Throwing away the movie itself, I pay more attention to the people at the time. Sitting in front of the projector, sitting in front of the screen, what I care about is what? Are these scenes without plot? After all, these scenes and people are actually common things in everyone's daily life. Does it become particularly interesting when moved to the screen? Observe the expressions of every ground crew and passenger in "The Train Into the Station"? Still pay attention to the composition of "Factory Gate", or...?
Those of us who have been accustomed to the screen since we were young are obviously not aware of it. Probably we will be more curious and amazed about this new technology.
When these shots were repaired and then released, we in front of the screen became voyeurs, trying to get a glimpse of people's lives at the time from the screen, without letting go of any clues. The people in the lens have long since passed away, and they don't know that they will have such a subtle connection with people over a hundred years from now.
History, time, and technological development are really wonderful!
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