McGowan, Todd.
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: the ethics of the lie — The snare of truth: Following and the perfect patsy — Memento and the desire not to know — The dirty cop: Insomnia and the art of detection — The banal superhero: the politicized realism of Batman begins — The violence of creation in The prestige — The hero’s form of appearance: the necessary darkness of The dark knight — A plea for the abandonment of reality in Inception — Conclusion: lying without consequence.
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