Trip to the Moon

If I were to be present in the first screening of the film, I would honestly be amazed. The fact that this iconic film was the first movie about space exploration was already astonishing. During these times, man has yet to successfully launch anything into orbit. The Russians made the first successful launch in 1957 and the Americans made the first successful landing on the moon by man in 1969.  And yet here is a film that gives you a “preview” of what would it be like out in space and on the surface of the moon. The idea of being launched through a cannon for space travel and living creatures on the surface of the moon was really interesting. Aliens living on the surface of the moon wouldn’t be so farfetched during those times since no one has yet to truly see what lies beyond the skies and being curious living beings, we would speculate that we were not the only intellectual beings in this galaxy.  And being shot in a bullet shaped capsule would be my best bet during those times since no publications were yet to be made for space travel.

Even if the film is more than a century old, it still amazes me because it shows how creative and curious people were during those times. In comparison with special effects and movie editing with today’s technology, I would say the film was not bad because it took hard work to produce and it came out as a masterpiece. I know it defies a lot of laws in physics, but to me, there are still some truths to what this film shows and I would definitely say watching this type of film is not a waste of time.