This is a great little film. There are three things happening here in this 43 second gem. First off, you are looking at something that is a glimpse into our past. It shows what the world was like 120 years ago. It is probably a small part of a few hours of motion picture recordings of what life was like over a century ago on this little blue marble. Before 1895 there wasn't anything. It is something very rare that we have therefore it is precious.
The second thing going on here is the fact that there is a contrast between technologies. First, we see the horse and buggy go past the camera and then there's a puff of smoke. Just as the smoke starts to clear out comes the car or horseless carriage. There is a contrast between the buggy and the car. In 43 seconds this film gives us an amazing preview of things to come.
And, of course, the final thing happening in this film is the climactic ending. Do we really feel that the woman cannot drive that vehicle or was she supposed to do that? Do we need to worry about the fact that someone may have gotten hurt badly during this? We also have to take note, that because this film is so short and so new for its time, it reminds us of what we are like now when we watch our YouTube videos. Being as it is one of the first movies ever made it's a wonderful piece of work.
8.6 (B+ MyGrade) = 8 IMDB