enemy of the state

Leo 2022-03-20 09:01:23

Of all the American blockbusters I've seen, Enemy of the Nation has left a lasting impression on me. It is not only full of explosions, racing cars, parkour, but also a large number of high-tech monitoring such as satellite tracking, radio monitoring and other electronic equipment, which makes the plot of the movie full of tension and excitement.
Since the film was released in November 1998, many people will be very unfamiliar with this film. The premise of the film is that a lawyer accidentally obtains a disc documenting the murder of a congressman. Then he fell into a murder case, the mastermind of the murder of the congressman and his subordinates, using high-tech satellite surveillance methods, trying to strictly control the whereabouts of the lawyer, taking the opportunity to regain the disc to destroy the evidence of the murder, and kill the mouth. In the end, with the help of a veteran security agent, the lawyer fought wits and courage with the fierce enemy, broke through the siege in the hail of bullets, and saved his life, family and work.
Imagine that one day, your mobile phone, watch, leather shoes, and even clothes have been replaced or installed with tracking and eavesdropping devices, and your every move is played in front of other people's computers like a movie. Terrible thing.
Two months ago, the U.S. surveillance scandal fully exposed the U.S. government’s private use of power and high-tech means to steal secrets from other countries, including its own citizens. Surveillance includes business, military, technology, etc. Our phones and networks may be used in certain countries. Being watched by someone at a moment, a sense of insecurity can't help but arise.
It is undeniable that many high-tech products are manufactured with the concept of strong performance, intelligence, comfort, efficiency, and improving the quality of life in all aspects of human society. As long as we treat and deal with high-tech products correctly, I firmly believe that it will be a source of progress for a country and society. At the same time, we must always realize that technology will also bring many adverse consequences. We can only overcome the adverse consequences caused by further reliance on technology, and then gradually learn to get rid of this unfavorable environment and regain the real life. Self in the world, to achieve a real reasonable view and use of high technology. During the online shopping of Double Eleven, some companies have developed some software to grab red envelopes and gifts. When the legal system of the society is really sound, I believe that technology will bring about a more comfortable and convenient life.
It has to be said that the development of science and technology is a double-edged sword. At the same time as the development of high-tech, the corresponding power must be fully restricted by the law. If the power is not restricted by the law, the nuclear crisis and the chemical weapons crisis will sooner or later change. A catastrophe for adults.

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Extended Reading
  • Charley 2022-03-22 09:01:23

    In a world where power distortions are omnipresent, we must retain the ability to criticize, even if we know that the status quo cannot be changed, even if resistance is useless, we must retain the consciousness of resistance, at least we must know the facts of oppression and distortion. - Foucault

  • Romaine 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    I love Will Smith's movie

Enemy of the State quotes

  • Thomas Reynolds: [to his men on wanting to catch Dean] This son-of-a-bitch is not gonna be the last chapter of my life!

  • [Edward "Brill" Lyle and Robert sit in a restaurant. Brill tells Robert about his shady past as a NSA agent]

    Edward Lyle: So, we were helping the secret police supply weapons... to the Afghani rebels fighting the Soviets. My partner and I were on the eastern border monitoring Soviet military transmissions. It was kind of fun actually.

    [Brill chuckles]

    Edward Lyle: I liked the Iranians. Back in Tehran, the hard-liners seized the embassy, and overnight, the whole country changed. People we'd been working with, they turned on us. I got out. My partner didn't. By the time I got home, the whole mission had become a press disaster waiting to happen. Aiding and abetting the new enemy. The agency conveniently forgot I existed. I don't blame them. It's what they had to do. I loved the agency. I loved the work. I loved the people. It was my whole life.

    Robert Clayton Dean: Your partner was Rachel's father.

    [Robert picks up a cup of coffee]

    Edward Lyle: [nods] Yeah. The idea was...

    [pause]

    Edward Lyle: ...the idea always was that if one of us got out, he'd take care of the other's family.

    [Robert drinks the coffee]

    Edward Lyle: Rachel was all he had. So she became my promise to him.

    [a waitress approaches them and places a plate on the table]

    Waitress: Here you go, hon.

    Edward Lyle: Thank you.

    [Robert looks at a woman and two children who sit nearby]

    Robert Clayton Dean: Maybe we can still keep that promise in a way.

    Edward Lyle: [shakes his head] You're a threat now, just like I was.

    Robert Clayton Dean: Threat to whom? To them?

    Edward Lyle: To your family, friends, everyone you know, everyone you meet. That's why I went away and didn't come back. You gotta go away, Robert.

    Robert Clayton Dean: No, I don't think so. This is my life. I worked hard for it, and I want it back.

    [Brill eats]

    Robert Clayton Dean: I grew up without a father. I know what that is. And I will not allow my family to go through that.