tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056856626386621924.post7409184214858352730..comments2024-03-27T02:13:02.575-07:00Comments on SciFiMagpie: Missed It: The Illusionist ReviewMichelle Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561217699860189278noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056856626386621924.post-18400445619644245592012-05-25T18:53:38.905-07:002012-05-25T18:53:38.905-07:00I saw this movie several years ago, and I thought ...I saw this movie several years ago, and I thought it was pretty good. The slow pace didn't bother me, nor did the whole magic VS. science thing. In fact, I always just assumed without thinking that there was nothing magical about Eisenheim and that he was merely a very clever magician, but you raise an interesting point that he MAY have had magical powers. But I don't think it was necessary for the movie to give us a clear answer on that.<br /><br />Sometimes, I think it can actually be a good thing when a question is left unanswered, because then it leaves it up in the air for the audience to make up their own mind and figure it out on their own. Maybe that was the angle the film-makers were going for, but I still think Eisenheim was meant to simply be a very clever magician with no actual powers.<br /><br />Anyway, I'd probably give the movie a 7 or an 8 out of 10, but as I said, it's been several years since I've seen it.Ian Rideouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14763413598393896132noreply@blogger.com