The Endearingly Earnest Appeal of Now You See Me's Literal Movie Magic

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The Endearingly Earnest Appeal of Now You See Me's Literal Movie Magic
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Today, Jon M. Chu's In the Heights hit theaters. Five years ago, his Now You See Me 2 continued a franchise's endearingly earnest movie magic. Here's justbrizigs with an appreciation of the magician/criminal series:

, was released in theaters. It has received light taunting over the years following its release for the glaringly obvious missed opportunity of naming the filmto finish off the classic phrase from which the titles of the films derive. This clever wordplay was apparently initially intended by Soloman, but he

While the first film sees the Horsemen strictly engaged in various feats of illegal do-goodery, the sequel shifts their deeds towards hacktivist anarchy territory . The second film leans farther into absurdity while still maintaining the same self-serious tone as the first installment, even with the added goofball bonus of Woody Harrelson playing his own twin brother with fake teeth and a spray tan.

that the scene required lipstick cameras, CG, Steadicam choreography, GoPros, “four different types of drones,” and even playing with perspective, “making things large so that bigger cameras could go through things that look like bigger shirts and jackets.” And the films aren’t all CGI movie magic either—the cast do take part in some practical magic tricks, with the films requiring an official

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