The X-Ray Fiend (1897)'s comments

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SilverB33

Very short, but interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gMCkFRMJQQ

13 years ago

Torgo

Haters will say it doesn't look real

1 year 1 month ago

Röntgen discovered X-rays in 1895 and it instantly drew significant interest from both scientific publications and popular newspapers, worldwide. I think this short film stands in an interesting place in the history of sci-fi, really showing that people were interested in implementing scientific discoveries into high-concept fiction.

That, and the costume design is just lovely. Look at that translucent dress. The umbrella is such a lovely touch~

(I think it's interesting that the plot of this perfectly matches a lot of other 19th-century films: a man trying to briefly woo a woman and the tension created in turn. I'm sure there's writing done on this early genre.)

9 months 3 weeks ago

HCShannon

X-Rays and Moving Pictures, two good things that go down great together!

12 years 5 months ago