This was basically an expansion upon Le Voyage Dans la Lune, the more famous of the Melies fantasy films. I’m not sure why, but I’m not crazy about silent films that are in color. Especially considering the vibrant and expression props Melies used in his production, similar to the look of stage plays, you add the color and it looks sort of tacky. There’s just something about a good old black and white silent film, something rather organic about it I guess.
This story is exactly as you’d expect. Quite a classic and definitely an innovation for its time.
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