As YouTube attests, audiences can still be enthralled by a “cinema of attractions.” But are we still drawn in on the big screen? A number of critics have suggested that that “tent pole” Hollywood films of the late 90s and beyond, which increasingly rely on ever more advanced digital effects, actually demonstrate a “return” to “primitive” forms, which focus on spectacle over narrative cohesion. Take a moment to consider Gunning’s article and your experience in movie theatres. Would you agree that we have entered a new “cinema of attractions”? Why or why not?
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