Gunning Reading

I like the idea that Cinema is an attraction, like an amusement park ride. The first people to see projected films were frightened and intrigued by them, as noted in Gunning's essay. "Confrontation rules the cinema of attractions in both the form of its films and the mode of exhibition". This suggests that people then and now enjoy seeing films because they like being confronted with the action and conflicts presented there in. This "thrill" allows people to live in the fast lane without actually being put in danger. Gunning enjoys the example of the train films, and the excitement and the rush of experiencing that powerful machine through film.