it can be seen as a magic trick in itself - like did Angier really clone himself 100 times or was that just a set up to make Borden think he made Tesla make a real duplicating machine? No one was with Angier when he went to America to meet Tesla, either. What happened to Root after Borden upstaged Angier? Could it actually have been him who drowned in the tank and the other tanks just have dressed up mannequins? lol I always appreciated Nolan as a director that knows how to work into his concepts. Tenet may not be for everyone, but if you like intense timey-wimey brain teasing, ear muffling action that still makes you talk and think after, then why not, it'll be one more of his movies closer to finishing the set lol

[@l554446l]

I was waiting for 33:54 because of Anthony's shirt. Interesting.

[@nes70r10]

This is one of the greatest! Hope you can do Pacifi Rim or The Gentlemen.

[@jroldo8353]

The craziest thing no one realizes about this movie is the 'Whose's Angeir and Whose the clone is answered in the cat scene'. We see the cat hissing and angry at what is happening, and then as soon as the transfer is done.................................. NOTHING. The Angeir that the DUPLICATE shot was the original angeir. The machine is a teleporter that makes a new one in its place. The moment Angeir uses the machine, he gets shot and dies. Every 'Angeir' after is a duplicate. So 'Caldlow' is what his name implies. He's 'called low'. he's a 'demon' meant to replace the original, and due its masters bidding. Angeir is dead, and his clones are carrying out his 'will'. What would have happened in the story if Angeir the 'copy (away from the first attempt) had survived and killed or convinced the copy to calm down'.

[@shawntlucas90]

He was drowning himself every night, and the double was the one living on as the prestige. That's what makes it so messed up. He was literally killing himself every night for his trick.

[@KS-xk2so]

The knot that they were currently using for the show was easy to slip in the water, but because it was so easy, it wasn't very stable and there was a risk that it would untie when she was hoisted up and she could break a leg. The other knot, makes sure she won't break a leg, but is more of a challenge to slip out of. Basically its risking a broken leg vs. drowning.... but she thought she was good enough to slip the harder knot, so why not do it and have no risk of both, is what she is thinking anyways.

[@elbruces]

One of the better 2006 major motion pictures about 19th century stage magicians.

[@ph8429]

It also seems like the one that was a bit more rude is the one who loved Olivia and the one who died. That usually how I can tell. The one that was a little nicer was the one that lived. So the one that wants to do the bullet trick is the one that died. He points the gun at the crowd and says "is this what you wanted to see?". The nicer brother wouldn't do something like that or get drunk and make a scene.

[@alexsmith8288]

Was Hugh Jackman killing the clone each time or was he killing himself?

[@scope40k]

The answer is: both. There is no difference between the two Angiers (at least in this interpretation of cloning), because they share memories. A single Angier becomes two, the one who got teleported away, and the one who's getting drown in the tank. Even guessing about which one you would be (teleported or drown) makes very little sense. Angier creates this little asylum in his mind, thinking that drowning isn't really painful, but it's just a mind trick. In the end one always is drown, and the other lives another day.

[@Christobanistan]

He wasn't killing anyone, certainly not clones. He was dropping into that tank every night on his own. He was killing himself! I think it's extremely unlikely the device is cloning him, *then* *also* swapping him with his clone.

[@creativeevilgenius]

Just watch them all lol they are all great. Different tastes but the quality is always unreal

[@MDelorean]

I accidentally guessed the twin brother thing because of the scene where he is suddenly on the other side of the door as a 'show-off'. I thought he could never be that fast, so what if that is his twin. After that it was obvious that Fallon was him. Luckily it didn't spoil the rest of the film for me, but it was a bit of a bummer that I was watching it with the reveal in the back of my mind.

[@ctriis]

Some have theorized that the machine didn't actually work and that Angier used a double for his final trick and killed the double in the last performance to stage his own death. In the final scene where Angier dies in the fire among all the water tanks there's only one tank where we - the audience - actually see a body, which is the double, not an Angier clone.

[@richardgwilliam2039]

She gave him the knot of approval lol

[@KungKokkos]

I dont think Sarah ever knew, she just thought he didnt love her truly, who would love you only half the time?

[@PresidentScrooge]

9:00 - The movies twist explained in plain sight.

[@joeldykman7591]

15:55 actually, the feud between Edison and Tesla over AC-DC current actually existed, as well as the smear campaign against Tesla.

[@verynice5574]

He drowned himself over and over not the double. The double appeared elsewhere.

[@spencermargenna]

Just to let you know, Sarah (the wife) didn’t know about them being twins. She obviously knew something was up and eventually that cheating was involved but he never told her.