Etymology

bullet time

Today it means: A visual effect in which the camera pans around a slowed-down object, such as a flying bullet. Full definition →

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The story

First used with reference to the 1999 film The Matrix, and later to the slow-motion effects in the 2001 video game Max Payne.

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