A Trip to the Moon reaction paper

Movies have played a major role in the society. Since it is one of the most accessible and cheapest ways of recreation, it reaches people easily. Because of this easy access, it influences the audience effortlessly. Movies aren’t made for nothing. There has to be something in it, may it be informative, romantic or simply for entertainment.

“A Trip to the Moon” is a French silent film about brave astronomers who went to the moon, faced lunar aliens and went home to earth. It is an old fictional film (1902) relatively poor cinematography. This is a teenager’s view from the present time where movies are made with cameras with great resolutions and insane amount of money.

But for a person from their time, it really influences the way he thinks about outer space. If I was that person, I might just believe that it is possible to travel to the moon through a rocket fired from a cannon and that there are extra-terrestrial inhabitants in the moon. Also, during this time, we (people from the past) are not yet very educated with regards to heavenly bodies. We might actually believe that there are gods doing their thing in their planet.

Also, I might actually find it very entertaining because they inserted humor in the film.  Not only was it entertaining, I might see it as a film with great cinematography, editing and visual effects because 1900’s films are better in those aspects than 1880’s films.

Movies of today might have gone through technological advances; vintage movies are still regarded as one of the pillars of the present time. It is still used as reference and is still appreciated in our time. Without it, movies that we watch in big screens, blurays and DVDs today might not be as awesome as they are today.

Zhedrik Chua
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