A Trip to the Moon

I can't believe how much film has evolved and advanced over the last one to two hundred years. It is truly remarkable when looking back at old films, or even the first films that were just a series of pictures. Then single camera with a roll of film and eventually audio and color.

Even with the lack of graphics and technology in the early twentieth century I am amazed how much filmmakers accomplished with the little they did have. These people had true creativity and imagination.

A trip to the moon was filmed in 1902, decades before a the first rocket was even launched into space. When watching "A trip to the moon" in 2013 it is evidence that film is a powerful storytelling technique in terms of imagining technology beyond what you may ever live to see.


Also just a side note: for some reason the film kind of reminds me of Willy Wonka.. did anyone else feel that way?