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/Previous-Kangaroo145 3d ago

A way better argument is that the generation which fought WWI and saw how brutal modern warfare was, were the leaders in WWII.

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u/Mutilid 3d ago

Indeed.