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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 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
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                I really didn't like the Illusionist, it was amazingly predictable, a twist stolen from Romeo and Juliet and mostly style (which was nice) over substance.

                Aug 24, 2010 1:37am PDT
                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