The Prestige (movie) 2006

[springbulb81]

Was Christian Bale's character an identical twin or did he use the machine that duplicates things way before Hugh Jackman did?

[Chickadee]

he was his twin

[springbulb81]

are you positive? I wondered because he was the one who gave the name of Tesla, the guy who built the machine. and that guy says earlier in the film that he once made a similar machine for someone else?

[Whickerman]

Twin.

"Angier finally realizes that the secret of Borden's "Transported Man" was simple. Borden had a twin brother, and they were switching back and forth between the roles of Borden and Fallon. One of them loved Sarah, and one of them loved Olivia. They both lived half of one life, never telling anyone in order to maintain the illusion. The brother went so far as to cut the fingers off his own left hand so they would remain identical."
Source:http://www.themoviespoiler.com/Spoilers/presti ge.html

[springbulb81]

I see. But Borden could have used the machine too, making another version of himself? Is it ever actually said that he's a twin?

[sandrajo]

They were twins. Tesla didn't make a matching machine for Borden - all he made for the twins was a machine that made some light and noise to enhance their trick. The Borden brothers sent Angier off to see Tesla on what they thought would be a wild goose chase, just to get him out of the way for a while - they would never actually give away the real secret to their trick. They never anticipated that Tesla could actually have built the machine in question.

What a movie eh! 10/10 in my book. : )

[springbulb81]

I see now. Thanks. Yeah, best movie I've seen in last couple of years!

[sandrajo]

Hi springbulb81, yeah my thoughts exactly. Can I suggest The Illusionist with Ed Norton. Another great film. : )