The card trick at the beginning - Now You See Me (2013) Discussion

[–] Patty1234 8 years ago

It was the card I picked too!

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[–] ImTheToad 8 years ago

I picked 7 of diamonds as well.

Must be some kind of trick. Or just real magic.

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[–] stevomwtb 8 years ago

multiple 7 of diamonds next to eachother so it's easier to notice.

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[–] Zuko-Halliwell 8 years ago

Is that how they did it? That's actually quite brilliant.

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[–] brmstn69 8 years ago

Nope, wrong...
There were no multiple 7 of diamonds, just the one. The difference is that the 7 of diamonds in that deck was slightly shorter by 1/16-1/8 of a inch than the other cards, so that when he flipped through the deck this card would hang for a split second. Just long enough for it to stick in your subconscious mind...

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[–] epackage 8 years ago

Actually, there is a trick. It was a real deck of cards, no multiple 7 of diamonds, just the one. The difference is that the 7 of diamonds in that deck was slightly shorter by 1/16-1/8 of a inch than the other cards, so that when he flipped through the deck this card would hang for a split second. Just long enough for it to stick in your subconscious mind...

You're 100% wrong, I've watched it several times in slow motion, doing it again now in fact, the second time he shows her after saying "That was too fast" you clearly see at least three 7 of diamonds click by as he goes thru the deck. I had always assumed they just let us see the 7 for a split second longer than any of the cards but had to take a better look at it after reading the questions here...

"Well, isn't this place a geographical oddity! Two weeks from everywhere!"

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[–] Jecht_Sin 7 years ago

Actually at speed 0.25x I have counted at least half a dozen of them. There really is a bunch.

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[–] LarryKingGeoff 8 years ago

The best part of the card trick was it introduced us to one of the movie's best characters. The overly attractive female he blew off sleeping with to go join his magic society was a very well written character with a lot of depth.

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[–] ochebeneev 8 years ago

There is no trick, 7 of diamonds is the only card you could see clearly when he shuffled. Intentionally of course

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[–] epackage 8 years ago

Not true at all, you see many cards clearly if you watch it in slow motion, the trick was done by having several 7 of diamonds in a row, at least 3 by my count...

"Well, isn't this place a geographical oddity! Two weeks from everywhere!"

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[–] brmstn69 8 years ago

Actually, there is a trick. It was a real deck of cards, no multiple 7 of diamonds, just the one. The difference is that the 7 of diamonds in that deck was slightly shorter by 1/16-1/8 of a inch than the other cards, so that when he flipped through the deck this card would hang for a split second. Just long enough for it to stick in your subconscious mind...

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[–] epackage 8 years ago

Actually, there is a trick. It was a real deck of cards, no multiple 7 of diamonds, just the one. The difference is that the 7 of diamonds in that deck was slightly shorter by 1/16-1/8 of a inch than the other cards, so that when he flipped through the deck this card would hang for a split second. Just long enough for it to stick in your subconscious mind...

You're 100% wrong, I've watched it several times in slow motion, doing it again now in fact, the second time he shows her after saying "That was too fast" you clearly see at least three 7 of diamonds click by as he goes thru the deck. I had always assumed they just let us see the 7 for a split second longer than any of the cards but had to take a better look at it after reading the questions here...

"Well, isn't this place a geographical oddity! Two weeks from everywhere!"

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[–] gunnerjed 8 years ago

This trick was actually real. It took me about 3 or 4 times watching the scene to finally see a different card. The card is cut in half and pushed up a bit so when he flicks through the cards it stays slightly longer on that 7?? This trick can be done in real life

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[–] epackage 8 years ago

No cut card... I've watched it several times in slow motion, doing it again now in fact, the second time he shows her after saying "That was too fast" you clearly see at least three 7 of diamonds in a row click by as he goes thru the deck. I had always assumed they just let us see the 7 for a split second longer than any of the cards but had to take a better look at it after reading the questions here...

"Well, isn't this place a geographical oddity! Two weeks from everywhere!"

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[–] biggacy4 8 years ago

Interesting

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