This short feature is pretty bland, but it is mildly interesting for its early use of point-of-view camera shots. Most of the film consists of various things being viewed through "Grandpa's Reading Glass", and while a couple of the sights are somewhat interesting in themselves, the only real reason to watch it is just to see how it compares with other early experiments using the same kinds of techniques. It might be considered more innovative if it had not been so closely anticipated already by such movies as "Grandma's Reading Glass" (filmed two years earlier).
It does seem possible that this may have looked a little more impressive to its original audience. The print that survives - at least the one on the video version - is very grainy, even more so than you would expect for pictures of the era, and this makes it hard to tell just how good the photography may have been in its original form.
It does seem possible that this may have looked a little more impressive to its original audience. The print that survives - at least the one on the video version - is very grainy, even more so than you would expect for pictures of the era, and this makes it hard to tell just how good the photography may have been in its original form.
