Enemy

Enemy or foe is an individual or a group that is seen as forcefully adverse or threatening. The concept of an enemy has been observed to be "basic for both individuals and communities". The term "enemy" serves the social function of designating a particular entity as a threat, thereby invoking an intense emotional response to that entity. The state of being or having an enemy is enmity, foehood or foeship.

Terms

As for the etymology the term enemy is derived from Latin language for 'bad friend' (Latin: inimicus). "Enemy" is a strong word, and "emotions associated with the enemy would include anger, hatred, frustration, envy, jealousy, fear, distrust, and possibly grudging respect". As a political concept, an enemy is likely to be met with hate, violence, battle and war. The opposite of an enemy is a friend or ally. Because the term "the enemy" is a bit bellicose and militaristic to use in polite society, informal substitutes are more often used. Often the substituted terms become pejoratives in the context that they are used. In any case, the designation of an "enemy" exists solely to denote the status of a particular group of people as a threat, and to propagate this designation within the local context. Substituted terms for an enemy often go further to meaningfully identify a known group as an enemy, and to pejoratively frame that identification. A government may seek to represent a person or group as a threat to the public good by designating that person or group to be a public enemy.

Enemy (Kristeen Young album)

Enemy is the second album by Kristeen Young, recorded and released in 1999.

Track listing

Musicians

The Band

Kristeen Young: Vocals, keyboard
"Baby" Jeff White: Drums

References

Enemy (2013 film)

Enemy is a 2013 Canadian-Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve, loosely adapted by Javier Gullón from José Saramago's 2002 novel The Double. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as two men who are physically identical, but different in terms of personality. Mélanie Laurent and Sarah Gadon co-star as the romantic partners of the men. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

Enemy earned five Canadian Screen Awards; Best Director for Villeneuve, as well as a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Picture. It was named Best Canadian Film of the Year at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2014.

Plot

A man attends an erotic show at an underground club that culminates with a naked woman on the verge of crushing a live tarantula spider under her patent leather, high-heeled platform shoe. Elsewhere, a pregnant young woman sits on a bed, alone.

Adam Bell, a solitary college history professor who looks identical to the man at the sex show, rents a movie, Where There's a Will There's a Way, on the recommendation of a colleague. Adam sees an actor in a small role who looks exactly like him.

Blinded (1997 film)

Blinded (original French title: A ciegas) is a 1997 romantic thriller directed and written by Daniel Calparsoro. The film's director Daniel Calparsoro was nominated for the Golden Lion award at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival, but lost to Takeshi Kitano's romantic film Hana-bi.

Plot

Marrubi (Najwa Nimri) works at a dry cleaners and must endure the unwanted advances of her boss Clemente (Ramón Barea). However, Marrubi is also a terrorist in the ETA with her lover, Mikel (Alfredo Villa). They target a wealthy businessman for a heist intending to kill him in the process. When Marrubi deliberately shoots her colleague instead of the intended victim, both she and Mikel are on the run. At Mikel's country house, matters are complicated by another one of their group who insists Marrubi be killed for her betrayal. She manages to escape with her son but is left to depend on Clemente who takes her into his mansion that he shares with his submissive wife Paquita (Marivi Bilbao). She must survive Clemente's continual advances while remaining wanted by the authorities.

Blinded (song)

"Blinded" is a song by alternative rock band Third Eye Blind from their 2003 album, Out of the Vein. It was written by Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar, and Tony Fredianelli. The song received positive reviews from music critics and peaked at #34 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart.

Background

"Blinded" is four minutes and 22 seconds long. It was written by Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar, and Tony Fredianelli and was produced by Jenkins.

The protagonist of the song is a man who goes to his ex-lover's apartment and spies on her through the bathroom door, illustrated in lyrics such as "I see you fogging up the mirror / Vapor round your body glistens from the shower."

According to Entertainment Weekly's Tom Sinclair, the song seems to reference The Who's "Pinball Wizard".

Release

"Blinded" was released as a single in April 2003. It was the second track on Third Eye Blind's 2003 album, Out of the Vein, which was released the following month.

The song also appeared on Third Eye Blind's 2006 compilation album, A Collection.

Blinded (2004 film)

Blinded is a film written and directed by Eleanor Yule. In 2004 it won the Jury Award at the Celtic Film and Television Festival and it also won the Silver Screen award at the U.S. International Film and Video Festival. It was nominated for the Raindance Award at the 2004 British Independent Film Awards.

The film was produced by Oscar van Heek and John Crissey III (associate producer). Executive producers are Bill Gore, Steve McIntyre, Carole Sheridan and Agnes Wilkie. To help maintain a high level of authenticity Jill Daley worked as a blind adviser on the film.

Cast

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