22 Movies That Changed the Game

We’ve come a long way from the days when audiences fled theaters in a panic at the sight of a train coming toward them on the big screen. Now, we just feel a slight panic when the IMAX speakers trick our fight-or-flight instincts into thinking a car chase is suddenly coming from right behind us. Along the way, there was a first for everything. The first movie with recorded sound, the first filmed in color, and yes, even the first toilet.

These were, presumably, the thoughts of nate6259 when they asked r/movies, “What’s your favorite ‘this changed what was possible’ movie example?” They cited, for instance, Toy Story as the first full-length 3D movie and The Jazz Singer as the first with sound. (Another , naynaythewonderhorse, used their magical equine abilities to point out that the first line of The Jazz Singer was, in fact, “Wait a minute, I tell ya, wait a minute! You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!”) 

The resulting thread was insightful, educational and not a little scatological, so we combed through it to bring you the best of the best…