This is a great representation of the earliest forms of cinema. Despite being made over 100 years ago, I still found the visuals to be very imaginative and entertaining. I imagine the reaction of a viewer in 1902 to be one of awe and wonder. Some will recognize the imagery which is being paid homage to in the Smashing Pumpkins video for Tonight, Tonight. For people interested in the history of film making, this is a must see and an easy watch at only 13 minutes.8/10...but that's just like, my opinion, man# Of Times Watched: Twice

101 SCI-FI Movies You Must See Before You Die Does anyone have this book and have you started to watch these movies? I received this book for Christmas a few years ago and made a feeble attempt to start watching the movies. Now I'm back on track to try and watch them in chronological order! First up... Voyage To The Moon (1902) Fun to see early ideas of how technology would work and to see the progression of what we thought life outside of our planet would look like.Fun Fact: American rock band Smashing Pumpkins used this film as inspiration for their award winning music video "Tonight Tonight". The ship which sails in at the end of the music video is named Méliès after this films director Georges Méliès.

If the movie starts like an Harry Potter with a sort of wizards assembly, at the end, this movie has the same impact that Star Wars achieved in 1977 : incredible sci-fi pictures helped with a breaking ground technology ! I know that Melies did movies before but i wanted to see this one first as it's an iconic movie of that era : the face in the moon is as much famous as E.T. ride or Marilyn's dress ! I have been lucky to see the color version, which is even more beautiful as it's look really like a painted black and white movie ! Regarding all my previous movies, this one really breaks ground : 15 minutes, a lot of cast, multiple sets, special effects, animation, and stunning moment all along : it's full of poetry, it has the charm of old times and for sure, it's french… It's totally surprising to see that my country was the leader in that entertainment and that we lost all our inspiration in the years after !

The movie is a simple production today, but in the time when he went to the big screens it was an incredible success. The production shows us about how was the thoughts and the imagination of the people from the beginning of the 20th century: a mind in what the the future could be and where we gonna go with the advance of technology. Because of this and his historical value the film still be presented in all the film classes around the world. Watch this historical story let us be transported to another century in a totally different timeless. I strongly recommend you watch because his effects to the cinematography are huge.a