A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon was a very technically innovative film for the early 1900s. I thought that using two scenes to introduce the ship's landing on the moon was actually interesting. First, they showed the ship landing right on the moon's eye. The technology used to create the moon's face and animation of the crash is impressive for the film's primitive age. In addition, the ship was shot in a different scene depicting the landing on the moon's surface. This gives the audience two completely different viewpoints about the act. Once on the moon, the scenery is completely different than it was on earth. It is almost like a dream sequence. There are women's faces in stars and a lady sitting on a crescent moon. The stage gives off a very whimsical feel. In addition, I was impressed during the umbrella scene. When the astronomers places his umbrella on the ground. From there, it grows into a mushroom. This film reminds me a little bit of Alice in Wonderland. The whimsical and unpredictability of the film proves how advanced it was for the time period.