Enemy of the State: Questions

1. The tension is being created by showing short clips of two men with weapons and then jumping back to the shot with Will Smith and Gene Hackman. This is because it makes the audience feel as if the two men are coming after them, as we only see short clips of them and then it's back to Will Smith. The music in this scene also creates a sense that something is about to happen. The point of this sequence is to make the audience aware of how fast technology is being changed and improved so quickly without us knowing exactly how powerful it is.


2. Here this close up is used to add to the thrill of this sequence, because this is showing one of the two men pick a lock. This may make the audience think that they are trying to get to Will Smith and that they are close to where he is.


3. I chose 1:30-1:45, the close up's here create a sense of curiosity within the sequence. Will Smith himself is wondering what is going on and how it could be happening. This also shows something is building up in this sequence, because there are so many close up's moving quickly from Will Smith to Gene Hackman, the audience feels like something suddenly is going to happen.


4. It fits in because it is fast paced and it jumps from one shot to another extremely quickly, which builds up the tension throughout, the audience are constantly wondering what is going to happen. We don't see the end of the sequence but in the end we can predict that there will be some sort of action/thriller scene with the two unknown men and Will Smith.