Techno-Thriller
Atlantic, The, May, 2001 by Ian Frazier
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Opening shot of the Mall in Washington, D.C., seen from above through an office window. Then the focus becomes blurry. Sound of clicking keys on a computer keyboard. KEYS: Click-click-click-click-click. Click-click-click. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click. (Pause.) KEYS: Click-click-click-click.
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Click. Click. The shot moves from the blurry window across a desk to show fingers poised above the computer keyboard. Just the ends of the fingers, not the whole hand. The fingers hover, slightly trembling, indecisive. Close-up of an almost full cup of coffee next to the computer. KEYS: Click-click-click. Click ... click ... Shot of the fingers moving over the keyboard. Extreme close-up of right index finger moving slowly, slowly, to the Enter key. It pauses above the Enter key for several seconds. Then it hits the key. Burst of loud, suspenseful music. Sudden close-up shot of computer screen. Flashing, in greenish computer type on the screen, the words ILLEGAL OPERATION ILLEGAL OPERATION ILLEGAL ...
