i think the simplest way to answer this question would be:
There was no thought in their minds at that time of getting onto a train.
And of course, there never would be. By the time they could "think" your
question the screening was over.
> . . . . .yes, Yes, YES!!! . . . but that doesn't address the original
>[originary?]
>question which remains, to put it succinctly, whether any audience ever
>thought [that's the operative word] that could get on and ride a train that
>thet saw approaching them on a screen
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>What if the event was a romantic dialogue between a handsome male lead and
>a
>beautiful female lead. Could the audience subsume their intellectual
>watchfulness enough to experience an emotional connection with the
>characters? Could they ride that train?
>
>I still maintain that the ability of (classical narrative) movies to
>'enchant' lies in a gap/lag where the audience surrenders their
>thoughts--far beyond the "willing suspension of disbelief" that takes place
>in the theatre. It is no wonder that films have been compared to
>dreams--it
>is only rarely that I become aware 'this is only a dream' while dreaming.
>(sorry about the anecdote)
>
>James Wallace
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