I just saw Now You See Me. It was great. This was inspired by the scene where Jack fought off the FBI using magic tricks.
Jake stood in the town square, holding his deck up to the crowd. "Now" he announced "I want you to watch this deck very carefully" He tossed the cards up, and swirled around to catch every one. Someone from the audience yelled "Hey! I saw him put something in his left pocket!" Jake looked out at the crowd and said "My left pocket you say? Oh well..." He brought his hand down onto his leg, and the jeans burst into flame. The fire died down, and in its place was a smoking hole in the denim. "Now" Jake said, turning to the volunteer from the audience and holding out a card, "Is this your card?" The woman stuttered out "N-no." Jake flung the card at a nearby tree, and the paper buried itself into the oak. "I know what everyone is thinking" Jake said "The card in the tree is now the card she chose. But in fact, I don't make bad tricks like those." Jake paced slowly in a circle, before coming to a halt in front of the volunteer. "I have a question for you." Jake said deliberately. "Was your card the eight of spades?" The woman stammers "Yes" Jake grins, throws back his arms, and explodes into thousands of playing cards. Specifically, the eight of spades.
