the prestige

we went to go see this last weekend. i didnt quite know what to expect, other than i knew it would get a bit weird. and it was. over all i really enjoyed the movie. it went in a different direction than i thought it would. each twist and turn twisted and turned differently than i expected, so it (almost) always had me guessing as to what would come next. the narration cuts back and forth a bit (but what else would you expect from the guy behind 'momento'?) its a bit hard to talk about the film to those who havent seen it. not because it is really complicated and hard to figure out, but because i wouldnt want to give anything away! both the leads did a great job, and were very convincing as rivals trying to one-up each other. michael caine was cool in it too (i cant help but say the name of the movie in his accent every time!)
one of the coolest surprises in the film (dont worry, it doesnt give anything away) was the appearance of nikola tesla. if you dont know anything about him, then shame on you! (go check him out here) although i must admit i didnt know much about him either until joy electric wrote a song about him (which you can hear here). and what made it especially cool was that he was played by david bowie!
the movie does end on a bit of a downer, but its very thought provoking.
on a side note, its kind of fun to think about the main actors and what they have done in the past- in a strange way this movie is wolverine vs. batman!