Stone sets up the magical mystery tour with a redemption arc-starting out with a moment when he gets red-lighted (told to stop) during a performance at the Magic Olympics in Stockholm. “Why do people take pleasure in deceiving others? How does the brain perceive the world and parse everyday experience? What are the psychological consequences of secrecy? What is reality, and how much of it do we consciously take in? How much faith can we have in our memories?” “To truly understand the art of magic and its timeless appeal, you wind up asking questions not just about how the mind works-and why sometimes it doesn’t-but also about some of the most fundamental aspects of human nature,” writes Stone. It’s a peek inside the relationship between magician and audience, between the duper and dupee, those with the secrets and those who seek to be wowed. In “Fooling Houdini,” Alex Stone lifts the curtain on the world of magic. I’ve been to the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, love the magic segments on the variety shows when I was a kid (still do) and have perfected one jaw-dropping card trick that works on about 30 percent of the four-year-old population.
Okay, if you liked the video and if you have even a mild curiosity, skip the rest of this review.
One way or another, the guy has got some cool magic skills and I like his banter, too.
I mean, Alex Stone is performing this trick at a Book Expo: hardly turf for a YouTube spoof. Pretty cool, huh? Come on, how did he do that? Yes, his hands go off screen here and there but most of this magic is right there in full view. Here’s a quick four-minute test to determine if you want to read “Fooling Houdini.”
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