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  His brother. Why would he have a clone? The other guy was making clones. : SpaecKow
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    It's such a long movie that I forgot if his assistant (twin) was at the start of the movie or not I kind : abrasion
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      You are a babby at watching the movies! : SpaecKow
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        I thought it was an awesome movie but I mean, really the bad guy kind of won, even if was only 50% : abrasion
        • No one won. Everyone in that movie lost something tremendous. : Modica Sol Solis
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  Christian Bale had a twin brother, Hugh Jackman made clones : Serpico74
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    did the whole clone thing ruin the movie for anyone else? : t0ad
    • nope, made it 10000x times better : FiReaNG3L
    • Because it's difficult to believe? not really - suspension of disbelief and all that. : abrasion
    • No. At first, because the tone of the movie before that felt grounded in reality, I didn't care for that... : oO SilentK Oo
    • well i remember there was also a theory that the whole cloning thing was bullshit, that jackman made it u : smax
    • Not at all. It demonstrated the lengths that Hugh Jackman's character was willing to go to try and win a : SolrFlare
    • Actually it made it creepy :( : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Also do you know what people who think Scarlett Johansenn isn't hot are? They are GIANT FAGGOTS nnnnnGGG : abrasion
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    I like her. I think you are just retarded... and Australian. : snot3353
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      ummm ok. : abrasion
      • psst.. I don't think he understood what you said.. : Tripps
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  It was his brother. And they were taking turns in their shows, and i think even his wife. : fsck
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    I think Bale's character mentions that both brothers loved Scarlet/the other one - one each. Not sure if : Rice-Rocketeer
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      They definitely did to some extent, hence why the wife would get upset about him being so distant at times. It was because that twin wasn't in love with her

      Aug 23, 2010 10:25pm PDT
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      They definitely did to some extent, hence why the wife would get upset about him being so distant at time : Vincent Grayson
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        Right, but I doubt they both sexed up the same women, which is what I think those dudes are getting at. : Modica Sol Solis
        • They both TOTALLY would have nailed Scarlett I tell you now, if I had to share her with my identical twin : abrasion
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    no it wasn't. im sure the vast majority of people here are wrong. abrasion has it right. show me some evi... : purekillforce
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      huh? yeah it was. Or are you trying that internet sarcasm again? : nodebug
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        no im being serious. how was it his brother?? it wasnt. it was a clone. the difference was that he only m : purekillforce
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          is this based off Tesla's machine being used by a previous customer? : MurrayTheSkull
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            yeh, he originally made the machine for the guy with the assistant. he used it to make his assistant with... : purekillforce
            • O SHIT I FORGOT SPOILER TAGS!!!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ DONT READ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : purekillforce
            • from what I remember tesla did build a machine for bale but it didn't produce clones, it was just a fancy : pyide
• backward/forward/memory <----------- : OhMyHip
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  Now that you've seen the movie, you need to watch it again in a few months and pay attention. All of t : eonix
  • Did you enjoy it? : eonix
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    I figured his assistant might be a copy of him when he picked up the little girl from the hallway and hug : abrasion
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      Oh and I figured Jackman and the ending about half way through? Still loved it tho : abrasion
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        You know, I hit on Jackman's character early on and actually found it depressing. I think I loved the mov... : eonix
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          I can agree with that, I don't know at what point I had that figured out but it was early and still well ... : abrasion
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            There was another magician movie that came out around the Prestige that I hadn't seen until recently. I c... : eonix
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              The Illusionist, starring Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti. It was pretty damn good, but not nearly as ... : Modica Sol Solis
              • What are some similar well thought out movies? : abrasion
              • I really didn't like the Illusionist, it was amazingly predictable, a twist stolen from Romeo and Juliet ... : nodebug
    • this!! he didnt just have a brother randomly come from nowhere. im sure it was a clone. : purekillforce
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  woah, woah, woah... his brother?? how do you know that? i thought the difference between them was that on : purekillforce
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    Because the movie pretty much spells it out for you? I think you need to watch it again. I The whole : pyide
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      exactly, I also think that half of the point is that he was meddling with such complicated science to pul : nodebug
      • no, it wasnt the simplicity that set them apart, it was the lifelong commitment and sacrifice he made to : purekillforce
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      he was a clone, and so was made perfectly, including the finger. it needed to be cut off to make them per : purekillforce
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        haha I can see how it could be a misconception but that theory dilutes half of the films message and the ... : nodebug
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          but there is nothing that suggests he used a twin brother. nothing at all. the clone theory is at least i : purekillforce
          • The simplest explanation: How could they afford it? They were poor as shit. : Modica Sol Solis
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        So how do you explain the scene of one breaking the other's finger? : Modica Sol Solis
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          he is a clone. he is an exact dna replica of him. hsi finger being cut off was something that happened to : purekillforce
          • See above. How could they afford it? The only reason Angier even got the machine was because he was rich : Modica Sol Solis
          • But you can apply that same theory to a twin brother : nodebug
          • Nolan is smart enough to know that that's not how cloning works. Either it's a perfect replica, or it's D : AlexW1203
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    How do people miss this? Christian Bale NEVER saw Tesla. He was at the event just to see Tesla's stuff as : Modica Sol Solis
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      he never had a brother, nevermind a twin brother. he just appeared from nowhere. as if he was a clone.... : purekillforce
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        he didn't appear from nowhere. he was always there in the movie. they don't cover their roots when growin : pyide
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          Apparently the book the movie is based on confirms they are twins so you can give up your clone theory al : pyide
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            show me? with evidence i will drop it but i still find it hard to believe : purekillforce
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              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_prestige : pyide
              • mind = blown : purekillforce
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          ive seen the film a few times and never picked up on that. you got a clip? : purekillforce
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            The fact that he doesn't know what knots he tied from night to night is the first major clue. Of course h : Modica Sol Solis
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              that was before all the clone/twin stuff. i think his lack of memory was due more to trauma and guilt. : purekillforce
              • ...how could it be before the twin stuff? : Conan
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    I swear a lot of people don't pay attention when watching movies. :\ : Godhatesfatpeople
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      i did pay attention but you guys seem to be pulling this out of thin air. where is there any indication t : purekillforce
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        It's been years since I have seen it but I don't remember there being any confusion back then about this : pyide
        • im gonna have to watch it again with a friend of mine. we both missed this! : purekillforce
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        At the end of the movie when Angier is shot, he looks at Borden and gasps "a twin?" and then Borden revea : Rasnowl
        • i remember him getting shot but i dont remember that. will need to watch it again. : purekillforce
        • ^^^^^^ this : fsck
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        thats what makes the movie dude, the fact that hugh jackman's character goes fucking crazy over trying to : Maarten Goldstein
        • Hahaha, exactly. Perfectly said. : brickmatt
        • ^ This. Pay more attention. : Bamtan
• I don't know, I didn't like the movie that much. it felt somehow forced, especially the motivation of the... : JohnnyDanger
• Really enjoyed this movie the second time around. : jodiuh