Cards and magic, going hand-in-hand ever since the 1400s. From witchcraft debunking and poker trickery to magician performances, card tricks reign popular in the playing card community.
Accessibility and resonance. These are a couple of reasons why an eternal flame is lit underneath playing card magic. The old, the young and those in-between find entertainment in illusions, whether the cards are in their hands or not.
Even blockbuster films formulate storylines where magicians and their tricks take center stage.
Now You See Me (2013)
Four talented illusionists use their captivating and mindboggling performances to steal money from those who are corrupt. The audience members are then rewarded with the contraband cash. But this doesn’t fly with the federal agents whose mission is to put these magicians’ bank heists to a halt.
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