Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Now Showing: Georges Méliès' "A Trip To The Moon"
Believe it or not, this is the very first science fiction movie; Le Voyage dans la lune by Georges Méliès made its debut on this day in 1902.
No doubt contemporary critics felt that the filmmaker relied a little too heavily on special effects, and that, since the film was silent, the dialogue also sucked. Damn critics...
Anyway, it's shown here with a simple narration, some sound effects, and music.
*
share on: facebook
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
I haven't seen that in years. I had completely forgotten that the 19th c vision of making first contact involved killing kings and running away. ha ha.
Post a Comment