it's the movies that have really been running things ... ever since they were invented. they show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how you feel about it. --andy warhol

Thursday, September 2, 2010

POP CULTURE PARALELLS: LUMIERES TO VIRAL VIDEO

The parallels between the Lumiere Brothers' CHILDISH QUARREL (1896) and the viral video CHARLIE BIT ME demonstrate that while cinema has changed a great deal in the last 100 years many essentials remain.  Notice that both films are of domestic moments seemingly caught spontaneously.  The popularity of both films confirm that entertainment really has not changed a great deal.



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