#Now you see me movie#

Jack Wilder, the youngest of the crew received the Death card for a reason: It foreshadows his upcoming ritual sacrifice. They are watched and followed by a hooded figure who leaves an invitation in the form of a tarot card. They are however far from being big-time celebrities. They are all trying to make a living doing their magic tricks. ApproachedĪt first, we see the four magicians doing their own little thing separately. Let’s take a look at the themes of Now You See me.

#Now you see me movie#

Take a step back and realize this: The movie IS the magician. The magicians are recruited by a secret society named “The Eye” (this might ring a bell for readers of this site) that uses the entertainers to further its agenda and make its symbolism a part of popular culture. The rest of the movie aptly describes who rules the industry and even the methods it uses. These lines, said while a magic card trick is being performed, sum up the true role of mass media and the entertainment industry.

My job? To take that most of gifts you give me, your attention, and use it against you.”

Because what is seeing? You’re looking, but what you’re really doing is filtering, interpreting, searching for meaning. Because the more you think you see, the easier it’ll be to fool you. It is also about the audience, the masses that are being fooled by master illusionists. The police chase, the bank heist plot, the explosions are there to keep the viewers’ eyes occupied while the real underlying story unfolds: It is about the entertainment industry, the forces that rule it and those that are used by it. Does this apply to the movie itself? Of course, it does. It also constantly repeats that magicians always do something to distract the audience while the real magic happens elsewhere. While most viewers will try to make sense of the action in Now You See Me, the movie simply keeps repeating to the viewers “The closer you look, the less you see”. Even the mind-blowing overarching “master plan” of the movie actually depends on so many variables that could go wrong that it is, in fact, a horrible plan. Almost everything that happens during the entire movie is implausible. Most critics had the same complaint about Now You See Me: The story makes absolutely no sense and is completely illogical. While most viewers are dizzied with the senseless action of the movie, an important message is being communicated: The occult elite controls the entertainment business … Do you see it? But mostly, “Now You See Me” is about a shady organization named “The Eye” that controls these entertainers. “Now You See Me” is about big-time magicians doing incredible magic tricks … and some kind of a bank heist.