The fact that "A Trip to the Moon" is from 1902 is pretty impressive. This film is a part of history, as America's first science fiction film. Like all movies today, this one too has a plot-- with a beginning, middle, and end, all squeezed into twelve minutes. The film seems pretty typical of the early 1900s at first, but as it progresses the whimsical aspects totally peak through. It definitely makes sense that Melies was a magician in regards to some of the scenes. The film also has some animation which is pretty advanced for it's time. Each segment was a little more shocking towards the ending, and it even seemed a little trippy… I do wonder what kind of reaction emerged from the making of this movie.
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