History Fridge / NowYouSeeMe

* One plot point revolves around an organization of magicians called "The Eye". Since they're called "The '''Eye'''", maybe that's why the film is called ''Now You '''See''' Me''.

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* These heists and tricks would have taken a lot of resources to pull off: manpower, time, money, property, construction. Originally, all signs point to Tressler being the financial backer, but that's revealed to not be the case. Ultimately, I can't buy that Dylan did it all on a Fed's salary.
** Maybe he's been saving since he was a kid? It would point to him being like his dad, and he has had plenty of time to save up if that's the case.
** I always thought that The Eye has been supporting Dylan since he lost his dad, as a favor to one of their members and, as Dylan said, to punish people like Bradley. Since it's a super secret exclusive organization of magic, I reckon that they're pretty wealthy.
** Or maybe Dylan's ''mother'' had money, and his vendetta against Tressler's insurance company was about the principle of the thing, not his death actually leaving his family broke.
** There ''is'' a sensible explanation that is never said in the movie: it's quite possible that the Four Horsemen bought all of the resources needed while they were still working for Tressler, they just didn't tell him what the materials were for beyond "our magic show" (which would be technically true). Tressler is tricked into bankrolling the entire caper, which makes perfect sense given who he's dealing with.

* The Four Horsemen's first show has them activate the teleporter with Etienne in it, and then the scene cuts to "Paris - at the same moment". [[spoiler:This only works in a visual medium: that two-second scene of Paris happens at the same moment Etienne gets teleported. The caption just fails to mention that the scene then cuts back to Las Vegas, to keep the misdirection]].

** Jack Wilder: The Death is a card of change, [[spoiler:NOT about physical death]]. This signifies his change in maturity, [[spoiler:not that he actually dies in a car accident]].
** J. Daniel Atlas: The Lover is a card about partnership (including romantic) and duality. He has romantic issues with his ex-assistant Henley [[spoiler:(which are resolved in the end)]], while the duality part symbolizes his JerkWithAHeartOfGold personality. There is also his catchphrase (which is the movie's theme): "The closer you think you are, the less you'll actually see".

