The other night, I sat down with my girlfriend and we viewed "The Prestige" featuring Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman. For those who don't know, this movie is all about magic tricks and how conjurers - 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 best magicians, which is something that I'm sure all others in this line of work strive to be. How much more outstanding 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.
Another trick that I'm sure many people have seen before involves the Chinese linking rings. The object behind these is to free them from one another, though it doesn't seem so easy with solid metal. It's possible, though, and I believe that such an act could be brought to kettlebells as well. Illusion is something which is utilized in many tricks - this one included - but I think I'd be lying if I said that there wasn't at least some form of maneuvering that was necessary to make the trick happen.
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 persona, makes use of the bullet catch trick. The trick goes like this: the bullet is put into the gun but it never reaches the point where firing it off would be lethal, or even painful. Delusion 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 smart magicians can pull off.
As someone who was only slightly interested in magic at first, "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 level - but I saw just how excited these people can become when it comes to their own craft. Sometimes they can downright barbarous, which is something that I suppose goes for any job where the public eye is present. I still think 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.
Another trick that I'm sure many people have seen before involves the Chinese linking rings. The object behind these is to free them from one another, though it doesn't seem so easy with solid metal. It's possible, though, and I believe that such an act could be brought to kettlebells as well. Illusion is something which is utilized in many tricks - this one included - but I think I'd be lying if I said that there wasn't at least some form of maneuvering that was necessary to make the trick happen.
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 persona, makes use of the bullet catch trick. The trick goes like this: the bullet is put into the gun but it never reaches the point where firing it off would be lethal, or even painful. Delusion 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 smart magicians can pull off.
As someone who was only slightly interested in magic at first, "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 level - but I saw just how excited these people can become when it comes to their own craft. Sometimes they can downright barbarous, which is something that I suppose goes for any job where the public eye is present. I still think that these free weights could come into play.
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