The Prestige Movie Analysis

A feud between two groups or two people can start from anything. It can start from the smallest thing and turn into something huge, or it can start from something large and over time it just fades into something weaker and pointless. There are multiple ways to start a feud. In this movie, two magicians start a feud over something huge and terrible, a death, the death of someone very close to one of the magicians. The two main characters, also know as magicians, are called Alfred Borden, and Rupert Angier. Angier had a wife named Julia McCullough who dies. Borden had a wife named Sarah Borden who also died. Now one of Bordens biggest secrets is revealed at the end and is the whole reason why the feud started, because he couldn't remember something. Borden couldn't remember it because he wasn't the one who did it, but he wasn't about to reveal his biggest secret to his sworn enemy. In The Prestige by Christopher Nolan, the two main magicians are almost always disguised, and that leads to a lot of major things in the movie. Their disguises show how easy it is to fool someone and hurt them …show more content…
His twin brother to be exact. That was his secret, his twin brother. One of the Borden brothers was dressed up and disguised as an old man who worked for the other brother, they would occasionally switch off and trade personalities. The only reason this act that they had stayed on for so many years is because of the disguise. Alfred and Fallon Borden are the twin brothers that pull of one of the most amazing magic tricks ever. Fallon is the one who is kept in secret most of the time but as time passes on they start switching more and more so they both have done it all. They plan their trick for many years, and sacrifice nothing for it. Whereas Angier goes all the way across the globe trying to figure out what Borden has done and make sure he does it better but fails. It is clear to see who the better magician