People lie. All people lie. All people lie everyday! In fact, people not only lie to others they lie to themselves. Termed 'positive self-deception', people lie to themselves principally regarding three things:
- having a positive self-view and believing they are more talented and intelligent than they are
- believing they have much more control over their lives than they really do
- believing their future will be better than the present or past
True lying begins around age three and by seven or eight becomes commonplace. Certain realities are lied about more than others. Age, for instance, is lied about quite often. Young people lie about being older, while older people lie about being younger. Some professions lie more than others. Politicians publicly lie flat-out; others, like lawyers, are more discreet about their lying.
Hmm ........ many movies are about lies and lying. Lies and double-crosses are very common themes in films and have been since the very inception of the cinema. Some of my favorite lying-films are:
- 'Pinocchino' - yes, the all time greatest story about lying
- 'Mrs. Doubtfire' - a film based on complete deception, as is 'Tootsie'
- 'Arthur' - lies upon lies by Dudley Moore to almost everyone in the movie
- 'Easy Money' with Rodney Dangerfield lying about everything
- 'Heist' - with Gene Hackman in a triple-cross
- 'Liar Liar' - not having the ability to lie gets you into all sorts of trouble
What is your favorite lying-film? You'd be lying if you say you didn't have one.
In all honesty,
Jim
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