I had heard of "The Great Train Robbery" before but I had always thought it was a classic western. To my surprise, it wasn't like the films I've seen with Clint Eastwood. This short film is as bare bones as a film can get. It reminded me a bit of a home movie that would have been made by millennial children. This isn't an insult, but more of an observation. As a kid, you took what you had around you, created a simple plot, and made your movie. And that's exactly what happened here. There was no depth to characters within the film and no place for relation. Again i'm not taking away from the short as it is just that, and not to mention the films age. The film also makes many breakthroughs and you can tell how its influence was carried throughout the life of film. It was a perfect plot and setting to start making movies in as what most people seek through films is an escape to a different reality, and during these times many outlaws were glorified for their wild lifestyles. My favorite moments had to be witnessing the early 1900s era special effects. I was actually impressed by the effects used for explosions and honestly wasn't expecting to see anything of the sort.
Review of The Great Train Robbery
