Nearly nine decades after he vanished from the earth, Houdini is still considered the master of illusion even though many of his tricks and escapes have been scrutinized, duplicated and even bested over the years - from the Metamorphosis to the Chinese Water Torture Cell to the Milk Can Escape.īut while Houdini was the “face” of his organization, the star, he couldn’t have succeeded on his own.
In the realm of prestidigitation, illusions are used to create “magic.” In the real world, and especially the business domain, “magic” happens when a person or company creates an impeccable culture that excels and is no illusion. Of course, there is a difference between magic and illusion. I also could have done without the constant voiceovers and anatomical images of Houdini’s stomach after a punch, but that’s another matter. The series is, as the website Wild About Harry explains, somewhat of an illusion of what the master magician’s life was really like. I have magic on my mind after watching the History channel’s “Houdini” miniseries.Īs an entertainment-history buff, I was entranced by the show and thoroughly enjoyed the performance of Adrien Brody as Harry Houdini even though I realize the show wasn’t exactly nonfiction. Adrien Brody stars in the History channel two-part miniseries "Houdini." Photo by Colin Hutton.
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