History Heartwarming / ThePrestige

* The scene at the restaurant is deeply uncomfortable to watch, but in an odd way it also has a bit of heartwarming RewatchBonus. Borden behaves terribly to Sarah, and he's acting out because, in his words, he 'almost lost something precious today'. The audience is meant to think this is the keyword/secret to his trick that he had to give up, and compared to how he's acting it isn't a very sympathetic excuse. But note the word ''nearly.'' He wasn't talking about losing the keyword. He was distraught because he nearly lost his ''brother'' (and, if he had, ''no one would have even noticed)''. Suddenly his bad behavior, while still not okay, does come from a place of genuine trauma.

* The first indication we get of Angier's gradual descent into VillainProtagonist territory is his kidnapping of Fallon to force Borden to hand over the keyword. Without hesitation, Borden hands over the keyword to get Fallon back, and completely loses it when he realizes [[spoiler: Fallon has been buried alive]]. On a rewatch, this is even more heartwarming in hindsight – [[spoiler:Angier just kidnapped and buried Borden's ''brother'', so of course Borden would panic.]]
** The following scene at the restaurant is deeply uncomfortable to watch, but in an odd way it also has a bit of heartwarming RewatchBonus. [[spoiler: Borden behaves terribly to Sarah, and he's acting out because, in his words, he 'almost lost something precious today'. The audience is meant to think this is the keyword/secret to his trick that he had to give up, and compared to how he's acting it isn't a very sympathetic excuse. But note the word ''nearly.'' He wasn't talking about losing the keyword. He was distraught because he nearly lost his ''brother'' (and, if he had, ''no one would have even noticed)''. Suddenly his bad behavior, while still not okay, does come from a place of genuine trauma.]]
* [[spoiler: The other Borden reuniting with his little girl, Jess.]]
* [[spoiler: For all his flaws and obsession, the Borden twin who went to Angier's last show did try to save Angier, despite their feud.]]
* While it was a huge [[MoralEventHorizon dick move]] to [[spoiler: take Borden's daughter after framing him for his own murder, Caldlow seems to have kept his word to keep Jess safe and content under his care, as she's no worse for wear during the last time we see her with him.]]

* Fallon comforting Jess, while Borden and Sarah fight. [[spoiler: The "real" Borden, her dad, is Fallon in that moment]]
* For all their flaws, [[spoiler: both brothers]] clearly love Jess. Whether [[spoiler: she was their daughter/niece]], it's clear that they adore this little girl and it's evident that Jess loves them in return too.

* The first indication we get of Angier's gradual descent into VillainProtagonist territory is his kidnapping of Fallon to force Borden to hand over the keyword. Without hesitation, Borden hands over the keyword to get Fallon back, and completely loses it when he realizes [[spoiler: Fallon has been buried alive]]. On a rewatch, this is even more heartwarming in hindsight
– [[spoiler:Angier just kidnapped and buried Borden's ''brother'', so of course Borden would panic.]]

* The first indication we get of Angier's gradual descent into VillainProtagonist territory is his kidnapping of Fallon to force Borden to hand over the keyword. Without hesitation, Borden hands over the keyword to get Fallon back, and completely loses it when he realizes [[spoiler: Fallon has been buried alive]]. On a rewatch, this is even more heartwarming in hindsight--[[spoiler:Angier just kidnapped and buried Borden's ''brother'', so of course Borden would panic.]]

* Every scene depicting the periods before [[StartOfDarkness Julia's death]]. It's both heartwarming and heartbreaking to see Angier and Borden [[WeUsedToBeFriends as friends]], Angier as a stable man, and Borden as not a {{Jerkass}} obsessed with secrets before everything went to shit.

* While it was a huge [[MoralEventHorizon dick move]] to [[spoiler: take Borden's daughter after framing him for his own murder, Caldlow seems to have kept his word to keep Jess safe and content under his care, as she's no worse for wear during the last time we see her with him.]]

* [[spoiler: For all his flaws and obsession, the Borden twin who went to Angier's last show did try to save Angier, despite their feud.]]

* [[spoiler: The other Borden reuniting with his little girl, Jess.]]

* The first indication we get of Angier's gradual descent into VillianProtagonist territory is his kidnapping of Fallon to force Borden to hand over the keyword. Without hesitation, Borden hands over the keyword to get Fallon back, and completely loses it when he realizes [[spoiler: Fallon has been buried alive]]. On a rewatch, this is even more heartwarming in hindsight--[[spoiler:Angier just kidnapped and buried Borden's ''brother'', so of course Borden would panic.]]

* The first indication we get of Angier's JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope is his kidnapping of Fallon to force Borden to hand over the keyword. Without hesitation, Borden hands over the keyword to get Fallon back, and completely loses it when he realizes [[spoiler: Fallon has been buried alive]]. On a rewatch, this is even more heartwarming in hindsight--[[spoiler:Angier just kidnapped and buried Borden's ''brother'', so of course Borden would panic.]]

* The first indication we get of Angier's JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope is his kidnapping of Fallon to force Borden to hand over the keyword. Without hesitation, Borden hands over the keyword to get Fallon back, and completely loses it when he realizes [[spoiler: Fallon has been buried alive]]. On a rewatch, this is even more heartwarming in hindsight--[[spoiler:Angier didn't realize he'd just kidnapped and buried Borden's ''brother'', so of course Borden would panic.]]

* [[spoiler: The other Borden reuniting with his little girl, Jess.]]
* Bordon's panic when he realizes Fallon has been [[spoiler: buried alive. Much more heartwarming in hindsight when it's revealed the reason he's panicking is because Fallon isn't just his assistant--that's his ''brother'' Adrier's kidnapped.]]

* [[spoiler: The other Borden reuniting with his little girl, Jess.]]