The Prestige

I watched "The Prestige" on DVD the other day. One of the most OUTSTANDING 'non-action' genre movies I have seen in recent times. It's set in the late 19th century. It is... a tale of two Magicians. They start out together, but then something happens and they become arch rivals. Each tries to outdo the other and is eager to learn the other's secret.
The movie unravels in a very novel way. Three different periods - a flashback, recent past and present - are unravelled in a somewhat parallel way. The curiosity is slowly built up and up and up till the climax. You would have a LOT of questions with every passing minute. Up until almost the very end, you start thinking....what the heck is going on?? Not because you did not understand anything in the movie, you understand everything!! But you have about 10 very important questions you can't believe weren't answered in the movie. The last 5 minutes of the movie answer it all. At the end of it, you are sure to be wowed.
There is an interesting character in the movie, not much screen time, but is a real life character, he was one of the pioneers of Electrical Engineering. The inventor of Alternating Current - Nikola Tesla. There is also a mention of Edison (DC supporter). There was a war of currents in the late 1800's, Direct current Vs Alternating current. As you all realize, AC won. Tesla is involved in the whole picture.