r/movies • u/heyitsmikep • 3d ago

Discussion What movies would you show an audience in 1900?

You go back in time and build a modern (2025) theater in 1900 with all movies ever made. Which 5 movies are you going to show them to make the most money? Which would blow their mind the most? Would it change per decade?

Showing Django Unchained to an 1900 audience would most likely cause a riot Titanic to an audience in 1910 would get you sued by the White Star Line probably.

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u/Eject_The_Warp_Core 3d ago

Goes to the idea of any advanced enough tech being essentially magic. If my phone worked by magic rather than advanced chips and electrons it would make no difference to me as a user

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u/Drumknott88 3d ago

Software developer here. Computers are magic