Being confident tricksters used to outsmarting others, ‘Julia’ and ‘Clive’ in the movie ‘Duplicity’ thought they had the upperhand this time as well, in their elaborate collaborated scheme. So much so, that we the audience are led to think they do have the upperhand. Despite being partners in crime, they even trick each other and assume they have the upperhand against each other.
Yet, the less cool ‘nobodies’ collectively win in outsmarting them in the end. Thinking everyone else were pawns manipulated in their ‘game’, the pawns checkmated them instead. The trickster duo were tricked by their self-confidence and so were we. The moral of the story? Those who think they can always outsmart everyone else are the ones likeliest to be outsmarted by someone else. Relentless confidence tricksters, no matter how confident, will eventually get tricked. It’s a matter of time… and karma!
It seems that it’s more often the case that the really smart ones are the ones that blend in well with the rest.
Sometimes yes, sometimes not methinks… It depends on the situation. E.g. Sometimes, in at least one case, a man did don’t know who the Buddha is and chatted casually with him, managing to learn something valuable. But more often, the Buddha stands out with his charisma to attracts crowds to hear his teachings.
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