The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat and Damsel in Distress are in two different worlds of film, connected only by trains and black and white. The Arrival of a Train is one long, continuous shot of a train approaching a station. Since the footage is not cut, it leaves the audience to interpret the areas that should be ideally of interest; it is also not really telling a story. This continuous shot puts the viewer in the scene, experiencing the arrival, and giving them the choice to decide on what is important. In Damsel in Distress, however, it is a composition of short shots that convey a story of this woman, trying to escape impending doom. These short shots establish the plot of the film, giving the character emotions and setting up all the obstacles and the resolution, since there is no audio for the film. Overall, the two films contrast each other, one living in the realm of realism and one in formalism.
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