"Is there any profession more maligned in the entertainment industry than that of the noble magician? Relegated to children's birthday parties and painful corporate retreats, the magician is usually acknowledged only to be insulted, if they're acknowledged at all. No one wants to sleep with the guy pulling a handkerchief out of his nostril, or so goes the conventional wisdom. (Not me though- speak for yourself.)"
"But in the Now You See Me trilogy, the magician is instead an authority figure, an object of desire, and a criminal mastermind beyond the grasp of any kind of law enforcement or judicial system. These movies treat them as a kind of superhero, albeit one wearing a- ugh-fedora instead of a cape. 2013's Now You See Me introduced audiences to the Four Horsemen, a group of magicians who use their traveling stage show to pull off a series of daring and improbable heists."
"Critics didn't really love it, but audiences ate it up, and it became an unlikely blockbuster. The Horsemen did it all over again in 2016's Now You See Me 2, and even though the reviews got even worse, the films each managed to make more than $300 million. This week, the long-awaited (by me, mostly) third installment-titled, at last, Now You See Me: Now You Don't-comes to theaters"
Magicians are often derided in entertainment, relegated to children's parties and corporate retreats and dismissed as objects of ridicule. The Now You See Me trilogy reimagines magicians as authority figures, objects of desire, and criminal masterminds who operate beyond law enforcement. The films present magicians as superhero-like figures, with stage illusions serving as cover for elaborate heists. The first film introduced the Four Horsemen, a traveling act that pulls off daring, improbable robberies. Critics responded poorly to the films, but audiences embraced them, and each installment became a financial success exceeding $300 million, with additional sequels planned.
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