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Alfred Borden:
He's progressive, he's predictable, he's boring. I mean, Milton's got success, whatever that means, and now he's scared, he won't take any risks at all. I mean, he's squandering the goodwill of the audience with these tired, second-rate tricks...Robert Angier:They're all favorites, please...Alfred Borden:Favorites? Come on, give me something fresh, he wont even try a bloody bullet catch!Cutter:A bullet catch is suicide, all it takes is some smart-ass volunteer to put a button in the barrel...Alfred Borden:Fine, use a plant!Robert Angier:You can't use plants for every trick!Julia McCullough:There'll be no seats left for the punters!Alfred Borden:Fine, no bullet catch, whatever, but the point is... a real magician tries to invent something new, that other magicians are gonna scratch their heads over, you know?Cutter:Right, then you sell it to him for a small fortune?Alfred Borden:All right...Cutter:I suppose you have such a trick?Alfred Borden:Actually, I do
He's progressive, he's predictable, he's boring. I mean, Milton's got success, whatever that means, and now he's scared, he won't take any risks at all. I mean, he's squandering the goodwill of the audience with these tired, second-rate tricks...Robert Angier:They're all favorites, please...Alfred Borden:Favorites? Come on, give me something fresh, he wont even try a bloody bullet catch!Cutter:A bullet catch is suicide, all it takes is some smart-ass volunteer to put a button in the barrel...Alfred Borden:Fine, use a plant!Robert Angier:You can't use plants for every trick!Julia McCullough:There'll be no seats left for the punters!Alfred Borden:Fine, no bullet catch, whatever, but the point is... a real magician tries to invent something new, that other magicians are gonna scratch their heads over, you know?Cutter:Right, then you sell it to him for a small fortune?Alfred Borden:All right...Cutter:I suppose you have such a trick?Alfred Borden:Actually, I do
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He's complacent he's predictable he's boring
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I mean Milton has gotten success whatever that means
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and now he's scared He won't take any risks at all
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I mean he's squandering the goodwill of the audience
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with tired second rate tricks They're old favorites
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Favorites Give me something fresh He won't even try a bullet catch
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A bullet catch is suicide
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All it takes is some smart ass volunteer to put a button in the barrel
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Fine Use a plant You can't for every trick
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There'd be no seats left for the punters No bullet catch
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But the point is that a real magician tries to invent something new
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that other magicians are gonna scratch their heads over
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And then you sell it to him for a small fortune
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All right Yeah
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I suppose you have such a trick
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Movie Summary
After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.



