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‘Enemy’ And Other Names For Our Subconscious Compulsions By Adrian Weber compactrev ────────────────────────────────────────────────── I highly recommend you view the film before reading this piece. Spoilers. Thank you. ‘Enemy’, which is directed by the great Denis VIlleneuve (Sicario, Blade Runner 2049) is about a man dealing with his feelings of entrapment, infidelity and guilt regarding his marriage with his pregnant wife. Taking place in a murky-golden Toronto, we shadow a man and his mind through the city - on a mission to confront his shortcomings to his wife as well as himself. In this piece we will explore the mind of our central character and attempt to pick apart the most confusing plot I’ve watched in my years of appreciating movies. Before we start getting deep there are some things we have to establish. Anthony and Adam (both played brilliantly by Gyllenhaal) are the same person. Denis himself says “it’s (about) a man who decides to l