Will Smith's character finds himself the target of a government conspiracy after witnessing a murder. With the help of an old friend, he must evade corrupt police and gangsters trying to kill him in order to uncover the truth. Betrayal and corruption are major themes as innocent lives are lost and no one can be trusted. Advanced surveillance technology and urban settings are used to ramp up suspense as the protagonist fights to escape the government that is determined to frame him for crimes he did not commit.

1. ENEMY OF THE STATE

2. Hit men-In the movie we see this when the leader of the government, who's
corrupted, kills of an old friend/ workmate. Typical of thriller.
Corrupted Police-This is a major aspect throughout the movie. We see this
constantly in the movie were they go out of the job description to do
something there not really aloud to do, a good example of this would be when
they kill one of Will smiths ex’s in the movie and frame the death of her to
him.
Innocent Citizen- We see this when Will smiths ex is killed. She is killed for
no apparent reason, she's innocent but she dies because it’s the easiest way to
get to Will Smith to punish him.
CHARACTERS (1/2)

3. Helpers-Brill, this character is a typical helper throughout the movie. With
out Brills help Will Smiths character would have survived as long as he did
Brills clever skills and experience is what helps Will Smith stay alive and learn
to adapt and attack back.
Gangsters-We see these guys at the start of the film and as well as at the end
of the movie. Very key characters in thriller movies and very typical of
Thriller movies.
CHARACTERS (2/2)

4. Corruption-We see this in the movie when Will Smith is being framed for
the murder of his ex girlfriend who was actually killed by the government .
Betrayal –This is key in the movie, we see this when the government tried
blackmailing one of his ex mates but because he refused to be
blackmailed into anything he killed him off.
Trust-This is key in the movie because without trust Will Smiths character
would probably lasted another day without the help of Brill,a very good
example of this is when Brill informed Will Smith that he was covered in
trackers.
THEMES

5. Urban Setting-The movie is based in the city where its you know very populated and very
packed out lots of places to go out to eat and do shopping but at the end of the day it shows
that no matter where you go, you cannot escape the government if they want to get you!
High Tech-The use of the trackers in the movie, at the time this was very advanced and
difficult for any one away from the government to get there hands on .
Costumes-The costumes consist of suits throughout the movie, this because the majority
of the characters are high up in the government and Will Smiths character is also a lawyer
so he is also wearing suits.
Props-We see a lot of guns and knifes throughout the movie, this builds suspense and
makes people feel for the characters, it also builds tension when a gun or knife is on screen.
ICONOGRAPHY

6. • Complex
• Innocent man caught up in a situation he cannot control
• Chase scenes (foot/car/bike)
• Shootouts
NARRATIVE

7. • Dramatic/ Tense Music
• Jerky camera work
• Canted angles
• Unusual angles
• Intense music
• Diagetic sounds
• Non-Diagetic sounds
AUDIO VISUAL