Im sure we all have moments when we think we might be being watched by others, perhaps by people we dont know or have not even met. Paranoia. Its what makes the spy-thriller films such as success. I have watched many over the years, such as The Bourne film series and others such as Three Days of the Condor (1975) and an interesting spy thriller I watched the other day called Enemy of the State (1998) starring Will Smith.
All of these films have main things in common: 1. A government agency supposedly spying on the main title character who in some way, shape, or form, has been involved with said government agency, and then in most cases the said spy government agency in the story then usually begins spying on them and in most cases attempting to capture the character. 2. All of these films play on people's paranoia about who is really watching what you do day to day and the unknown of who could or is watching. 3. All of these films as a result by combining interesting story telling and spectacular action scenes and special effects make them financial and critical success.
I must admit, when I watch a spy-thriller film, I do get a little paranoid about the power of any government spy agency. With today's technology, its hard to imagine how you could walk anywhere or make any move in public without being watched by a CCTV or security camera. But thats technology for you, but just where does this new world of technological surveillance end?
A well known quote by a journalist character in the film Enemy of the State (1998) in which the journalist was questioning the subject of government surveillance and how far could it go with regard's to interfering in people's privacy, the character replied "Where does it end?" "You've got no right to come into my home" - quote.
If your into watching these spy agent type films, then I would consider checking out these spy thriller films such as The Bourne film trilogy and Enemy of the State if your interested in spy films.
Just my thoughts/opinion.
