Ricky Gervais. RG. Should have his own rating. Really Good.
The Invention of Lying translates so much of what we know is true which we can't put into words - without swearing. Or crying.
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Is Gervais having a go at "reality TV" here?
I wondered halfway if he was trying to say that lying is a good thing, but no!
What he's saying is that it doesn't count if you lie!
It doesn't count if you lie.
He tells lies to make people feel good about things: about dying, about living...
It's a strange movie in that the main character doesn't undergo a transformation.
The woman he's pursuing, played by Jennifer Garner, has the epiphany and the transformation.
She's great. The entire cast is great.
She's supposedly vapid. He makes her happy. But she doesn't want short, fat, snub-nosed kids.
This is a love story.
She rejects her feelings for him. He's heart-broken.
He invents God - the Man in the Sky. She's intrigued but still doesn't want snub-nosed kids.
He can say whatever he likes and everyone, but everyone, will believe him.
(Don't you know people like this?)
But he's not evil.
He does use it to get what he wants.
But does he use it to get her?
You'll have to watch and find out.
Love to know what you think.