Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (The Lumière Brothers, 1895)

The only member of the audience who didn't flee in terror was a suicidal man who thought his troubles were over...and he didn't even have to get up!

cool film;)

lol when people first saw this motion picture (i read this in the invention of hugo cabaret), they thought the train was gonna come out from the screen and run over them. then again, it was their first time seeing this. it would be cool if we could bring someone from the past and show them what we have this present day.

The Lumière-Brothers actually experimented with 3D at this time and first wanted to shoot this movie using that technique.
In 1935 they released a new version in true 3D at the 40th anniversary of this classic.

Pictures that move? That's silly! Why would I want to look at a picture of a train when I can gosee a REAL train? Phooey I say, this will never catch on!

AHHHH!
OMG I thought it was going to hit me! D:

;)

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apparently the first audiences to see this, who had never seen a moving image before in their lives and had no previous personal or cultural experience to suggest what it might be like, reared back in their seats and screamed in terror when they saw this.
not confirmed, but an interesting story nonetheless...

yeah, I've heard the same story :)

They were without a doubt amazed, but you can clearly see the perspective of the camera, which is nowhere near the rails.
I think this is just a popular myth, maybe initiated by some sensation-seeking journalist at the time of the release of this movie.