Life — October 30, 1919 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "A Christian Martyr" - Life Magazine Page 744 The main illustration shows a dramatic scene of a figure being tortured or executed, labeled "A Christian Martyr." Based on the accompanying text about a film series called "Birth of the Universe," this appears to be a still or promotional image from an early cinema production. The page primarily discusses this third film in the "Birth" series, describing its elaborate production—four mountains, thirty million cubic feet of pure air, nine clouds, and fourteen directors. The text details the film's cosmic plot involving characters named Force, Feldspar, and Gravity, with elaborate special effects depicting the creation of worlds. The illustration likely satirizes either the film's grandiose ambitions or serves as promotional material for what the text describes as an extraordinarily ambitious cinematic spectacle.