The Prestige or The Illusionist?

Question

Which is better? I havnt seen the illusionist yet love edward norton so plan too.

Answer 1

Both were great movies, though I liked "The Prestige" over "The Illusionist" because for one, I'm a bigger fan of Christian Bale over Edward Norton, even though both are great actors.

For me, "Illusionist" had a weird pace and vibe to it, where as "Prestige" had a real sense of realistic magic, and a very good all around production that somewhat involves the viewer.

Plus David Bowie does a great job in "Prestige"

Answer 2

I wouldn't argue on which one was "better" because I obviously have no say in that.. but overall I enjoyed The Prestige much more. The Illusionist was brilliant too (and Edward Norton also), but there was something I found so enticing about The Prestige, along with being a big fan of Christian Bale and Micheal Caine.

The whole thing was just extremely thought-provoking. If you notice, Christian Bale will say "Are you looking closely?" or something like that all throughout the film, and I never understood it. But THEN when the end came, they revealed that the entire film had been a trick right before your eyes.. like magic! I thought it was just so incredible, as well as the rant that was done in the end, and the cloning machine and all that.. I was like "Wow".

So.. yeah. But they're both really great films. :)

Answer 3

prestige has a better storyline and its got a really suprising ending

Answer 4

I own them both, and love watching them, but I'd have to say I do like Ed Norton a bit better

Answer 5

I liked the Prestige better because it had more of a  realistic sense about it and the storyline was much better than the Illusionist. The Prestige also had a twist in the very end.

Answer 6

The Prestige is better but I enjoyed the Illusionist.

Answer 7

They're both good, and both unpredictable...at least for me :)

I think I prefer the illusionist though

Answer 8

I saw both and felt The Illusionist was much better.  

Answer 9

the prestige was awesome! i havent seen the illusionist yet...

Answer 10

both great movies with great leading actors, but I'm a huge Christian Bale fan so I would have to say Prestige.