The Illusionist

with Edward Norton

Viewed January 3, 2026

Feel free to come and share your own personal insights sometime; the Saturday Night Video and Discussions here in Austin, Texas are a lot of fun and fascinating. (They're free, too.) Here are the questions the group came up with, based on the personal growth themes in the movie:

THE ILLUSIONIST

  1. What risks have I taken to get what I think that I want?
  2. What beliefs about what's real have I held onto when I didn't need to?
  3. When have I noticed my own perceptions shift? How crazy does it make me when my perceptions revert to the way they were?
  4. What loves have I lost? What loves have been forbidden to me?
  5. What have I done that seemed impossible?
  6. When has trauma-bonding blinded me and tied me to relationships not in my best interest?