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The Illusionist | Movie Ticket Pick | Full Reaction (Patreon)

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2025-04-11 22:08:27
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2026-08

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From the very beginning, I was immediately pulled into this story's world of intrigue, magic, and quiet intensity. The way that it all unfolded, layer by layer, kept me questioning what was real and what was mere illusion right up until the final moments! It was one of those rare films that knows how to hold all of its secrets close, giving just enough to keep you hooked in while always staying ahead. When the truth was finally revealed, it felt like everything just clicked in the most satisfying way. Huge thank you to Chase for this recommend! I'm especially thankful for a film with Edward Norton- his performance was incredible!Thank you for your support on Patreon!Relax and enjoy 🍿🌿(NOTE: The Copyright on this was very heavy for some reason, even on the opening credits. I know the "sync copy" is very short in the beginning, but I added an additional one to make sure you can sync it up after the opening credits come through. Sorry for this! Hopefully you all can sync it without much headache!)LINK: https://youtu.be/BpUMcXXbSIAI watched this on Disney Plus

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The Illusionist | A Movie Ticket Pick | Watch Along

Welcome in! 🌿 Grab a drink and get settled in! This movie was a Movie Ticket Pick from our fellow koala, Chase! Thank you so much for captivating mystery!

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Chase

Jessica Biel the actress who plays (Sophie) had to say "working with Edward was incredible; he's just so passionate about every inch of the filmmaking process. He wants to know what I'm doing, what the camera is doing, he's on top of it, he's got it all figured out and he just cares; he cares so much about it, and he was lovely with me, we had a great time; we really kind of connected and I feel like he never does the same thing twice, he's always changing it up and switching things up and saying things differently. I'm always kind of chasing after him, I feel like always trying to; he was amazing."

Chase

Fun Fact: Edward Norton did many of his own magic tricks, with the coaching of James Freedman. He worked with Norton preparing him for his stage performances and acted as a hand double in numerous situations.

M1 Maz

I love the last scene sooooo much. I'll never forget the feeling of watching everything get revealed for the first time. And the Inspector's face basically mirroring all of ours haha. Amazing. The whole movie pulled one big magic trick on us. And I can confirm, from watching it for the second time with you now, that this movie is amazing as a rewatch! All the mystery and deception was so well written And yes, Edward Norton was amazing here! You know how much I've always loved his Hulk character too haha. I'm pretty sure the first time I ever saw him was when randomly watching a movie called Rounders years ago haha. And he's been one of my favorites, up there with Keanu, ever since!

Farbod

Love this film. Saw it 3 times in the theater. I hadn't seen it in awhile and I forgot or didn't realize that Aaron Taylor-Johnson played the young Eisenheim. Also its not a suprise that you enjoyed the music, it was composed by the great Philip Glass.

Chase

This was such an amazing rewatch! Love the ending to this movie. Edward and Jessica chemistry was so beautiful, one of my favorite love stories.

Mister Lou

It's been a LONG time since I've seen this, so it was a fun revisit with you and I very quickly remembered the twist ending. so it was fun watching your reaction to all the unfolding.. I feel like there's certain movies that once you know, then it's hard to "un-know", you know?

McShades

Cool movie, first time seeing it. My only nitpick is that they didn't explain the ghost illusions at the end. I'm guessing mirrors and lighting, but I doubt they would be that realistic, I mean they looked like Star Trek Holograms lol. It was still a fun movie to see. Great Pick. Another entertaining Illusionist movie is "The Prestige" with Christian Bale and Huge Jackman.

Vidal (BillyG!) Gomez jr

What a great reaction to a great movie. If you want another Paul Giamatti movie, try "Shoot 'em Up" (2007)!

Beat Conductor

That movie is so ridiculous. Hands down best sex scene in cinema history.

Beat Conductor

Well now you gotta follow up with this films big brother, The Prestige. Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johannson, David Bowie. Still Nolans best film imo.

Chase

The ghostly appearances are achieved through a combination of stagecraft (like hidden props, mirrors, and clever staging)

kaliwali

Thank you so much again for using your ticket to have me watch this one! And this quote from Jessica Biel really captures just how much Edward Norton put into his role in this one. You can tell how much he pours himself into every movie. And you can see his precision and how much he lives in every moment. Awesome actor! And wow, that vision of her feeling like she is always "chasing" after him is pretty much how it felt on screen here too. He was always one step ahead. Edward Norton definitely made his role feel electric! You picked an awesome one!

kaliwali

One of mine now, too! Loved Edward Norton in this

kaliwali

The last scene floooored me! That exact feeling of "wait, WHAT" 🙀 The Inspector's face as he pieces it all together in real time was a seriously satisfying payoff to it all. And you're so right! It was one big magic trick on us all along!! I already want to watch it again to pick up on all the little things being put down right in front of my eyes. Yesss, his Hulk was my favorite and I love that you agree! But this role? Wow he really brought something extra special to it all. And I agree that he's up there with Keanu for me. They both have that quiet intensity that you can kinda feel through screen. It's very awesome to see!

kaliwali

Yess, Philip Glass! This movie is worth many rewatches! I'll be watching it over a few times myself :) Loved it

kaliwali

Very cool! I'm glad you enjoyed your revisit in this one with me! And totally there are movies like that- this is one of them for sure. But I think the rewatch-ability of it all comes in because now you know the secret and it's fun to KNOW, but see them 'perform it' the second time around 🔥

kaliwali

A great magician never reveals his tricks! Haha. I was waiting for that line this entire movie, and I'm honestly glad it never came 🤣 This was really a great pick! I'll have to check out The Prestige and put it on my list!

kaliwali

Oo new suggestion! I'll add it to my list. Glad you loved this one!

kaliwali

Another recommend for The Prestige after this watch! 👀 Thank you!

Chase

Loved ❤️ your reaction Kali 🙌😁 and I agree Edward’s face expression are just so mesmerizing and captivating, epsecially his eyes and the way he was looking at Jessica, and again the chemistry between them was so electric ⚡️

Wil Castillo

I love watching magicians and illusionist. The last one I saw was Criss Angel in Vegas. It was pretty awesome! Anyway, this was a good movie. It's one of my favorites and I enjoyed watching your reaction to it. I think you'll also enjoy watching The Prestige (2006).

KJ

It was amusing to see you as spooked by the illusions as the audience in the film. It's also amazing the lengths Eisenheim had to go to for Sophie and him to be together. That's what comes of such a power imbalance in a classist social hierarchy. I don't feel bad for the prince at all; he allegedly murdered previous women he was involved with and had the power to cover it up. It was almost public knowledge but again he had so much power it would be nothing more than rumour and hearsay. The real trick was pitting the inspector against the prince. In spite of his confessed corruption, the inspector was just as aware of the class divide as anyone else. And although he was just as curious as the Prince as to how Eisenheim engineered his illusions (arguably more so) his ego was never damaged for not being able to work everything out - unlike the Prince. Eisenheim planted enough evidence for the inspector's inquisitive mind to follow - I'm not sure the plan would have worked of the inspector wasn't as logic driven as he is. What I also loved about this movie was the slight sepia filter and use of light. Almost like we were watching a film of events being played back (in some ways we were as this movie is narrated by the inspector from his recollection). So I could argue that the realism of the illusions is because we're seeing them from his perspective, which has never experienced that level of sophistication before.