Is it weird to think shows/movies have only really existed for less than 100 years?

*CyberCubed* · 08-27-2022, 09:09 PM

Human history spans back nearly 200,000 years.

The first "real" silent films/movies started in the early 1900's and didn't really become a major thing till 1920-1930 or so. Since we're now in the 2020's, that means "movies" have only really existed for 100 years.

I mean it's weird to think about. There are now probably millions of movies and TV shows created in that timespan that nobody could possibly have the time to watch everything even if everything was available to watch, but at the same time our generation was born at the "right time" to experience shows and movies. Like who knows what things will be like another 100 years from now in 2100?

It's weird to think that just a few decades before I was born, there was still black and white TV shows and movies.

08-27-2022, 09:09 PM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	Is it weird to think shows/movies have only really existed for less than 100 years? Human history spans back nearly 200,000 years. The first "real" silent films/movies started in the early 1900's and didn't really become a major thing till 1920-1930 or so. Since we're now in the 2020's, that means "movies" have only really existed for 100 years. I mean it's weird to think about. There are now probably millions of movies and TV shows created in that timespan that nobody could possibly have the time to watch everything even if everything was available to watch, but at the same time our generation was born at the "right time" to experience shows and movies. Like who knows what things will be like another 100 years from now in 2100? It's weird to think that just a few decades before I was born, there was still black and white TV shows and movies.