it's because they didn't understand movies yet and thought the train was going to hit them
2024-02-21 23:00:11
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sofia_the_second_ :
this is not the first movie ever made but it was the first movie to be shown to an audience in a cinema!!
2024-02-21 23:49:27
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userr4291 :
imagine you put em at a shrek rave
2024-02-23 03:51:40
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Bethany :
For anyone asking why - I’m pretty sure they found it scary because they thought the train was coming at them
2024-02-21 22:49:17
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yessi :
I remember learning about this on film studies. They thought the train was coming straight at them
2024-02-21 22:57:35
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Julian Spence :
man how fun it would have been to see film for the first time.
2024-02-21 23:12:21
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RyRy :
Is screaming in the room with us..
2024-02-21 22:49:22
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Brendon (Talia's Version) :
It’s a myth they weren’t scared nor was it the first movie
2024-02-23 01:39:50
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Cab or Pluto :
A close second is A Trip to The Moon I love it ✨
2024-02-22 03:07:52
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Kevin Bahr :
Pretty sure this is just an urban myth. Most audiences would’ve treated it more like a magic trick or illusion
2024-02-22 04:07:18
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Millie🐼ྀིྀིྀི :
Why was it scary?
2024-02-21 22:47:51
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jsme.4 :
my grandma lives right next to the train station this was filmed at☺️
2024-02-21 23:02:38
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Em🖤 :
baby name yet?
2024-02-21 22:49:16
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Bethxo :
it's not actually true that people were scared because they knew they were going to see this new 'film' and kind of what to expect, also if you think about the size the screen would be Vs the size of
2024-02-24 20:12:56
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Why_Am_I_Here :
That was not the 1st movie ever made. The following was the 1st scene shot on film
2024-03-03 23:25:51
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sapphiresymphony :
That’s a myth actually I’m p sure
2024-02-22 23:20:47
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Tomáš Kareis :
Actually, most of the times, a short of a running horse is considered as the first movie!
2024-02-24 03:17:17
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Alonzo :
I thought they screamed from excitement. Because they already knew what films were.
2024-02-22 06:11:32
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Kat_Angueira :
yea it was made by two French brothers I don't remember the names
2024-02-22 00:35:08
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Connorosity Creations :
I know this from “Hugo”
2024-02-22 07:01:19
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𝓐𝓵𝓮𝔁 💕🤞🏻 :
Yeah because they like didn’t know what movies were and they thought the train was going to hit them
2024-02-22 05:02:41
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SamanthaSH :
Did I miss the new baby’s name ?
2024-02-22 00:57:46
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