Enemy of the state - Freeze,Rotate,Zoom,Focus,Enhance!

Enemy of the State predicted this: ▶ this video It's only a matter of time before it's in use by law enforcement: link

I've never forgotten this SIGGRAPH demo from almost twenty years ago, in which the authors effectively switch camera and light source computationally (... in a static scene) [1] Ever since then, I have viewed scenes such as the "lingerie store scene" from Enemy of the State [2] with a little bit less eye rolling... [1] - link [2] - ▶ this video

Reminds me of that scene [1] from Enemy of the State where they "Rotate us 75 degrees around the vertical" in one of those "enhance, enhance" tropes. [1] ▶ this video

Anyone remember this scene from Enemy of The State (1998)? ▶ this video Jon Voight: "Can the computer take us around to the other side?" Jack Black: "It can HYPOTHESIZE" :)

> the NSA not strictly having it's own wet-works arm doesn't make [the movie Enemy of the State's] 90-00's portrayal as a semi-omnipotent foe any less depressingly accurate I love that movie, but let's not say things we can't take back. ▶ this video :)