Ha! I finally picked a serious movie! Alright. I'll calm down now.
The Illusionist has, for some time now, been one of my favorite movies. I've always been a sucker for a mystery and this one has a hell of a lot of twists and turns. What starts out as a bit of a period romance, gets much darker and more interesting by the time the credits roll. Along with an intensely fascinating plot, it is a visually stunning film. Gorgeous set dressing creates turn of the century Vienna which blends seamlessly with computer animated magic to create beautiful and chilling shots. What is particularly well done in this film is the way the events are allowed to unfold through visual storytelling rather than through heavy explanatory dialogue, while still keeping the audience somewhat in the dark. As the tagline states, "nothing is what it seems" and we aren't even let in on the mystery until the very end. Also, everyone has awesome facial hair.
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