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Review: The Prestige

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Released:2006 Budget: 40M Box Office: 110M Counted among one of the best film ever, The prestige is that kind of movie you will want to re-watch. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the movie notably stars Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johnson, Michael Caine. In a Water Tank trick, Borden(Bale) ties hands of Julia under her consent with a riskier slip knot which goes terribly wrong leading to the death of Julia, the dying member also being lover of another crew member Angier(Hugh). The rivalry between Borden and Angier begins here. The film depicts Borden to be in working class and Angier being a high class.  Borden's startup is a solo magic career and hires a silent, mysterious Fallon as an ingeniur; who is later revealed to be his twin giving a different appearance in the public. At his first show, Angier incapacitates the bullet catch trick, as a consequence of which Borden looses two fingers. As a result, the twin brother also has to cut the same two fi...