A Trip to the Moon

As one of the first science fiction films ever created, it is creative, innovative and imaginative. While slow by today's standards, it is still very entertaining and must have captivated audiences of the time. The special effects are quite amazing considering the technology at the time. One of my favorite scenes is when the bullet shaped space ship is landing on the moon. It amazes me how smooth they make the landing out to be, and how it appears to float to the surface. This effect entertains me greatly and I find it fascinating. The scene where the space ship falls off the cliff on the moon and onto earth is also interesting, because no one at the time really knew what space was like, and how to get to the moon, let alone get back from it. This was a very creative way to imagine how it might be done wit the technology at the time. And of course the face of the man on the mood scene is brilliant! No wonder it is famous!

Roger-Viollet, Screenshot from Le Voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon) (1902)