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INTRODUCTION The Ethics of the Lie
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Todd McGowan
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
- INTRODUCTION The Ethics of the Lie 1
- CHAPTER 1 The Snare of Truth: Following and the Perfect Patsy 19
- CHAPTER 2 Memento and the Desire Not to Know 39
- CHAPTER 3 The Dirty Cop: Insomnia and the Art of Detection 67
- CHAPTER 4 The Banal Superhero: The Politicized Realism of Batman Begins 87
- CHAPTER 5 The Violence of Creation in The Prestige 103
- CHAPTER 6 The Hero’s Form of Appearance: The Necessary Darkness of The Dark Knight 123
- CHAPTER 7 A Plea for the Abandonment of Reality in Inception 147
- CONCLUSION Lying without Consequence 171
- NOTES 179
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 209
- INDEX 215
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
- INTRODUCTION The Ethics of the Lie 1
- CHAPTER 1 The Snare of Truth: Following and the Perfect Patsy 19
- CHAPTER 2 Memento and the Desire Not to Know 39
- CHAPTER 3 The Dirty Cop: Insomnia and the Art of Detection 67
- CHAPTER 4 The Banal Superhero: The Politicized Realism of Batman Begins 87
- CHAPTER 5 The Violence of Creation in The Prestige 103
- CHAPTER 6 The Hero’s Form of Appearance: The Necessary Darkness of The Dark Knight 123
- CHAPTER 7 A Plea for the Abandonment of Reality in Inception 147
- CONCLUSION Lying without Consequence 171
- NOTES 179
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 209
- INDEX 215