Plot and Structure
This type of story is told out of order using techniques like flashbacks and flash-forwards.
What is non-linear storytelling?
Angier's stage manager, mentor, and trusted friend.
Who is Cutter?
The recurring image of birds in the films is a great example of this technique.
What is a motif?
We see an image of these right after Sarah's death.
What are birds?
The director of The Prestige.
This person build the Transported Man machine for Angier.
Who is Tesla?
The version of "Borden" who is executed? (hint: He loves Olivia)
Who is Freddie?
The ______ of obsession drives both Angier and Borden to sacrifice and ruin.
What is theme?
A pile of these foreshadows Tesla's machines ability to create duplicates or clones.
What are hats?
The film begins with this often-repeated line of dialogue, which also functions as an invitation to the audience.
What is "are you watching closely"?
At the end of the film The Transported Man machine is destroyed by this.
What is fire?
Borden's "manager" and confidant.
Who is Fallon?
The themes of duplicity and a divided self are represented in the film through characters' use of these.
What are doubles or false identities?
What is a red rubber ball?
Nolan use of the pledge, turn, and prestige in the structure of the film, including revealing clues by hiding them in plain sight mimics this subject of the film.
What is a magic trick?
According to Cutter, a magic trick consists of these three parts.
What are the plede, turn, and prestige?
Angier's double/actor lookalike.
Who is Mr. Root?
According to Angier's final speech, audiences really want what this.
To be fooled.
The last image we see in the film.
What is one of Angier's drowned clones?
Who is Tesla?