** Merritt [=McKinney=]: The Hermit is a card of spirituality, including emotion, doing the right thing, and searching for the truth. He is a mentalist, and his EstablishingCharacterMoment includes Merritt stopping a man from cheating again (though Merritt still extorts him). As for the movie, it is actually about [[spoiler: a RoaringRampageOfRevenge to punish {{Asshole Victim}}s]].
** [[spoiler:Dylan Rhodes: He is called The Fool, and he moves the plot forward to avenge his father's death, whose TarotMotifs is the King of Spades]].
*** [[spoiler: The Fool indicate newness and inexperience. Dylan is actually ObfuscatingStupidity and has been preparing the whole plan for years. It also indicates unlimited potential, and in readings is said to indicate the need for a leap of faith by those who draw it in a reading- which is a recurring theme throughout the movie.]]
*** [[spoiler: The King of Swords indicates a strong-headed man prone to do things which affect him personally, but who disregards others. Dylan concocted a massive plan to enact his RoaringRampageOfRevenge because ItsPersonal, and placed a lot of people in danger for it to work.]]
** Also, the possible first card is the [[spoiler:King of Spades/Swords]], followed by the Lovers, the Hermit, The High Priestess, and finally Death. Performing an actual [[http://www.angelpaths.com/spreads.html five card reading]] with the [[spoiler:[[http://www.learntarot.com/skg.htm King of Swords/Spades]]]], the [[http://www.learntarot.com/maj06.htm Lovers]], the [[http://www.learntarot.com/maj09.htm Hermit]], the [[http://www.learntarot.com/maj02.htm High Priestess]], and [[http://www.learntarot.com/maj13 Death]] in that order will pretty much sum up the course of the movie.
* There are many indications that [[spoiler:Dylan Rhodes]] knew a lot about the heists, beyond appearing as the hooded presence at the beginning of the movie.
** For the first heist, [[spoiler:he had no interest in the case until the Interpol agent shows up, which leads to him showing extreme interest in the magicians to possibly keep an eye on her.]]
** During the second heist, [[spoiler: Dylan shouts out the keyword, even though he was a member of the audience and knew the reaction the hypnotized audience members would have had to that particular word]].
*** There is also [[spoiler:his [[PoliceAreUseless Keystone Kop]] routine when Atlas places his own tracker on Dylan. Ten calm seconds would have told Dylan that the tracker was on his person, yet he spends a good few minutes running around ''with his re-enforcements behind him'' trying to catch himself.]]
*** [[spoiler: A clever clue involving Dylan's shouting of the keyword: Merritt tells the hypnotized members of the audience to tackle the quarterback. Dylan was the "quarterback" the entire time.]]
** If anyone else had seen [[spoiler:the body during Jack's escape attempt, they probably would have figured out it wasn't him. Dylan ran interference to make sure no one else could get a good look at the driver.]]
*** There is a huge hint during [[spoiler:the chase scene: after Dylan and Jack drop into the basement down the garbage chute, Dylan is shown staring at a box with Lionel Shrike's name on. Dylan seems to recognize that name, yet he never reveals this fact to anybody else.]]
*** Merritt throws us a clue at the beginning of the film when [[spoiler:he's reading Dylan, noting that Dylan has "daddy issues". "Daddy issues" is right.]]
** In Act 2, the Four Horsemen begin by asking if they are performing multiple tricks, or one big trick. [[spoiler:TheReveal shows that this was the case for the entire film - every little trick played was part of the big trick being played... by Dylan]].
*** [[spoiler: When Dylan discovers the tracker in his pocket, his yell of "I was chasing myself!" becomes a lot [[HilariousInHindsight funnier]] when it turns out, in searching for the Fifth Horsemen, he was doing ''exactly'' that.]]
** While in the vault [[spoiler:with the mirror illusion]], Agent Evans hears the word "Bullshit" and starts playing an imaginary violin. Agent Cowan asks what Evans is doing [[spoiler:and Dylan comments, "I think it's Beethoven's Concerto in D-Major"]]. Given how Evans is hypnotized, and the music that the audience hears is only in the hypnotized person's head, how the hell could [[spoiler:Dylan have known what piece Evans was hearing? He was the one who instructed for the piece to be planted in the first place.]]
*** Note that [[spoiler:Dylan stops well short of the large mirror hiding the back half of the room. As the [[ChessMaster Chess Master]] of the whole caper, he would know the exact spot that would have given the illusion away, and makes sure that the rest of the agents don't go any further into the room.]]
* TheReveal in the ending. [[spoiler:Given the trailers and much of the movie, one can be forgiven for thinking it was a cat-and-mouse caper movie [[RecycledInSpace WITH MAGIC]]. The big reveal, however, was not that Rhodes was the mastermind behind the heists (even though he was). This movie is not about the heists, but rather about revenge over the death of Rhodes's father. Think about it: Bradley and the FBI kept thinking that the magicians were after money (therefore, the viewers thought so as well too). Why? Because Bradley himself was all about money and greed. In truth, there was no heist, and there was never going to be a last big hit. All of the magicians ended up with zero financial gain. Zero. ''That'' is why Bradley could not figure out Rhodes's trick in the end: Bradley was ''still'' thinking it was all about money. By using money as one big distraction, Rhodes misdirected Bradley and the latter will never figure it out.]]
** This makes even more sense when you think about the first trick we see: [[spoiler:a card trick involving the 7 of Diamonds. In the [[TarotMotifs Minor Arcana]], the Pentacles (Diamonds) represents material wealth.]]
** This also adds another level to the film. [[spoiler:The 7 of Pentacles represents reaching a new level, or (if predicting the future) that a future success is on its way.]]

