A TRIP TO THE MOON (1902) ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès, Henri Delannoy, Bleuette Bernon
A turn-of-the-century fantasy about some scientists who build a rocket and blast off to the moon, where they're chased and captured by a tribe of disappearing imps. Méliès was a French magician and the first filmmaker to realize the medium's potential for pure illusion. His effects look primitive now, but at a time when viewers were still getting used to pictures that moved, they were revolutionary. The shot of the rocket hitting its target square in the eye is one of the most widely recognized images from the early days of film.
