Movie theaters or buildings where films are shown to audiences. Also refers to the art and industry of filmmaking collectively.
From Greek 'kinema' meaning 'movement', derived from 'kinein' (to move). The word was coined in the late 19th century when motion pictures were invented, emphasizing the revolutionary aspect of moving images.
The word 'cinema' captures the magic that amazed early viewers—for the first time in human history, people could watch realistic moving images of events happening elsewhere or in the past! The Lumière Brothers' first public film screening in 1895 reportedly caused audience members to duck when a train appeared to approach them on screen.
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