* [[spoiler:Dylan's ultimate revenge isn't ''just'' to imprison Thaddeus. It was to leave him with the one thing that would hurt him more than anything: a magic trick he couldn't debunk.]]
* Dylan on the plane: "I could care less about magicians in general." [[spoiler:[[Main/GrammarNazi Likely an intentional Freudian slip and not bad grammar habits]]. Of course he could, since he's one of them and therefore cares quite a lot.]]
** Another example on the plane involves the first version of the card trick that Alma, the Interpol agent, performs. Dylan's card ends up on the guy's lap and he says, "Nice shuffle." [[spoiler: He actually pulled a trick in front of her and puts the card in the guy's lap. What are the odds that his card actually ended up in that guy's lap on her first card trick try because of her shuffle? Low. As a real magician, he couldn't resist messing with her simple trick in a way that wouldn't draw attention to himself.]]
* Thaddeus said The Eye "makes any magician's wish come true." [[spoiler: Dylan is a part of the Eye - as the Horsemen's test of worth, his one wish comes true: that the people he believes caused or profited from his father's death pay for their "crimes".]]
* Why are the Horsemen [[spoiler:and Dylan]] still set in a positive light after TheReveal? [[spoiler:"Initiates [for the Eye] must [[JustFollowingOrders follow a series of commands with blind obedience]]". The Horsemen were simply auditioning for entry into The Eye, and Dylan has a reasonable (if not entirely heroic) incentive to cause trouble for Thaddeus, Elkhorn, and Tressler, and possibly the ''Credit Republicain de Paris'' depending on whether they gained anything from his father's death[[note]]And if they didn't, well, the ''bank'' didn't actually suffer anything worse than the realization that the vault was full of fake money[[/note]].]]

* These heists and tricks would have taken a lot of resources to pull off: manpower, time, money, property, construction. [[spoiler: Originally, all signs point to Tressler being the financial backer, but that's revealed to not be the case. Ultimately, I can't buy that Dylan did it all on a Fed's salary.]]
** [[spoiler: Maybe he's been saving since he was a kid? It would point to him being like his dad, and he has had plenty of time to save up if that's the case.]]
** [[spoiler: I always thought that The Eye has been supporting Dylan since he lost his dad, as a favor to one of their members and, as Dylan said, to punish people like Bradley. Since it's a super secret exclusive organization of magic, I reckon that they're pretty wealthy.]]
** [[spoiler: Or maybe Dylan's ''mother'' had money, and his vendetta against Tressler's insurance company was about the principle of the thing, not his death actually leaving his family broke.]]
** There ''is'' a sensible explanation that is never said in the movie: [[spoiler: it's quite possible that the Four Horsemen bought all of the resources needed while they were still working for Tressler, they just didn't tell him what the materials were for beyond "our magic show" (which would be technically true). Tressler is tricked into bankrolling the entire caper, which makes perfect sense given who he's dealing with.]]

* The Four Horsemen's first show has them activate the teleporter with Etienne in it, and then the scene cuts to "Paris - at the same moment". [[spoiler:This only works in a visual medium: that two-second scene of Paris happens at the same moment Etienne gets teleported. The caption just fails to mention that the scene then cuts back to Las Vegas]].

** During the second heist, [[spoiler: Dylan shouts out the keyword, even though he was a member of the audience and knew the reaction the hypnotized audience members would have had to that particular word. There is also his [[PoliceAreUseless Keystone Kop]] routine when Atlas places his own tracker on Dylan. Ten calm seconds would have told Dylan that the tracker was on his person, yet he spends a good few minutes running around with ''his re-enforcements behind him'' trying to catch himself.]]

** There's a sensible explanation; they just never say it in the movie - [[spoiler: it's quite possible that the Four Horsemen bought all of the resources needed while still working for Tressler - they just didn't tell him what the materials were for beyond "our magic show" (which would be technically true). Tressler is the one who bankrolls the entire caper; he's just tricked into it, which makes perfect sense given who he's dealing with.]]

