The one thing I learned from this show is that magicians have very little to do with most of the tricks or illusions, if you will. The assistants do 95% of the work. If the assistants mess up the illusion fails.
It's a fascinating show and it's really shocking how simple many of the illusions are. I can't believe I never figured out how truly easy it is. The right camera angles and the magician keeping you from noticing what's actually happening while the assistants, the real stars of magic, twist their bodies into crazy small spaces. It made magicians like Kris Angel and David Blaine look like the phonies they are.
It's a fascinating show and it's really shocking how simple many of the illusions are. I can't believe I never figured out how truly easy it is. The right camera angles and the magician keeping you from noticing what's actually happening while the assistants, the real stars of magic, twist their bodies into crazy small spaces. It made magicians like Kris Angel and David Blaine look like the phonies they are.