In this article, Wachtel gives a distinct aspect to view the cave painting, that the cave arts are very similar to the cinematic experiences since the the creators of the cave arts also design their works based on the dimension of space and time rather than a resting image. We will discuss how they create the sense of space and time separately for cave paintings and films.

For the sense of time, similarly, they both create moving images to tell a sequence of story. Thus they create different experiments when viewing them at different times. However, there are differences about how they let the images move. The films, as we all know, create moving images by playing sequential images continuously. And the cave paintings create the sense of time by changing the position of the observers and the light positions. With the help of the shape of the cave, people can see the different poses of the same character at different positions and with different light circumstances. Another similarity is that they use the same art techniques, cut and dissolve. By using the technique, the cave painting can show different images with the same paintings.

About the sense of space, they both try to create an imagined space by using superimposition. The cave painting use this technique to show the depth of the space, like depicting the animals behind the grass. And films use this technique to create 3d effect with 2d images. Also, they use the depiction of motions and movements to increase the sense of space. But the cave painting also use the help of the blurry light and the different shape of the cave to achieve a better demonstration of space. Films use the blur effect in another way by blurring the movement and motion of an individual frame.