Can you imagine being an audience remember at one of Gaspard Robertson’s “Fantasmagorie” shows in 1797? What do you think your reaction would have been? Can you think of any form of entertainment that would elicit the same emotions today?
If I were to be in the audience at one of Gaspard Robertson’s “Fantasmargorie” shows in 1797, my most realistic reaction would be that I would have left the theater in tears. I would be absolutely terrified from what I had just witnessed. In a show like this, seeing something come to life in front of my own eyes would make me feel scared yet intreguied in this new technology. It would also make me wonder that if people were able to bring this advanced technology to us now, I can’t imagine what more wonderful ideas and gadgets people would bring in the future. Although I would be terrified watching it the first time, I would try to watch it again to learn more about it. I think that something that would elicit the same emotions today would be the development of 3D films, seeing something jump out the screen, looking so real, would make me feel scared of how realistic it looks.
