The Prestige

[j03superbat]

I liked the movie a lot, so I thought I'd head over to the local Barnes & Noble and check out the novel.

It's really good. It's certainly different from the movie in that there is a modern aspect where Angier and Borden's decendants are trying to resolve their ancestors' feud in the beginning and middle of the book. But the big chunk of it are narratives from, respectively, Borden and Angier's perspectives.

One of the differences from the movie is that both Angier and Borden have multiple offspring. Certainly, some of the twists are different, which was a clever move on Nolan's part. Angier and Borden never worked together and Angier actually started out, professionally, as a spiritualist.

But Cutter, Olive, Sarah, Julia, Alfred, and Rupert are all in both versions so it's not as if Nolan simply took the title of the book and made his own completely different take. It's much the same tone and theme as the novel, which, if I hadn't already mentioned, is really, really good.

[smallvillerocks45]

I saw this movie last month, and I loved it. I'll have to check out the book. If it's anywhere near as thought provoking as the movie is, then I'll have to add the book to my collection.

Thanks for reminding me of the fact that this is a book. I had read that the movie was based off a book...but somehow between last month and now, I forgot all about it.

[SenWinchesterKent]

Hey--I didn't know that was a book! :eek: I have the movie on my Must-See list at Blockbuster Online; still haven't seen it. :(

[MidgardDragon]

Hmm, I've been thinking about checking it out, but I just don't know. Part of the charm of the movie was being set up like a magic trick in and of itself, and I'm unsure if the book does the same thing or not.