Enemy of the State (1998): Pre-9/11 Reference
December 17, 2010 3 Comments
While watching the 1998 film, ”Enemy of the State,” I noticed a curious reference to 9/11. A few others online have noticed this as well. As we showed recently, pre-9/11 film references are common, and show more than mere coincidence, especially in the cases of the references in the Simpsons, The Lone Gunmen and the Iron Man cartoon. This one is peculiar, in that it picks out John Voight’s character, ”Reynolds” in the film, who is the head of the NSA and is involved in numerous illegal activities such as wiretapping, spying and tracking. The film has Will Smith and Gene Hackman on the run from big brother, and is replete with references to the control grid, 1984 and Brave New World. It also thows in a little hint at 9/11 for good measure.
Voight's character, "Reynolds," a top government official, orgainzes covert operations. Note the 9/11 reference.
Jay, are you a “Truther”?
I remember this one. There used to be a page called “imagining 911” or something like that. It had a huge list of 9-11 predictive media and this was one example. I think the guy who ran the page shut it down so he could sell all the examples that he collected as a book.
I recall the first time I saw “Enemy of the State” quite clearly since right after watching it I had a blackout in the lobby of the theatre and when I came too I had been taken to the hospital. Apparently the movie had very high decibel levels which can induce seizures in some people. I’d say my blackout was the result of some subliminal MKUltra style mind-wipe if not for the fact that I’d had several such episodes before I saw the film. Nonetheless, I should have sued Will Smith. I’d be rich and maybe I could have prevented “I Robot.”
Not to mention that soon after the 9/11 reference, the building is blown up and falls in similar style to the WTC.