When cinematography eventually broke through in the 1890s, the wonder of the realistic details in the new medium was seen as its biggest accomplishment.
wˌɛn sˌɪnɪmɐtˈɑːɡɹəfi ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli bɹˈoʊk θɹuː ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ðə wˈʌndɚɹ ʌvðə ɹiːəlˈɪstɪk diːtˈeɪlz ɪnðə nˈuː mˈiːdiəm wʌz sˈiːn æz ɪts bˈɪɡɪst ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃmənt.