A Trip to the Moon
Blu-ray release
Review by Ken Parker
110 years ago filmmaker George Melies
made A Trip to the Moon. This 12 minute silent film stands out from
all other films of that time period and was one of the first 'hits'
for the film industry. Up to that time films were short 2-3 minute
pieces of the real world. A train goes by or people walking down a
street. George Melies started using film as a way of showing people
the fantastic and incredible dreams of fantasy and science fiction.
His use of editing and manipulating film was the first example of
special effects. Melies brought the ideas of Jules Verne and H.G.
Wells to film with A Trip to the Moon.
