221K views · Nov 16, 2010 · 1:16 · 0 HN recommenders · 5 mentions · discussed 2017–2026
A one-minute scene from the film Enemy of the State showing absurdly implausible image enhancement, with freezing, rotating, zooming and focusing on a video.
Why Hacker News points people here: Invoked as a joke whenever AI image reconstruction or enhancement is discussed.
“the "lingerie store scene" from Enemy of the State”
Movie scene of implausible image enhancement
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
“I love that movie”
> 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 :)
“Anyone remember this scene from Enemy of The State (1998)?”
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" :)
“Reminds me of that scene [1] from Enemy of the State”
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
“Enemy of the State predicted this”
Enemy of the State predicted this: this video It's only a matter of time before it's in use by law enforcement: link
