13 Movies You Didn't Know Were Responsible For Weird Cinematic Milestones

8. Rashomon Was The First Picture To Feature A Direct Shot Of The Sun

Akira Kurosawa's 1950 masterpiece, Rashomon, is best remembered for its innovate narrative technique, whereby the same story is recounted by different people a number of times, but the movie clings to an all together more bizarre and revolutionary innovation, too.

Though it sounds crazy, Rashomon is actually credited as being the first movie to feature a direct shot (i.e. on purpose) of the sun. Before Kurosawa just went ahead and did it, such shots were unheard of.

"These days it is not uncommon to point the camera directly at the sun, but at the time Rashomon was being made it was still one of the taboos of cinematography," said Kurosawa on the subject of shooting of the movie. "It was even thought that the sun's rays shining directly into your lens would burn the film in your camera."

Thankfully he ignored this trite and a milestone was created.