Chapters in this book

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