The Anniversary Brothers Movie Podcast: The Prestige 15th Anniversary

Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here for the October edition of their
movie podcast. This time they’re talking about The Prestige for
its 15th anniversary. Joining the brothers as their special guest
is their cousin Shawn Lebert.


The Prestige is a mystery thriller directed by Christopher Nolan
(Tenet), who adapted Christopher Priest’s novel with his brother
Jonathan Nolan (Westworld). The film came out on October 20,
2006.


The Prestige follows Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman, Reminiscence)
and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari), two magicians
living in Victorian England. Angier and Borden start as friends
but develop into bitter rivals competing in a dangerous game.
Aiding Angier is his assistant Olivia (Scarlett Johannsson, Black
Widow) and his engineer Cutter (Michael Caine, Kingsman: The
Secret Service). Angier also enlists the services of inventor
Nikola Tesla (David Bowie, Labyrinth) in his obsessive mission to
beat Borden.


The Prestige opened to a mostly positive reception and grossed
$109 million on a $40 million budget. The film earned Oscar
nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. In
2020, Empire magazine ranked The Prestige #66 on its list of the
100 Greatest Movies of the 21st Century.


Aaron, Josh, and Shawn talk about the movie’s elements, including
the plot, characters, and overall production value. They also
discuss where it ranks for them among Christopher Nolan’s films.


For another podcast on a Christopher Nolan movie, you can listen
Josh and Aaron’s podcast on Memento. You can follow Shawn on
Twitter @shawnlebert. You can also watch his proof-of-concept
film “DAVE” on Vimeo.


The Prestige is available on Prime
Video.