Sentence:  Despite the sheer beauty and <WSD>spectacle</WSD> of numerous documentaries , art films , and travelogues , despite the impressive financial success of such a recent development as Cinerama , the movies are at heart a form of fiction , like the play , the novel , or the short story . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)