Man of Steel Answers Insight Commentary

55 – Magician


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Recorded August 3rd. "The magical thinking of orphan boys."  Batman the magician.
[I finally get to do an episode about Batman, so it's long.]

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

* I. Magic and Batman Tradition (25min)

* Houdini the superman
* Zatara in Acton Comics No. 1
* Stage Act similarity
* Perfection of Self
* Working Definition of Magic

* Artful Performance
* Of the Impossible


* Trained by Giovanni Zatara
* Batman's performance




* II. Magic of Movie Making (8min)

* Georges Méliès
* Robert Houdan
* Larry Fong on the illusion of movies
* Terrio, Nolan, Fong
* Fong Super 8 Featurette
* The Wizard




* III. This Batman is a Magician (12min)

* Beautiful Lie
* Mozart of Deception
* Lies and Child Development
* Theory of Mind and Self Control
* Orphan Boys and Magical Thinking
* Many Magic Tricks of This Batman
* Impossibility of Magic and Logic
* It was always a trick
* Disappearing in Belle Reeve
* First and Last Batman scenes
* Lex's Magical Props




* IV. Spellbound (40min)

* Mind the Gap
* Load Up
* Write the Script
* Control the Frame
* Design Free Choice
* Employ the Familiar
* Conjure an Out




* V. Force (20min)

* Magic Words: Luck, Fake, Watching, Force
* Two Meanings of Force
* Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
* Accept the World or Force It... Recognize or Save It
* Free Will and Force, Martha
* Batman Transformed and Self-Deprecating
* The Silent Accusation
* Superman returns




* VI. End Notes (15min)

* Miscellaneous



To learn more:
Beyond Magic | David Blaine
It's A Trap! | Justice League Action
Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man | John Kasson
Secret Life of Houdini | Kalush & Sloman
What is the Art of Magic? | Lawrence Hass
Blaine: How I Held My Breath for 17 Minutes | TED
Super 8: Abrams on Big Lessons of Small Budgets | Hero Complex
Spellbound | David Kwong
The Carbonaro Effect | Michael Carbonaro
AOM #306: Magic Teaches Success | David Kwong
Blaine Shocks Jimmy & The Roots | Tonight Show
Mentalist Lior Suchard Bends Alice Eve's Mind | Late Late Show
The Grift | Maria Konnikova
Ep. 65 - David Berglas | The Magicians' Podcast
Petter Johansson - Decision and Choice Making | Media Evo
Math Magic | VSauce
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