This post is mainly based on Now You See Me and on Jesse Eisenberg making viewers think of the 7 of diamonds in the beginning of this movie (as could be seen over here in the very beginning).
The replies to this, to be found below the video as well, quite shock me. It seems to be a battle between laymen and magicians on how the heck the trick was done. A layman says he saw more than one 7D in the deck, a magician comes in and says the deck could actually be examined, another person reveals a method actually known to magicians, another magician comes in and admits.. to a method that was not used at all.. what the heck are we magicians concerned about exactly?
Shouldn't we be glad that in the movies the trick (or pretty much any trick and illusion for that matter) is done in a completely irregular way? Everyone could repeat the video numerous times, or even download it and put it in slow-motion, and figure out the method. They will find out that in this case the trick is not clean, the deck would not be examinable, and that the clip is even edited. In my opinion the movie makers protect any actual magic method completely, so why would magicians get mad over people figuring out the method behind the trick as performed in the movie, one which is not related to how magicians usually do it at all? Is it pride? Some sort of magic ego?
Instead, I think that the magicians in this case are completely pushing people into actual magic exposure rather than keeping it at movie magic exposure. So what, that people know or find out the method used in the movie? In real life we can easily prove them it is not done like that at all, and in real life we wouldn't ever rely on video cuts, editing and all kinds of Hollywood methods either.
The above could be applied to other situations as well. I've seen the exact same thing happen with The Prestige, The Illusionist and with Burt Wonderstone. I just don't get it. Can't we just all be glad and enjoy that our secrets are safe?
The replies to this, to be found below the video as well, quite shock me. It seems to be a battle between laymen and magicians on how the heck the trick was done. A layman says he saw more than one 7D in the deck, a magician comes in and says the deck could actually be examined, another person reveals a method actually known to magicians, another magician comes in and admits.. to a method that was not used at all.. what the heck are we magicians concerned about exactly?
Shouldn't we be glad that in the movies the trick (or pretty much any trick and illusion for that matter) is done in a completely irregular way? Everyone could repeat the video numerous times, or even download it and put it in slow-motion, and figure out the method. They will find out that in this case the trick is not clean, the deck would not be examinable, and that the clip is even edited. In my opinion the movie makers protect any actual magic method completely, so why would magicians get mad over people figuring out the method behind the trick as performed in the movie, one which is not related to how magicians usually do it at all? Is it pride? Some sort of magic ego?
Instead, I think that the magicians in this case are completely pushing people into actual magic exposure rather than keeping it at movie magic exposure. So what, that people know or find out the method used in the movie? In real life we can easily prove them it is not done like that at all, and in real life we wouldn't ever rely on video cuts, editing and all kinds of Hollywood methods either.
The above could be applied to other situations as well. I've seen the exact same thing happen with The Prestige, The Illusionist and with Burt Wonderstone. I just don't get it. Can't we just all be glad and enjoy that our secrets are safe?
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