Origin: France(Star) 1902
Length: 14 minutes
Format: Silent Black & White
Director: Georges Méliès
Screenplay: Georges Méliès, from the novel Le Voyage dans la Lune by Jules Verne
Photography: Michaut, Lucien Tainguy
Cast: Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet, Jeanne d'Alcy, Henri Delannoy, Depierre, Farjaut, Kelm, Georges Méliès
Links: A Trip To The Moon(Part 1), A Trip To The Moon(Part 2)
This movie is thought of as the first sci-fi movie ever made. French director Georges Méliès, having talents as an actor and a magician, used this movie to experiment with cinematic techniques that had never been used but are now considered commonplace such as: superimposition, dissolves and various other editing practices. Most films around this time were nonfiction tales about daily life. Méliès broke away from this and created a film that has become the origin of sci-fi movies.
Watch the entire film using the links above!
Well, this movie was actually entertaining. I didn't think it was going to be good simply because it's a 107 year old Black and White silent French film, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's amazing to see the astronomers travel to the moon in a huge gun, which is not far off from how we travel into space now. Jules Verne was a visionary and Georges Melies definitely conveyed this in his film. I can also see where many modern sci-fi films have used this same formula. Mission to Mars is one that comes to mind. I would say the only criticism of this film is the age of the film, and obviously this is something that can't be helped. If you are a person who is interested in the sci-fi genre, definitely give this one a watch.
I give it a 6.5 out of 10
- John Murphy
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