The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899) depicts a view of intimacy between two people during the time. The camera creates unexpected intimacy within these films because it puts the audience or viewer into a private space.
As stated in The Kiss in the Tunnel: "We watch without being caught" (58 Gray). The audience is given the chance to view an intimate event, a kiss, at their leisure. The viewer observes actions without facing disgrace of viewing a private exchange. It rather invites or 'legitimizes' the act of watching through the phantom ride.
My understanding is that The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899) was a film taking the form of leisure; something to watch for fun. It did not have the 'use' of demonstrating a form of social commentary, or much of educating or informing.
My understanding is that The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899) was a film taking the form of leisure; something to watch for fun. It did not have the 'use' of demonstrating a form of social commentary, or much of educating or informing.
I love the idea of this film is just something in the form of leisure. I didn't think of it before.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is a really interesting idea. In a way, it makes it so that the creation of narrative is linked to the idea of film as entertainment. That makes me think about the history of narrative cinema in a whole new way.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with the lack of educational intent! I also noted that in my vlog for this week! I also feel like we are intruding on these two lovers, though we never get caught, which I think creates a feeling of excitement and a bit of scandal!
ReplyDeleteI also agree with the lack of educational intent! I really enjoyed how the technique of the phantom ride and seeing a short intimate moment between two lovers brought us into a leisurely, private space.
ReplyDeleteNever thought about the angel you are looking into this film before. I saw the action of a train into a tunnel, and a couple kissing, and we are seeing this secretly. But I never dig deeper into the level of how do we emotionally feel about the "story" that is being shown on the screen. It is definitely a great beginning of narrative film which introduce the audience a new way of observing private events in a 'legitimizes' way.
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