Before reviewing on this Academy Award-nominated (Cinematography) movie, I wish to touch onto a category that I seldom have a chance to pen the stories down. Mainly because “coincidences” are usually in bits and pieces. I have this ability to remember certain faces in a short time frame (I am sure many of you can do that too) and because of that, I recognise the same lady whom I saw on my way to work, then on my way out for lunch, and when I was walking back to my car after a long day’s work, I saw the same lady having coffee break with her friends – all in one day. I mean, what’s the odd of that right? Or the same person I saw in consecutive days and never to see him or her again. Some friends of mine pointed it to the pattern of routine. But still, what’s the odd?
Couple of days ago while having lunch with Cynthia at Thomson Plaza (up north), I saw this young girl with her grandparents inside the same food court I was dining at. It was her big eyes and oval facial shape that I remember of. Then on the night I finished watching “The Illusionist” at Plaza Singapura, I walked out of the theatre and saw her in make-up with her boyfriend by her side. We must have watched the same movie. Again, what’s the odd?
Magical as my coincidences may seem, “The Illusionist” is truly one magical show. I wanted to give this movie a pass because the context sounds too much like “The Prestige” – another movie about illusionists that I happen to like a lot. While “The Prestige” makes it clear that magic does not exist, “The Illusionist” leaves a lot of room for imagination. At times I found myself gasping with the magic showed on the screen.
A drama written and directed by Neil Burger and starring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, and Paul Giamatti, “The Illusionist” is a story of love, politics, and magic. The only qualms I have over this magical movie is that at times the pace is a bit too slow for me and I wish that the script is less predictable. However, no doubt it is an artistic movie to watch.
4 replies on “My Coincidences And The Illusionist – A Magical Movie”
… “Illusionist”…. hmm…. this name sounds interesting…
to me, i find myself always attracted to movies, CDs, or even perfume, with an ‘interesting’ or ‘inspiring’ names… hahaha… sooooooo superficial~~~ hahahaha 😛
I think “illusionist” is an more accurate term than “magician” because while magic may not exist, illusion does.
I do like albums with great titles too. It’s not superficial I think but that is how these artworks catch our attention. Such as … “Dog Man Star”, “Dark Side Of The Moon”, “Pretty On The Inside”, “Tragic Kingdom”, and etc. do get my attention.
hahaha~~~ brother and sister…. always alike! hehehe 😛 but truely, those titles or CD covers with special designs are REAL artworks which i always appreciate! =D
wow~~~ those titles REALLY sound terrific~~! =)
That’s why if I ever release an album or publish a book, I will paint my own cover!