* TheReveal in the ending. [[spoiler:Given the trailers and much of the movie, one can be forgiven for thinking it was a cat-and-mouse caper movie [[RecycledInSpace WITH MAGIC]]. The big reveal, however, was not that Rhodes was the mastermind behind the heists (even though he was). This movie is not about the heists, but rather about revenge over the death of Rhodes's father. Think about it: Bradley and the FBI kept thinking that the magicians were after money (therefore, the viewers thought so as well too). Why? Because Bradley himself was all about money and greed. In truth, there was no heist at all, and there never was going to be a last big hit. All of the magicians ended up with zero financial gain. Zero. ''That'' is why Bradley could not figure out Rhodes's trick in the end: Bradley was ''still'' thinking it was all about money. By using money as one big distraction, Dylan tricked Thaddeus and the latter will never figure it out.]]
** This makes even more sense when you think about the first trick we see; [[spoiler:a card trick involving the 7 of Diamonds. In the [[TarotMotifs Minor Arcana]], the Pentacles (Diamonds) represents material wealth.]]
** This also adds another level to the film; [[spoiler:The 7 of Pentacles represents reaching a new level, or (if predicting the future) that a future success is on its way.]]

* [[spoiler:Dylan's ultimate revenge isn't ''just'' to imprison Thaddeus. It was to leave him with the one thing that would hurt him more than anything; a magic trick he couldn't debunk.]]

* Also Dylan on the plane: The first version of the card trick that Alma, the Interpol agent performs. Dylan's card ends up on the guy's lap and he says "Nice shuffle." [[spoiler: He actually pulled a trick in front of her and put the card in the guy's lap. What are the odds that his card actually ended up in that guy's lap on her first card trick try because of her shuffle? Low. As a real magician, he couldn't resist messing with her simple trick in a way that wouldn't draw attention to himself.]]
* Thaddeus said The Eye "makes any magician's wish come true." [[spoiler: Dylan is a part of the Eye - as the Horseman's test of worth, his one wish comes true, that the people he believes caused or profited from his father's death pay for their "crimes".]]
* Why are the Horsemen [[spoiler:and Dylan]] still set in a positive light after TheReveal? [[spoiler:"Initiates [for the Eye] must [[JustFollowingOrders follow a series of commands with blind obedience]]. The Horsemen were simply auditioning for entry into the Eye, and Dylan has a reasonable (if not entirely heroic) incentive to cause trouble for Thaddeus, Elkhorn, and Tressler, and possibly the ''Credit Republicain de Paris'' depending on whether they gained anything from his father's death[[note]]And if they didn't, well, the ''bank'' didn't actually suffer anything worse than the realization that the vault was full of fake money[[/note]].]]

*** [[spoiler: The huge hint is in the chase scene - when Dylan and Wilder drop into the basement down the garbage chute, Dylan is staring at a box with Lionel Shrike's name on. Dylan knows the name from Vargas, and never mentions it to her or anybody else.]]
*** [[spoiler: Merritt throws us a clue at the beginning of the film when he's reading Dylan, noting that Dylan has "daddy issues". "Daddy issues" is right.]]
** [[spoiler: in Act 2, the Horsemen begin by asking if they are performing multiple tricks, or one big trick. TheReveal shows that this was the case the entire film - every little trick played was part of the big trick being played... by Dylan]]
*** [[spoiler: When Dylan discovers the tracker in his pocket, he yells "I was chasing myself!" becomes a lot [[HilariousInHindsight funnier]] when it turns out, in searching for the Fifth Horsemen, he was doing exactly that.]]
** In the vault with the mirror illusion, Agent Evans hears the word "Bullshit" and starts playing an imaginary violin. Agent Cowan asks what Evans is doing and Dylan comments "I think it's Beethoven's Concerto in D-Major". Given how Evans is hypnotized and the music that the audience hears is only in the hypnotized person's head, how the hell could Dylan have known what piece Evans was hearing? [[spoiler: Unless he was the one who instructed the piece to be planted in the first place.]]
*** Also note that Dylan stops well short of the [[spoiler: large mirror hiding the back half of the room. As the [[ChessMaster Chess Master]] of the whole caper, he would know the exact spot that would have given the illusion away, and makes sure that the rest of the agents don't go any further into the room.]]
* TheReveal in the ending. [[spoiler:Given the trailers and much of the movie, one can be forgiven for thinking it was a cat-and-mouse caper movie [[RecycledInSpace WITH MAGIC]]. The big reveal, however, was not that Rhodes was the mastermind behind the heists, even though he was. Rather, the real reveal is that this movie is not about heists but rather about revenge over the death of Dylan's father. Think about it: Thaddeus and FBI kept thinking that the magicians were after money (therefore, the viewers as well too). Why? Because Thaddeus himself was all about money and greed. In truth, there was no heist at all, and never was going to be a last big hit. All the magicians ended up with zero financial gain. Zero. And that's why Thaddeus still could not figure out Dylan's trick in the end; because Thaddeus was ''still'' thinking it was all about money. By using money as one big distraction, Dylan tricked Thaddeus and the latter will never figure it out.]]

