MOMI visit

In the MOMI, there were only a few exhibits. The exhibits, or rather, the lack thereof, served as a reminder how brief the history of film as mass media really is. In the first exhibit, there were several portraits of movie stars from early on in hollywood, seemingly frozen in time, which set the mood for the rest of the gallery spaces. As we walked further there was a short film playing showing iconic moments in film from the early ages of film through the 80's. It was awe inspiring because there were so many short moments that were immediately recognizable despite the very short history of cinema. There were numerous props from movies throughout the museum, which in a way broke away some of the "magic" from my mind about how movies are made. It was overall a pretty profound experience in many ways, mainly because it laid so much of film's history out for the viewer to walk through and observe. All these items and installations hovering frozen in time, serving as a reminder of such a short, yet vastly impactful history.