#088 - "The Prestige" - The Insane Amount of Details Christopher Nolan Hides in Plain Sight

In this episode, we break down Christopher Nolan’s hidden details in The Prestige that cleverly foreshadow the big twist involving Borden and Fallon. We dive deep into Nolan’s masterful storytelling and the subtle clues he plants throughout the film that most viewers miss on the first watch. By analyzing key scenes and character interactions, we reveal how Nolan pulls off the magic of misdirection, leading to one of the best movie twists of all time. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro & Post movie reaction 00:02:34 Everything Nolan hides in plain sight 00:12:36 LOL: So how involved were the twins in each others relationship?? 00:18:15 Back to the details hidden in plain sight 00:23:57 The darkest reveal of the entire movie 00:25:55 Deciphering which brother is which 00:33:13 How Nolan constructs the movie like a magic trick 00:37:18 Does Borden or Angier make the ultimate sacrifice? 00:42:05 How Nolan gets the audience to believe the characters 00:43:33 Hugh Jackman's American accent sucked... for a reason 00:47:55 One more hint toward the big twist 00:48:41 Proof that magicians are just bad people 00:50:57 Scarlett Jo Hanson is dope in real life... or maybe it's an act 00:51:47 Sidebar: Funniest Hot Ones interview 00:56:45 Sidebar: Scar Jo's Hot One's episode 00:59:14 Christopher Nolan's camera slight of hand 01:01:52 Cool detail showing Angier making sure he feels like the original 01:04:02 Nolan just slipped this between his first 2 Batman movies 01:05:09 Our ratings out of 10 01:10:56 Final thoughts 01:13:56 Cue the music