A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon

  • Director: Georges Méliès
  • Writer: Georges Méliès,Jules Verne,H.G. Wells
  • Countries of origin: France
  • Language: None, French
  • Release date: October 4, 1902
  • Sound mix: Silent
  • Aspect ratio: 1.33 : 1
  • Also known as: A Trip to Mars
  • "Le voyage dans la lune" is a film adapted from the novels of Verne and Herbert George Wells by Georges Méliès and is called "the first science fiction film in history".
    The plot of the film is based on the novel " De la Terre à la Lune " by Jules Gabriel Verne and the novel "The First Man on the Moon" by Herbert George Wells . Georges Méliès adopts the traditional style of mythological drama, showing a group of astronomers taking cannonballs to explore the moon.

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    • Release date October 4, 1902
    • Filming locations Méliès Studios, Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
    • Production companies Star-Film

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    Budget

    FRF 30,000 (estimated)

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    • By Emory 2022-12-31 02:52:06

      A pioneer full of whimsy

      The film is mainly divided into scientists discussing the moon landing plan, building cannons, scientists board the cannons, the cannons are launched and hit the moon, the scientists are asleep on the moon, they meet the moon people who have turned into stars, the scientists fall back to the earth, and hide The rising moon man fights with the earth man and waits for a few scenes, and uses the effect of fading and fading between each other to switch between transitions. I have to sigh the...

    • By Sylvester 2022-12-28 16:27:29

      movie magician

      The famous work of Georges Méliès, the father of science fiction.
      Mériebben was a magician who turned to film, became a theater manager, and began directing and acting. As a magician, he is reflected in the movies.

      He greatly extends the length of the film so that the film is no longer a nap, but an experience. Breaking the previous Lumiere Brothers documentary style, the film has a story and an active plot.

      Structure
      All of Merieux's later writings were born out...

    • By Bailey 2022-12-28 02:00:35

      Movie Notes 001: A Journey to the Moon

      Narrative (time):
      1. Jump narrative: Because the scene is limited, unnecessary parts are omitted. For example, the chase of the monster at 12 minutes directly transitions to the last person to board the spaceship

      space:
      1. The scene is stitched and the space outside the painting is extended by dispatching actors : At 4-5 minutes, from the left side of the factory interior to the outside scene; at 1 and a half minutes, the girl draws from the left, and the scientist enters...

    • By Angel 2022-12-28 00:38:47

      movie magician

      George Merry loves classics, and he is an important pioneer in the history of cinema. As a magician, he has a sharper intuition than ordinary people. He knows what people want to see at that time and presents it in a fantastic way.

      The story of a trip to the moon seems childish now, like an imaginative essay written by elementary school students, but he wins when he is the first person to make science fiction into a movie, and the moon anthropomorphic planet with a peculiar smile. The...

    • By Makayla 2022-12-22 19:03:56

      candy-colored sci-fi

      It's really a very cute "movie", although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. The 16-minute film is simple but not shabby. On the old sallow background, the colorful macarons of costumes and props keep flashing.

      All are fixed long shots, one shot to the end, the characters are wearing exaggerated clothes, holding props, jumping in front of the simple and unadorned curtain background, like a funny clown, the shot is fixed, it looks like Actual stage...

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    • By Ken 2023-09-28 09:48:17

      It should be the world's first sci-fi film to materialize the resemblance to the moon. The scenes are quite rich, the costumes and sets are also very beautiful, and the special effects are also very good. Mérieux really worked hard. I just feel that there are too many characters. A noisy group of people was sent to the moon by another group of noisy people. On the moon, they met a group of immortals, and met a group of moon people. After a lot of noise, they returned to...

    • By Zelda 2023-09-19 13:41:41

      In fact, it was only when I watched the MV of the song "Smashed Pumpkin" in high school that I learned about this film. Regardless of the age and status, it is still very...

    • By Anastasia 2023-09-16 11:55:29

      When I watched this movie, I couldn't help but think that it was only a hundred years ago. At that time, there were no cars and no planes, but people's imagination and ambition at that time were so big that they put the moon on the screen; and it was even more amazing. The thing is, after more than 60 years, these seemingly absurd and uninhibited imaginations have come true. Dreaming boldly and taking risks are the beautiful qualities that make human beings...

    • By Betty 2023-09-11 04:09:49

      It's a tribute movie in "Hugo"~~~ How amazing is the development of the...

    • By Nickolas 2023-09-09 22:18:05

      God-like special effects more than a hundred years...

    Movie plot

    This film adapted from the novels of Verne and Herbert George Wells by George Mérieux is called "the first science fiction film in history." In 14 minutes, it tells a complete story from the invention of the machine to the landing on the moon to the triumphant return. The costumes and sets full of fantasy are created, which is spectacular. When the smiling moon was shot in the cheek by a cannonball, his expression suddenly became...
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