The film The Prestige was an amazing film that I intend to watch a few more times. On the topic of whether Borden was obsessed or committed, my opinion is, he's committed.
Borden and Fallon, or Alfred and Freddy, have grown up brothers, both with a love for magic. Before they met Angier, they had a plan to do magic and to only be one Borden at a time. Committing their life to what they love is passion or commitment, not obsession. It becomes obsession for them when Angier becomes obsessed with being the best and seeking revenge. I'm not sure if they thought about the difficulty of two people being one or handled every obstacle as it came to them but I know they didn't plan on Angier.
As for Angier, I believe he's always been obsessed with being the best and when his wife dies, that's all he has left to do; "to win". When Borden shows his transported man trick, Angier has to figure it out and make it better. Angier becomes so obsessed with being the best and winning that he loses everything; he loses his morals, along with his mind. He has Borden killed and he kills himself (?) every night. Here's the clip of Angier losing his mind and Borden explaining himself.
Good point about Angier having nothing but his obsession after his wife dies. I don't think that he really cared that much about being "the best" until the man he thinks killed his wife is allowed to live and become a successful magician.
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