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Poll: Top 10 Short Films That Made History

A poll by ElMaruecan82
To be fair, these short films weren't all the first to achieve what they did, maybe third or second, but they made the biggest impact retrospectively. Each one changed the rules of the game, ensuring the progression of Motion Picture: arts, science and popular entertainment..

Which of these 10 shorts is the most culturally significant?

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Results of 294 votes:

  1. 1.

    A Trip to the Moon (1902)

     
    The use of special effects, inevitable for fantasy and sci-fi pictures.
  2. 2.

    Steamboat Willie (1928)

     
    Sound mixing marking the real birth of animation... and a little mouse that changed the face of family entertainment.
  3. 3.

    The Arrival of a Train (1896)

     
    The discovery of cinema.
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