The first audiences, according to this myth, were naive, encountering this threatening image. The myth defines film's power as its unprecedented realism, says Tom Gunning. Gunning: the power of film lies in its ability to convince spectators of its realism.
The first audiences, according to this myth, were naive, encountering this threatening image. The myth defines film's power as its unprecedented realism, says Tom Gunning. Gunning: the power of film lies in its ability to convince spectators of its realism.
The first audiences, according to this myth, were naive, encountering this threatening image. The myth defines film's power as its unprecedented realism, says Tom Gunning. Gunning: the power of film lies in its ability to convince spectators of its realism.