the movie "swordfish" queston?

Question

i didnt get the how in the ending in swordfish you see halley berry get shot and john travolta get blown up but somehow are still alive in the ending

Answer 1

Travolta's character explained how he's an admirer of Houdini the Illusionist.

Get it now?

Also, the corpse that Stan found in the wine cellar was the actual person Travolta's character was pretending to be.

Smoke and mirrors.

Answer 2

Misdirection.. LOL any half assed magician knows how to do that
(and yeah i'm a half assed magician.. but my tricks always work LOL)