I just finished watching this on HBO. And I thought I'd like to share the part that made me smile infinitely. Enjoy
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Mark Bellison (Ricky Gervais) lives in a world just like our own, but no one lies there. Everyone is completely honest all the time. The first half of the movie shows Mark's sad life a struggling loser, and how he is insulted by his completely honest coworkers, his Mom, and Anna (Jennifer Garner), his date. His Mom gets sick, and he makes up a story about an afterlife to help comfort his Mom on her deathbed. Doctors and nurses overhear him, and soon Mark becomes an international authority on the afterlife. People camp on his lawn to learn more. Mark develops a story about the "Man in the Sky," who functions like God, and he pastes his theology on two pizza boxes like Moses and the ten commandments. Mark learns to lie to help his friends, get money at the bank, cheat at the casino, and eventually to win the affection of Anna. Synopsis from : http://www.imdb.com
Re: The Invention Of Lying
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:00 pm
by Squirt
I actually just acquired this movie and am going to watch it tomorrow, Today, is inception day
Re: The Invention Of Lying
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:53 pm
by Isis
I went to see this at the cinema, not one of his greatest films though. But I love Ricky
Re: The Invention Of Lying
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:59 pm
by Crowley
I watched this a while ago and didn't like it...
Re: The Invention Of Lying
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:32 am
by Snazzi
I thought some parts were pretty funny, but I don't think I would watch it again.
Re: The Invention Of Lying
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:39 am
by /Pi
Eh... Movie started out funny and then it just drags on and on. Love Garner though, as always.
Re: The Invention Of Lying
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:57 am
by Heosphoros
I loved how the movie got me thinking though. "What if we lived in a world where people only spoke the truth?" Since most, if not all of us have been taught to be truthful, I had to wonder if it would be a good, or a bad thing. The movie basically went from a somewhat funny romantic comedy, to a religious satire, and went all down hill after that.
