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submitted 1 year ago by Merlin13245@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] randomsnark@lemmy.ml 98 points 1 year ago

It's a fictional diary entry, from The Prestige. The next entry is 2 months later, when he's fallen in love with a different woman.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the closure.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

From the movie The prestige? Like a screen grab?

[-] decerian@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Probably the novel on which the movie was based.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

Oh I didn't know that was based on a novel, thanks! But that entry must be meant to be hilarious, was the novel comedic?

[-] hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

The novel is made extra strange by a modern day framing story starting the last living ancestors of the two magicians. I read it 20+ years ago and remembered it as a strange book. The movie was excellent and made the whole story make much more sense overall.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Oh what? Interesting, That's making the novel sound more interesting to me. It's funny, I coincidentally watched the movie again for the first time since it came out just a couple weeks ago.

Thanks

[-] hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's not bad, the modern frame doesn't even really change the feel of the story, although the way the rest of the story is presented is also complicated. I recommend reading it, especially if you've seen the movie and enjoyed it.

I was grateful the movie simplified the presentation so that you could really focus on the underlying interesting bits. I left the novel still a little confused as to WTF was going on some regards and the movie makes the essential plot reveals much easier to follow.