Now I'm not trying to sound like an Ellusionist fan boy. I'm trying to point out one of the main things wrong with the magic community today.
Everyday i see people from forums bashing ellusionist. And i've never quite understood why. Is it because their tricks are impractical? Is it cuz the people on the E forums disrespect the art of magic? Is it because Brad Christian is a bad magician? Well i don't think any of these are good reason to dislike Ellusionist.
"Ellusionist tricks suck! They aren't even taught well and the tricks aren't something that i would ever use! I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!!"
Many people think Ellusionist has highly impractical tricks and useless dvd's. However, this is only your opinion. And it does not give you the right to think you are so much better than the Ellusionist people. They may have worked their butts off creating and perfecting their tricks. If a trick is not for you, then don't buy it. If you think it's not something you would use, don't buy it. It's not Ellusionist's fault that a particular trick doesn't fit your style.
"The E community is filled with noobs! They ruin magicians' reputation! They rarely ever practice their tricks!"
This is probably the main reason for Ellusionist bashing. People believe that Ellusionist followers are noobs and never practice. While it may be true that some beginner magicians don't practice their tricks, its not are business to criticize them about it. So some kids are performing magic badly, big deal. Why does that affect you? If they perform badly, they only make themselves look bad, not magicians in general.
"Brad Christian is the worst magician I've ever seen! He spent so much time on magic and he's not even good!"
I will admit that brad christian is not one of the est magicians i've ever seen. But because of him, the magician population have grown severely. Many of us here started off with a Brad Christian dvd (Chrash Course 1, Ninja, How to do Street Magic). Think about it. If you had not bought that dvd, would you have been as interested in magic as you are now? If Brad Christian had not made those dvds that are so easy to learn from as a beginner, many of us would not be here right now.
So what i'm trying to emphasize is that you shouldn't be bashing a certain website, a certain magician, or a certain community because they are different. It is perfectly ok to dislike them. But bashing them is wrong. Come on, we're all magicians. We all love magic. So why must we hate each other? Think about it.
P.S. I hope no one is offended by this. I'm not trying to call out the Ellusionist bashers out there. I'm just trying to fix a major set back in the progression of magic.
Everyday i see people from forums bashing ellusionist. And i've never quite understood why. Is it because their tricks are impractical? Is it cuz the people on the E forums disrespect the art of magic? Is it because Brad Christian is a bad magician? Well i don't think any of these are good reason to dislike Ellusionist.
"Ellusionist tricks suck! They aren't even taught well and the tricks aren't something that i would ever use! I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!!"
Many people think Ellusionist has highly impractical tricks and useless dvd's. However, this is only your opinion. And it does not give you the right to think you are so much better than the Ellusionist people. They may have worked their butts off creating and perfecting their tricks. If a trick is not for you, then don't buy it. If you think it's not something you would use, don't buy it. It's not Ellusionist's fault that a particular trick doesn't fit your style.
"The E community is filled with noobs! They ruin magicians' reputation! They rarely ever practice their tricks!"
This is probably the main reason for Ellusionist bashing. People believe that Ellusionist followers are noobs and never practice. While it may be true that some beginner magicians don't practice their tricks, its not are business to criticize them about it. So some kids are performing magic badly, big deal. Why does that affect you? If they perform badly, they only make themselves look bad, not magicians in general.
"Brad Christian is the worst magician I've ever seen! He spent so much time on magic and he's not even good!"
I will admit that brad christian is not one of the est magicians i've ever seen. But because of him, the magician population have grown severely. Many of us here started off with a Brad Christian dvd (Chrash Course 1, Ninja, How to do Street Magic). Think about it. If you had not bought that dvd, would you have been as interested in magic as you are now? If Brad Christian had not made those dvds that are so easy to learn from as a beginner, many of us would not be here right now.
So what i'm trying to emphasize is that you shouldn't be bashing a certain website, a certain magician, or a certain community because they are different. It is perfectly ok to dislike them. But bashing them is wrong. Come on, we're all magicians. We all love magic. So why must we hate each other? Think about it.
P.S. I hope no one is offended by this. I'm not trying to call out the Ellusionist bashers out there. I'm just trying to fix a major set back in the progression of magic.