This week’s AMC column looks at the difference between stage magic and real magic.
I spent a season working as a stage magician’s assistant. I wasn’t doing much magic, mind you, but it was enough to make me absolutely fascinated. One of the things he taught me was that If you know how it’s done, it’s a trick. If you don’t, it’s magic. I’ve been thinking about that lately in the context of fantasy movies, and how the rules of these different magical worlds tend to intermingle. Often we know what the rules are governing the use of magic, but we never really know how it is done. What happens when stage magic and fantasy meet? How do you draw the line between sorcery and sleight of hand?
Swing by and join the conversation about real magic versus stage magic..
