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2.  At the beginning we see a hit mans as one of the
government members hire to get rid of someone this shows
murder and conspiracy which is typical to thriller genre
 The use of innocent characters when will Smiths ex-wife got
killed this shows that corrupted government is going to do
anything to ruin someone. Another innocent person was the
guy who got the tape at the beginning he was killed by trying
to run away from government

3.  The use of gangster in this film was important role as they
created chain of events at the beginning of the film which
lead it to the end as they had a shot out with corrupted
government this is typical as they distracted you from the
main purpose
 The typical female character was used in almost every thriller
film as they have no power which shows them weak and
easy target this was used to make Will smith weak as he lost
his family because he got into all of this mess.

4.  Iconography is used through out whole film as it sets in urban environment
this shows the setting where film takes place and also tell us that you cant
be safe anywhere as Will Smith is trying to hide everywhere but
government controls whole city this is typical to thriller genre as it shows
corruption
 Chase scenes used in iconography to keep the audience on the edge while
you wait and see what’s going to happen next for example when the guy
got the tape he was running by foot from government around the streets
 Weapons were used part of iconography such as guns and knifes to show
idea of someone getting killed as it part of thriller genre which typical that
someone would get killed.

5.  Use of incidental music in the film was to create mood for
characters and atmosphere for example when there was a car
chase scene between trains incidental music was added there to
create effect of action
 Diegetic sound is natural sound of the film such as traffic or gun
shots in the film
 Tracking shots were used in the film when innocent guy as running
away from government this is to create affect as you’re the
government running after him

6.  Close ups were used in the film to show expression
of the characters in certain situations where we
expect them to be shocked or sad
 Low/high angle shots were used to make
antagonist and protagonist look strong or weak we
see this when Jones is talking on the phone and
low angle is used to make him look more dominant
and powerful than everyone else

7.  Betrayal is one of the themes in enemy of the state which
links to blackmail and corruption of this film at the beginning
we see one of the old government members getting killed
because he didn’t want to obey other government leader
which resulted in him getting killed this is considered betrayal
as they were once working in the same place and were
friends
 Corruption is used through out of the film as they government
were going against the law to get what they want which was
the tape and they killed innocent people to prove their point
that they will get what they want

8.  Trust was another major theme in enemy of
the state as we see it develop through out
the whole film for example if Brill didn’t trust
Will he would have trackers everywhere on
him and he wouldn’t even know about it
Trust was used to develop the characters
and the plot

9.  Léon is a thriller that included a lot of
elements from typical thriller films
 This thriller includes typical characters such
as citizens, hit mans, corrupt government
 Also contains typical themes of thriller genre
such as revenge, trust, love and friendship.

10.  Hit men were used in the beginning of the film when
Leon got hired to get rid of them and to threaten the
guy who is in charge
 Corrupted police is one of the characters because
they are show through out the whole film who killed
little girls family
 Little girl is one of the characters because her
family got killed by corrupted police and she had to
stay with Leon to survive

11.  Iconography was used as Urban setting which is through out the whole film
this shows that you are not safe wherever you go
 Blood is used as part of iconography at places where someone was killed
for example at the end Leon was injured which he was bleeding a lot this
shows that there is very slim chance that he would survive
 Costumes were another major part of iconography because we can tell
character and what's its purpose just by looking at their outfit which can
show their typical stereotypes for example when Leon is dressed in a dark
suit this creates a mystery and danger because we cant tell anything about
him

12.  Incidental music is music to create mood and atmosphere for
characters for example opening scene when Leon comes in
incidental music is added
 Non diegetic sound is sound that is not natural and has been
edited to the film this is typical used for some sound effects
or music to create tension in certain scenes
 Close ups are used to show characters expressions in
certain scenes and how they are going to react them for
example when we see antagonist face when Leon pulls a
knife on him

13.  Corruption this is shown through out the film
as we see the police will do anything what
they want which means they would go
against the law to get it.
 Revenge is shown in the film as Mathilda's
family was killed and little girl paid Leon to
get revenge for her family