* The Horsemen's first show has them put Etienne in the teleporter, activate it, and then the scene cuts to "Paris - at the same moment". [[spoiler:This only works in a visual medium: that two-second scene of Paris happens at the same moment Etienne gets teleported. The caption just fails to mention that the scene then cuts back to Las Vegas.]]

* The TarotMotifs that the Horsemen received are referencing not only their fate, personality, and also tied to the plot:
** Jack Wilder: The Death is a card of change, and [[spoiler:NOT about physical death]]. This signifies his change in maturity,[[spoiler: not that he actually dies in a car accident]].
** J. Daniel Atlas: The Lover is a card about partnership (including romantic) and duality. He has romantic issues with his ex-assistant Henley [[spoiler:which is resolved in the end]], while the duality part symbolizes his JerkWithAHeartOfGold personality, also his catchphrase and movie's theme, "the closer you think you are, the less you'll actually see".

** Merritt [=McKinney=]: The Hermit is a card of spirituality, including emotion, doing the right thing, and searching for the truth. He is a mentalist, his EstablishingCharacterMoment including him stopping a man from cheating again (though he still extort him), and the fact that the movie is actually about [[spoiler: a RoaringRampageOfRevenge to punish {{Asshole Victim}}s]].
** [[spoiler:Dylan Rhodes: he's called The Fool, and he is moving the plot for avenging his father, whose TarotMotifs is the King of Spades]].
*** [[spoiler: The Fool indicate newness and inexperience. He's actually ObfuscatingStupidity and has been preparing the whole plan for years. It also indicates unlimited potential, and in readings is said to indicate the need for a leap of faith by those who draw it in a reading- which is a recurring theme throughout.]]
*** [[spoiler: King of Swords indicates a strong-headed man prone to to do things which affect him personally but who disregards others. Dylan concocted a massive plan to enact his RoaringRampageOfRevenge because ItsPersonal, and put lots of people in danger for it to work.]]
** Also, The possible first card is the [[spoiler:King of Spades/Swords]], followed by the Lovers, the Hermit, The High Priestess, and finally Death. performing an actual [[http://www.angelpaths.com/spreads.html five card reading]] with the [[spoiler:[[http://www.learntarot.com/skg.htm King of Swords/Spades]]]], the [[http://www.learntarot.com/maj06.htm Lovers]], the [[http://www.learntarot.com/maj09.htm Hermit]], the [[http://www.learntarot.com/maj02.htm High Priestess]], and [[http://www.learntarot.com/maj13 Death]] in that order will pretty much sum up the course of the movie.

* There are many indications that [[spoiler:Dylan Rhodes]] is in the heists beyond appearing as the hooded presence at the beginning of the movies.
** [[spoiler: The first heist he had no interest in the case until the Interpol agent shows up, then he becomes extremely interested in the magicians possibly to keep an eye on her.]]
** [[spoiler: The second heist had Dylan shout out the keyword, even though he was a member of the audience and would have known the reaction those audience members would have had to that particular word. Also, Dylan's [[PoliceAreUseless Keystone Kop]] routine when Atlas places his own tracker on Dylan. Ten calm seconds would have told Dylan that the tracker was on his person, and yet he spends a good few minutes running around with ''his re-enforcements behind him'' trying to catch himself.]]
*** [[spoiler: A clever clue involving the Dylan's shouting of the keyword: Merritt tells the hypnotized members of the audience to tackle the quarterback. Dylan was the "quarterback" the entire time.]]
** [[spoiler: If anyone else had seen the body during Wilder's escape attempt, they probably would have figured out it wasn't him. Dylan ran interference to make sure no one could get a good look at who was driving.]]

