The other night, I sat down with my girlfriend and we saw "The Prestige" with Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman. For those who don't know, this movie is all about magic tricks and how masters of magic - at least the ones in the movie - would stoop to any lows in order to discover the other's secrets. They wanted to be the ideal magicians, which is something that I'm sure all others in this line of work attempt to be. How much more remarkable would their acts be if kettlebells were utilized?
One of the most prominent tricks displayed in the film is the water tank escape, which I'm sure you've seen if you found someone lowered into a filled tank, bound all the while. The trick is interesting, to be certain, but how much more interesting would it be if kettlebells were put to use? I'd have to imagine that tension would be raised by the extra weight seen. One such free weight could be bound to the arms, not only forcing the person to work around added baggage but to utilize more mobility as well. It's the latter which fitness authorities such as Lorna can support.
One other trick that should be mentioned is the Chinese linking rings. These rings are attached to one another and the task is to free them from the binds which keep them together. There is a true method behind it, though who's to say that the trick could not apply to kettlebells as well? Along with the right amount of illusion, there is also the smartest of motions to take into account, which only serve to help make this trick come to fruition and, thereby, wow the viewing audience.
There is also one other strategy shown in the motion picture that I thought was both impressive and suspenseful. Alfred Borden, who is Bale's fictional character, makes use of the bullet catch trick. The trick goes like this: the bullet is placed into the gun but it never reaches the point where firing it off would be lethal, or even painful. Deception is also used in order to mimic the sound and appearance of a gun going off so that the viewing audience is left impressed. It's a trick that only sensible magicians can pull off.
As someone who was only a little interested in magic originally, "The Prestige" undeniably opened my eyes to a world that I knew very little about. Not only did I learn about the secrets of these tricks - at least to some extent - but I saw just how zealous these people can become when it comes to their own art. Sometimes they can downright vicious, which is something that I suppose goes for any job where the public eye is present. I still believe that these free weights could come into play.
One of the most prominent tricks displayed in the film is the water tank escape, which I'm sure you've seen if you found someone lowered into a filled tank, bound all the while. The trick is interesting, to be certain, but how much more interesting would it be if kettlebells were put to use? I'd have to imagine that tension would be raised by the extra weight seen. One such free weight could be bound to the arms, not only forcing the person to work around added baggage but to utilize more mobility as well. It's the latter which fitness authorities such as Lorna can support.
One other trick that should be mentioned is the Chinese linking rings. These rings are attached to one another and the task is to free them from the binds which keep them together. There is a true method behind it, though who's to say that the trick could not apply to kettlebells as well? Along with the right amount of illusion, there is also the smartest of motions to take into account, which only serve to help make this trick come to fruition and, thereby, wow the viewing audience.
There is also one other strategy shown in the motion picture that I thought was both impressive and suspenseful. Alfred Borden, who is Bale's fictional character, makes use of the bullet catch trick. The trick goes like this: the bullet is placed into the gun but it never reaches the point where firing it off would be lethal, or even painful. Deception is also used in order to mimic the sound and appearance of a gun going off so that the viewing audience is left impressed. It's a trick that only sensible magicians can pull off.
As someone who was only a little interested in magic originally, "The Prestige" undeniably opened my eyes to a world that I knew very little about. Not only did I learn about the secrets of these tricks - at least to some extent - but I saw just how zealous these people can become when it comes to their own art. Sometimes they can downright vicious, which is something that I suppose goes for any job where the public eye is present. I still believe that these free weights could come into play.
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