Reviewer:
LeGrande -
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June 11, 2013
Subject:
Exceptional special effects for 1903
Some of the most exciting special effects are to be seen in this sub-5-minute short. From disembodied arms to people exploding, it is a feast for the eyes. It is also a good visual of a dance that was popular in the late 1800s called a "cakewalk," the music of which was the parent of what we know today as "ragtime" music. Musicians playing to this movie would have likely performed Debussy's "Golliwog's Cakewalk" while the arns-outstretched dance took place.