* Dylan on the plane: "I could care less about magicians in general." [[spoiler:[[Main/GrammarNazi Likely an intentional Freudian slip and not bad grammar habits. Of course he could, since he's one of them and therefore cares quite a lot.]]]]

* Thaddeus said The Eye "makes any magician's wish come true." [[spoiler: Dylan is a part of the Eye - as the Horseman's test of worth, his one wish comes true, that the people he believes caused or profited his father's death pay for their "crimes".]]

* The Horsemen's first show has them put Etienne in the teleporter, activate it, and then the scene cuts to "Paris - at the same moment". [[spoiler:This only works in film: that two-second scene of Paris happens at the same moment Etienne gets teleported. The caption just fails to mention that the scene then cuts back to Las Vegas.]]

** Merritt [=McKinney=]: The hermit is a card of spirituality, including emotion, doing the right thing, and searching for the truth. He is a mentalist, his EstablishingCharacterMoment including him stopping a man from cheating again (though he still extort him), and the fact that the movie is actually about [[spoiler: a RoaringRampageOfRevenge to punish {{Asshole Victim}}s]].

*** [[spoiler: The Fool indicate newness and inexperience. He's actually ObfuscatingStupidity and has been preparing the whole plan for years.]]

* [[spoiler: The first heist he had no interest in the case until the Interpol agent shows up, then he becomes extremely interested in the magicians possibly to keep an eye on her.]]
* [[spoiler: The second heist had Dylan shout out the keyword, even though he was a member of the audience and would have known the reaction those audience members would have had to that particular word. Also, Dylan's [[PoliceAreUseless Keystone Kop]] routine when Atlas places his own tracker on Dylan. Ten calm seconds would have told Dylan that the tracker was on his person, and yet he spends a good few minutes running around with ''his re-enforcements behind him'' trying to catch himself.]]
** [[spoiler: A clever clue involving the Dylan's shouting of the keyword: Merritt tells the hypnotized members of the audience to tackle the quarterback. Dylan was the "quarterback" the entire time.]]
* [[spoiler: If anyone else had seen the body during Wilder's escape attempt, they probably would have figured out it wasn't him. Dylan ran interference to make sure no one could get a good look at who was driving.]]
** [[spoiler: The huge hint is in the chase scene - when Dylan and Wilder drop into the basement down the garbage chute, Dylan is staring at a box with Lionel Shrike's name on. Dylan knows the name from Vargas, and never mentions it to her or anybody else.]]
** [[spoiler: Merritt throws us a clue at the beginning of the film when he's reading Dylan, noting that Dylan has "daddy issues". "Daddy issues" is right.]]
* [[spoiler: in Act 2, the Horsemen begin by asking if they are performing multiple tricks, or one big trick. TheReveal shows that this was the case the entire film - every little trick played was part of the big trick being played... by Dylan]]
** [[spoiler: When Dylan discovers the tracker in his pocket, he yells "I was chasing myself!" becomes a lot [[HilariousInHindsight funnier]] when it turns out, in searching for the Fifth Horsemen, he was doing exactly that.]]
* In the vault with the mirror illusion, Agent Evans hears the word "Bullshit" and starts playing an imaginary violin. Agent Cowan asks what Evans is doing and Dylan comments "I think it's Beethoven's Concerto in D-Major". Given how Evans is hypnotized and the music that the audience hears is only in the hypnotized person's head, how the hell could Dylan have known what piece Evans was hearing? [[spoiler: Unless he was the one who instructed the piece to be planted in the first place.]]
** Also note that Dylan stops well short of the [[spoiler: large mirror hiding the back half of the room. As the [[ChessMaster Chess Master]] of the whole caper, he would know the exact spot that would have given the illusion away, and makes sure that the rest of the agents don't go any further into the room.]]

*** This also adds another level to the film; [[spoiler:The 7 of Pentacles represents reaching a new level, or (if predicting the future) that a future success is on its way.]]

