I believe the secret impresses few. With that being said,
the secret impresses me. Knowing the secret takes away from the “AW” moment but
I think it lets me know how simple or complex a trick can actually be. If I see
an amazing illusion and find out the secret to doing it is actually very easy
then it amazes me even more that something so simple can create such a
spectacular thing makes the trick even cooler, especially seeing the look on
peoples face when you know the trick and they don’t it makes them wonder. For example
in the prestige Angier went to great lengths to discover Borden’s trick for the
transported man but found out it wasn’t as spectacular as he had imagined. And the
same with Borden when he found the truth to Angier’s trick, when Borden
discovered that the “magic” was actually real science he was amazed. So I truly
believe that knowing the secret doesn’t take away from the trick, it takes away
the mystery sure but sometimes the trick of doing something might be more jaw
dropping than the actual illusion itself. A lot like Angier’s machine, the
science behind it is way more fascinating than thinking he used a double
What sparked the most discussion in our class was the secret. Without knowing the secret, we would have never had the debate about the extent of Borden's "commitment."
ReplyDeleteConventions-wise, this post could use some help.
Let's take this long sentence here: "If I see an amazing illusion and find out the secret to doing it is actually very easy then it amazes me even more that something so simple can create such a spectacular thing makes the trick even cooler, especially seeing the look on peoples face when you know the trick and they don’t it makes them wonder."
Here it is properly punctuated: "If I see an amazing illusion and find out the secret to doing it is actually very easy, then it amazes me even more that something so simple can create such a spectacular thing. It makes the trick even cooler, especially seeing the look on people's faces when you know the trick and they don’t; it makes them wonder."
Here it is split up a little bit more for emphasis: If I see an amazing illusion and find out the secret to doing it is actually very easy, then it amazes me even more. "True" magic is taking something so simple and creating something else spectacular. For Borden and Angier, the prestige of every trick is seeing the look of wonder on people's faces.