>i mean, the bale twins started the film out by murkin' piper
>perabo. that pretty let me know they/"he" weren't supposed to
>be all *that* sympathetic.

Which is what I thought. Yet the way it was presented, we were supposed to feel "good" that one of the Borden twins ended up being free and getting his daughter back (of course, it's not even really clear whether the surviving twin is relaly the father).

>i think jackman's character started out believing he was "more
>civilized" than they were (something the film never pretends
>is true) and he slowly devolves. borden/fallon never had that
>pretense of civility. if anything, that's the only way they
>came across as "better"--because they never masqueraded as
>something they weren't.

Both the movie seemed to absolve the Bordens for killing Angier's wife because Angier lets his obsession consume him and Borden never pretends to be something he isn't. I didn't buy it.