The film experience resembles a fun house attraction, . . .

"The film experience resembles a fun house attraction, a wild ride, the itinerary of which is calculated in advance but is unknown by the spectator. By spurts and stops, twists and roller coaster plunges, we are taken through a dark passage, alert and anxious, yet confident we shall return satisfied and unharmed."

. . . Dudley Andrew . . . Concepts in Film Theory . . . 144 . . .