Movie #297 A Trip to the Moon *1902*

I haven't reviewed any short films so far in this blog, but I have to take credit for this one.  Made in 1902 A Trip to the Moon is widely considered the first ever Science Fiction film.  It is about a group of would be astronauts that prepare and eventually journey to the moon.  Once there they must fight off "moon monsters".  They make a harrowing escape back to the confines of earth and their legions of adoring fans.

Georges Melies is the director of this film.  He is credited with 552 films between the years of 1896 and 1913.  Even considering that most of his films were under 15 minutes, that is an unimaginable feet by todays standards.  That averages out to a film every 11 days!

I will spare you a detailed analysis of this movie or more of Melies work, but I recommend that you go to Wikipieda and read up on him.  Or at the very least go to YouTube and watch some of his films.  They are mostly in public domain and free to view.