True Lies is a documentary of a senior agent of FBI called Harry in the United States. In order to look into a smuggling case of transnational nuclear weapons, Harry did not even tell his real identity to his wife Helen who have married for 15 years. As an ordinary white-collar worker, the ordinary life has made Helen quite tired (Prince1996). Once, a car dealer Simon disguised himself as a FBI agent and escaped to Helen’s home and said he was being hunted. The stressful experience quickly made Helen excited. However, the truths did not escape the eyes of real FBI agent Harry. Harry used his detective methods to make Simon quite upset and amusing. However, when the real terrorists appeared, Harry and Helen started to escape.
The documentary is a good explanation about the course in learning how to tell the differences between truth and lies. The relationship between ideas of truth and lies are shown in political, and ethical level. According to Langleben, D, a lie related to law and it is intended to convince others of the truth (Langleben, Dattilio & Guthei 2006). The liar thinks it’s false but he still try to persuade others. Meanwhile, the film looked into how these concepts and practices are related to the idea of truth.
Reference
Langleben, D. D., Dattilio, F. M., & Guthei, T. G. 2006. True lies: delusions and lie-detection technology. The Journal of Psychiatry & Law, 34(3), 351-370.
Prince, S. 1996. True Lies Perceptual Realism, Digital Images, and Film Theory. Film Quarterly (ARCHIVE), 49(3), 27.