Film of the Day: 55
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
Up until the 16th century, the moon was believed to be flat (as they believed the world was flat before then). Then in 1609, a man named Galileo Galilei drew up one of the first telescopic drawings of the Moon (as found in his book Sidereus Nuncius). He also noted that the moon had craters and mountains rather than being smooth.
Ever since, mankind has dreamt of flying to the moon, and we can even see this in film. In 1902 a Parisian magician and one of the earliest of film-makers, Georges Méliès made a breakthrough in film. He created the first Sci-Fi film that let the people's imagination run wild.
It starts of by sending a group of people to the moon in a rocket (that looks like a giant bullet) and is blown into outer space and onto the moon (as shown in the poster), where they encounter alien lifeforms.
Of course for today's standards, it looks absolutely absurd and ridiculous. However it was 1902, and it is because of this film that the Sci-Fi genre is here. It has been the source of influence for many films and it's most famous image (the image on the poster) has been scene in many tv shows. Not to mention the music video for the song Tonight, Tonight by one of the great bands of the 1990s, The Smashing Pumpkins was a major homage to the film.
Then came 1969, when man actually landed on the moon today with the Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong uttered the famous line that will never be forgotten, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". When Neil, Michael Collins & Buzz Aldrin landed in the Pacific Ocean on July 24th, they brought with them 47.5 pounds of lunar rocks. However dispit all this, there still remains strong belief of Moon landing conspiracy theories.
As the moon landing will forever be known as one of the great accomplishments in the history of space exploration, this film will forever be considered as one of the great landmarks in film history.
Click here for the film
Ever since, mankind has dreamt of flying to the moon, and we can even see this in film. In 1902 a Parisian magician and one of the earliest of film-makers, Georges Méliès made a breakthrough in film. He created the first Sci-Fi film that let the people's imagination run wild.
It starts of by sending a group of people to the moon in a rocket (that looks like a giant bullet) and is blown into outer space and onto the moon (as shown in the poster), where they encounter alien lifeforms.
Of course for today's standards, it looks absolutely absurd and ridiculous. However it was 1902, and it is because of this film that the Sci-Fi genre is here. It has been the source of influence for many films and it's most famous image (the image on the poster) has been scene in many tv shows. Not to mention the music video for the song Tonight, Tonight by one of the great bands of the 1990s, The Smashing Pumpkins was a major homage to the film.
Then came 1969, when man actually landed on the moon today with the Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong uttered the famous line that will never be forgotten, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". When Neil, Michael Collins & Buzz Aldrin landed in the Pacific Ocean on July 24th, they brought with them 47.5 pounds of lunar rocks. However dispit all this, there still remains strong belief of Moon landing conspiracy theories.
As the moon landing will forever be known as one of the great accomplishments in the history of space exploration, this film will forever be considered as one of the great landmarks in film history.
Click here for the film
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