This and The Net


Warned us, and we didn't listen.

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However, the world prepared for The Year 2000, though with a few hick-ups.

Jokes aside, I remember "conspiracy theories" about how the government was recording/storing internet traffic and phone transmissions before Edward Snowden [I'm not making a claim that ES is a good/bad guy], but "BOOM" ES's leaks make it a reality to the world. And now, America and the world have pretty much forgotten this damning evidence against "Rights to Privacy", etc., ... or merely become numb to or worst yet "just accept it" as a natural course of the world we live in.

I'm not sure if I'm making a point but maybe just adding to what films like 'Enemy of the State', 'Conspiracy Theory', [so much more, unable to think off the top of my head], etc,... and how the world views these concepts as foolish theories instead of what will be, what can be, or what is the nature of our reality [as pleb citizens governed by NOT the people but special interest groups and such...].


I'm totally sorry that my comment is a bit off-topic. Wine does that to me lol... I prefer 'Enemy of the State' because the concept seems to be much grander with higher stakes; however, I still will always love 'The Net'.

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I agree. It's disturbing how easy it was for this to pass from "conspiracy theory" to accepted reality.

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I rewatched Enemy of the State last night for the first time in probably two decades. With today's technology and the world as a whole being far more "wired in" now than it was then, the film is more relevant now than it was in 1998. It's actually pretty amazing that the film is as old as it is. As I was watching it, I was thinking that it felt like a reaction to the Patriot Act, but a '98 release dates puts it three years ahead of 9/11.

I think that you're right that most people just accept all the privacy violations and, in the United States, the wanton disregard of the 4th Amendment that we're seeing from the government everyday. And I think that they will continue to do so until it touches them personally. Sadly most people are not willing to stand up on principle as long as their day-to-day lives are comfortable enough.

We probably need a new film like Enemy of the State for today's era.

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What is crazy though is if the Patriot Act was around when this movie came out 9/11 most likely never happens. After 9/11 we decided it was worth sacrificing some freedom/privacy for our safety. I personally hate the Patriot Act but I can also acknoledge that it's worth sacrificing some privacy for our safety but how much is too much?? How much is not enough??

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