1900 film shows viewers what it feels like to be hit by a car — and ends with a cryptic message about pleasing Mother

Cecil Hepworth's "How It Feels to Be Run Over" is one of cinema's earliest experiments with both car crashes and on-screen text. In the minute-long film, shot from a stationary camera on a dirt road, we see a horse cart pass safely by. Then, we see a car driven by Hepworth veering directly toward the lens. After the collision, the screen goes black and …