15 Small Details From 'The Prestige' That Made Us Do A Double Take
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Christopher Nolan has gifted us with a slew of stunning imagination tickling films, but The Prestige always manages to stick out. From a noteworthy cast, including a few Nolan regulars, and David Bowie as Nikola Tesla, to a twist ending so good, we still think about it to this day. The Prestige managed to capture our attention and prove just how cut-throat the world of magic can really be. A few eagle-eyed fans managed to spot some small details that we definitely didn't notice the first time we watched.
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- 147 VOTES
The Plot Twist Is Actually Spoiled In An Early Scene
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/jonbristow:
In The Prestige, when Alfred and Sarah first meet, he shows her son the "disappearing bird" trick. The boy starts crying, whimpering "he killed it!" When Alfred brings the bird back, the boy asks, "where's his brother?" Alfred laughs. The boy not only figured out his trick, but also foreshadows the main plot twists of the film.
- 252 VOTES
Angier Removed His Wedding Ring Each Night So Whoever Left That Evening Would Have It
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/teaqualizer:
In The Prestige,Angier removed his wedding ring before performing the trick each night. That way the man that left the theatre that evening, original or duplicate, at least had the original wedding ring.
- 356 VOTES
The Opening Shot Of 'The Prestige' Actually Spells Out The Film's Central Conflict
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Reddior u/egoshoppe:
In The Prestige, the opening shot is of identical copies of Angier's top hat in a glade, followed by a shot of caged canaries in Borden's workshop. Thus the film's central conflict is spelled out: Clones vs. Twins.
From Redditor u/outlaw7:
Borden also tells us the secret to his trick in his opening lines " We were two young magicians at the beginning of our career, we never meant to hurt anyone" It's assumed he's talking about himself and Angier, but he's talking about himself and his twin.
- 439 VOTES
Christian Bale's Accent Is Different Depending On Which Brother He's Playing
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/foolforfood:
Christian Bale's accent is different in The Prestige depending on which brother he's portraying. And several other small differences in his performances i.e the cadence, tone, and volume of his voice as well as the way he reacts and interacts with different characters.
- 539 VOTES
No One Gave Julia CPR Because It Hadn't Been Invented Yet
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/FunkyMonkeyBreath:
In the move The Prestige, in the scene when Julia dies no one performs CPR because it wasn't invented until the 1950s, meanwhile the move takes place in the late 1800s.
- 628 VOTES
Andy Serkis Preforms A Trick That Later Fools Gollum
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/drmannsplanet:
In The Prestige, when the character Alley (Andy Serkis) is introduced, he makes a reference to a magic trick in which one person guesses the item in a person's pocket. The same trick fooled Serkis' character Gollum in Hobbit: An Unexpexted journey.
- 729 VOTES
Angier's Double Foreshadows His Fate
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/Misterfahrenheit120
In The Prestige, Angier's double mentions he's played Ceaser and Faust, both men undone by their ambition, foreshadowing Angier's fate.
- 832 VOTES
Angier Asks Borden Which Knot He Tied Which Hints At The Ending
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/BritainsNuttiestGuy:
In The Prestige, Hugh Jackman's character (Angier) asks Christian Bale's character (Borden) which knot he tied when performing a trick and he responds that he doesn't know. This hints at the twist at end of the movie regarding Alfred Borden being a twin.
- 931 VOTES
Telsa And Edison's Historical Beef Makes An Apperance
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/goldenboy2191:
In The Prestige when Tesla's machines are being exhibited in the Royal Albert Hall, a man in the audience protests that Tesla's electrical current is unstable. That same man later appears in Colorado Springs as worker of Thomas Edison's. A motif of one man sabotaging/discrediting the others work.
- 1022 VOTES
The Characters' Initials Spell 'ABRA'
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/Garrett_The_CuckLord:
In The Prestige, the main characters' initials spell ABRA (Alfred Borden Robert Angier), as in Abracadabra, a common word used by magicians.
- 1127 VOTES
Angier's Hand Resembles Borden's Dismemberment While Reading His Diary
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/288_555-0153:
In The Prestige when Angier goes to Colorado and just before meeting Tesla, he is at the hotel deciphering Bordon's diary, he levels the pages with two fingers hidden, appearing the same as Borden's actual dismemberment.
- 1226 VOTES
Tesla Has A Line About His Eyes Because Of Bowie's Real Life Dialation
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/Rickrickrickrickrick:
In The Prestige, Tesla is quoted as saying his eyes changed from a darker to a lighter color because his work requires so much serious thought. The left eye of David Bowie, who plays Tesla, is significantly darker in color due to a permanently dialated pupil.
- 1320 VOTES
The Flower Can Be Seen Already In Angier's Hand
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/NostradamusCSS:
In the movie The Prestige, you can briefly see the flower in Hugh's hand before he shows it to Scarlett as a magic trick.
- 1415 VOTES
There's A Nod To 'The Dresden Files'
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/Parmachdontstop:
In The Prestige, on the sign on the left, one of the other magicians listed is Harry Dresden, main character of “The Dresden Files”, a modern day fantasy novel series.
- 1519 VOTES
An Electric Arc Can Be Seen On Angier's Jacket
Photo: Buena Vista Pictures / RedditFrom Redditor u/lunard-ying:
In The Prestige, you can see an electric arc on Angier's jacket while he speaks with Nikola Tesla.
