How do you think people would have responded to the film? Would they have found it reassuring or frightening? Why do you think so?

One of the very first was more of a short scene than a film. It was called L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat (Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat). The 50 - second - long silent black and white was filmed in 1896 by Auguste and Louis Lumiere. There is an urban legend that tells of how the film caused a stampede when the audience thought the train would drive right into them. But the truth was just the audience and the journalists were just impressed and amazed. They were pleasantly surprised and was very excited for more film.

People would have found the film reassuring because it explains how to survive a disaster.

People would have found the film frightening because it shows so many dangers in society.