* [[spoiler: in Act 2, the Horseman begin by asking if they are performing multiple tricks, or one big trick. TheReveal shows that this was the case the entire film - every little trick played was part of the big trick being played... by Dylan]]

** Jack Wilder: The Death are cards of change, and [[spoiler:NOT about physical death]]. This signifies his change in maturity,[[spoiler: not that he dies in a car accident]].
** J. Daniel Atlas: The Lover are card of partnership (including romantic) and about duality.He has romantic problem with his ex-assistant Henley [[spoiler:which resolved in the end]], while the duality part symbolize his JerkWithAHeartOfGold personality, also his catchphrase and movie's theme, "the closer you think you are, the less you'll actually see"
** Henley Reeves: The High Priestess are card of femininity, common sense, and intuition. She's [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the only girl]] in the Four Horsemen, and the movie used a lot of BatmanGambit, which hinged on the mark following their intuition and common sense.
** Merritt [=McKinney=]: The hermit is a card of spirituality, including emotion, doing the right thing, and searching for the truth. He is a mentalist, his EstablishingCharacterMoment including him stopping a man from cheating again (though he still extort him), and the fact that this movie are actually about [[spoiler: RoaringRampageOfRevenge to punish AssholeVictim]].
** [[spoiler:Dylan Rhodes: he's called The Fool, and he is moving the plot for avenging his father, whose TarotMotifs is king of spade(sword)]]
*** [[spoiler: The fool indicate newness and inexperience. He's actually ObfuscatingStupidity and has been preparing the whole plan for years.]]
*** [[spoiler: King of Swords indicate strong-headed man that prone to to do things that affect him personally but disregarding others. Dylan concocted massive plan to enact his RoaringRampageOfRevenge because ItsPersonal, and put lots of people in danger for it to work.]]

** Jack Wilder: The Death are card of change, and [[spoiler:NOT about physical death]]. This signify his change in maturity while [[spoiler: NOT actually die by car accident]].

** Also note that Dylan stops well short of the [[spoiler: large mirror hiding the back half of the room. As the [[ChessMaster: chessmaster]] of the whole caper, he would know the exact spot that would have given the illusion away, and makes sure that the rest of the agents don't go any further into the room.]]

** Also note that Dylan stops well short of the [[spoiler: large mirror hiding the back half of the room. As the [[ChessMaster]] of the whole caper, he would know the exact spot that would have given the illusion away, and makes sure that the rest of the agents don't go any further into the room.]]

** Merritt McKinney: The hermit is a card of spirituality, including emotion, doing the right thing, and searching for the truth. He is a mentalist, his EstablishingCharacterMoment including him stopping a man from cheating again (though he still extort him), and the fact that this movie are actually about [[spoiler: RoaringRampageOfRevenge to punish AssholeVictim]].

*** [[spoiler: The fool indicate newness and inexperience. He's actually ObsfucatingStupidity and has been preparing the whole plan for years.]]

* The TarotMotif that the Horsemen received are referencing their fate and personality:
** Jack Wilder: The Death are card of change, and [[spoiler:NOT about physical death]]. This signify his change in maturity while [[spoiler: NOT died by car accident]].
** Daniel Atlas:

* [[spoiler: There are many indications that Dylan was in on the heists beyond his hooded presence at the beginning of the movies.]]

* So you think Thaddeus Bradley didn't deserve what he got in the end? Remember: [[spoiler: He wasn't targeted or tricked into getting involved with the heists like Tressler and the other marks. He inserted himself into the Horsemen's first show and is given repeated chances to give up his DoingInTheWizard act, but keeps pursing the Horsemen because he wants the ego boost. In the end, the only reason they could plant the money on him was because he chased them. He was literally done in by his own arrogance.]]
** The FBI ''did'' seek his help. Given [[spoiler: what we know about Dylan,]] it wasn't ''entirely'' self-directed. He was at least lured into it by the mastermind. His appearance at their first act was nothing more than Bradley ''doing his actual job.''
* Thaddeus said The Eye "makes any magician's wish come true." [[spoiler: Dylan is a part of the Eye - as the Horseman's test of worth, his one wish comes true, that the people who caused or profited his father's death pay for their crimes.]]