Mélies' own piece of cinematic history is a fascinating watch. The special effects and techniques used are stellar for the time period and show off the desire of even early directors to use the camera in every conceivable way for myriad effects. The indictment of the bumbling imperialists is apt and definitely set the way for the next century of sci-fi (hmm..colonization of space? ummm, 2001? star wars?) as a place for commentary and the motion picture itself as a medium for presenting that which we couldn't see everyday with our own two eyes (or in the case of the moon man, one eye).
Review of A Trip to the Moon
