The Prestige vs. The Illusionist

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by TTUBatfan2008

You're not supposed to have sympathy for them. It's a character study about obsession. Why must every movie have a happy ending or a fairytale story?

You are completely right--the main theme of the film is obsession, and I think it portrays this theme very well.

Your last comment missed the point of what he said though. I too did not care for the characters but enjoyed the film immensely. One reason I liked The Illusionist better is that I just really liked the characters. Liking the characters is not essential to me, but in this case it propelled one film above the other, at least for me.