So I watched this movie yesterday, Dakota Skye. It was kind of fun. Maybe not high art, but definitely unique. The main character, Dakota, is a high schooler who can see lies. She calls it her "super power." No else knows about it, though. She just goes through life fairly miserably with her slightly cocky boyfriend and her nagging but well-meaning friends, seeing through every fib and falsehood. (Mind you, this doesn't make her stop lying.) Then one day someone new shows up in town, and he doesn't lie. Ever. And that's pretty refreshing, but it also means Dakota's got a lot of thinking to do.
I liked the way this film showed you Dakota's insight into lies. Every time someone tells a whopper, subtitles appear onscreen with the truth. There are two great scenes when Dakota's in history class, and for every statement the teacher makes about American history, there's a subtitle with what really happened. That would have been so helpful to have in school.
The concept behind this whole movie was intelligent. It brought to light how much lying is part of our social interactions--from saying that the embarrassing story you just told was only a joke to insisting that you're not angry with someone when you really are. It really made me put on my thinking cap. Well done.
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