The documentary about the Lumiere brothers’ films was
entertaining to watch not necessarily to hear. I appreciated the description
provided by the filmmaker commenting on it all but I would have liked to see
the films how they really are. Maybe it would have not been engaging for people
but I think it would be great to see these how they were originally shown.
There were not much historical references mentioned but reactions. I think in
that sense it was good to hear some of my thoughts be transmitted to the screen
with him commenting. For the short films themselves they are truly a
revolution. They are the pioneers of this beautiful thing called filmmaking. To
see their films is to see the future unfold. They created things that might
have seemed mundane to most people of our time but they can be appreciated for
capturing people in how they are in the situations they interact with everyday.
We can discover through that something about them or even something about
ourselves. That is what documentary does for us all. History comes to life,
whether it is history that is widely known or hardly known. Thanks to these
guys we are able to see things that we wouldn’t normally see happen. There
films capture people’s essence in different scenarios but their being is there
for us all to see. Baby scenes like the kid walking it is adorable and makes
one realize that life is to be caught on film and later on we can appreciate
those clips for our kids and others to enjoy.
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