So i finally got around to see the Prestige after having been "pestered" by my friends to see it. Awesome movie with an awesome cast.. i really enjoyed it.
Now on to my question (it's about the ending.. don't read further and spoil yourself if you haven't seen the movie).
We know that the Tesla machine makes copies of whatever is placed inside instead of the wanted teleporting effect.. so far so good.
We get one scene where Angiers (Hugh Jackman) tries it out for the first on himself and a copy appears in front of himself which he then shoots (by this point he's gone so far in his obsession that there's no turning back).
Now the end reveals that for his final 100 show run he's been doing that everytime he does the "trick" but instead of shooting Angiers drops down in a tank full of water and drowns.
So.. when Borden (Christian Bale) finally decides to scope out the trick for himself he witnessess the trick from below and sees Angiers drown unable to save him.
My question.. why does the Angier who drops down into the tank burst out in panic as if dropping in the tank is not something he planned?
The way i understand the machine it makes an exact copy including memories as evidenced by the short scene where Angiers shoots "himself" because the guy who appears outside the machine tries to stop the shot saying some words which makes me believe he's also a "full Angier".
So why does he panic when he knows that as soon as the trick is over the one who's in the machine is going to die?
Was Angier so far gone in his obsession that he is willingly committing suicide a hundred times just to lure out Borden to get his revenge and have him framed for murder?
Or did i overlook something?
I can't see any logical explanation for the shock Angiers apparently feels when he's dropped down in the water because someone had to place the tank under the stage and if not Angier himself then at least he had to order his blind helpers to do so.. in each case he should know that the machine was a death trap.
That's about it.. a small nitpick in an otherwise fantastic movie with a great twist ending and an excellent cast.
Now on to my question (it's about the ending.. don't read further and spoil yourself if you haven't seen the movie).
We know that the Tesla machine makes copies of whatever is placed inside instead of the wanted teleporting effect.. so far so good.
We get one scene where Angiers (Hugh Jackman) tries it out for the first on himself and a copy appears in front of himself which he then shoots (by this point he's gone so far in his obsession that there's no turning back).
Now the end reveals that for his final 100 show run he's been doing that everytime he does the "trick" but instead of shooting Angiers drops down in a tank full of water and drowns.
So.. when Borden (Christian Bale) finally decides to scope out the trick for himself he witnessess the trick from below and sees Angiers drown unable to save him.
My question.. why does the Angier who drops down into the tank burst out in panic as if dropping in the tank is not something he planned?
The way i understand the machine it makes an exact copy including memories as evidenced by the short scene where Angiers shoots "himself" because the guy who appears outside the machine tries to stop the shot saying some words which makes me believe he's also a "full Angier".
So why does he panic when he knows that as soon as the trick is over the one who's in the machine is going to die?
Was Angier so far gone in his obsession that he is willingly committing suicide a hundred times just to lure out Borden to get his revenge and have him framed for murder?
Or did i overlook something?
I can't see any logical explanation for the shock Angiers apparently feels when he's dropped down in the water because someone had to place the tank under the stage and if not Angier himself then at least he had to order his blind helpers to do so.. in each case he should know that the machine was a death trap.
That's about it.. a small nitpick in an otherwise fantastic movie with a great twist ending and an excellent cast.
