Is Life An Illusion?

The Illusionist (2006)

Directed by Neil Burger, Starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel

The illusion of a possible resurrection of a soul is a deception in itself, for some, but they seem real for others who believe in the existence of the other dimension. Interesting enough, it is quite similar to the Prestige, yet quite different in its own terms. First of all, I love Edward Norton. My most vivid performance of his was in the Fight Club. I always thought that he is a superb actor, pretty much effortless, which makes it memorable. Somehow, the ending was quite predictable for you knew somehow it will go that way. The cinematography was simply amazing. Could life be an illusion as well, most of the time? We see yet we don't see, or we choose to see what we only choose to see. Most of us see through our own filter of how things should be, not how things the way they are. We feel the pain yet it seeps so deep into the body and soul that the subconscious makes you believe that they may or may not be real after all, depends on your perception of things. Life is a great illusion after all, and we are but the characters that take part in the process of storytelling. Whether the story of life is compelling, frustrating, imaginative, adventurous, torturous, fulfilling, or not, it all depends on who are the characters and who is telling the story? And maybe, whose story are we telling? As someone who dreams to be a writer someday, I will write my own story and tell it the way I see fit. No more lies, no more illusions, no more hiding, and no more buried treasures of the unwanted feelings. The illusionist no longer remain.