Trip to the Moon - Reaction Paper

Jules Verne is known for his stories of adventure, pushing the realms of the possible, and defying the limits of the science of his time. One of his works, "A Trip to the Moon", has been adapted into a silent film, and the events of the film are as follows:
A trip to the moon was proposed during the meeting if the Astronomic club. A space ship was built, in the shape of a bullet, and was fired from a canon straight to the moon, containing 6 of the astronomic club members.
The was depicted to be a a barren land full of craters. Upon arrival to the moon, our heroes took out their blankets and went to sleep. Soon they were awoken by snowfall, and sought refuge inside a cavern containing giant mushrooms.
While in the cave they encounter extraterrestrial life. This insect life creature attacked our heroes but was easily subdued by a whack of an umbrella, instantly turning it to dust. More of these creatures came and our heroes where overwhelmed and taken captive.
They were dragged to what seems like the royal palace, where they are subjected to the insect king. One of our heroes managed to escape, and grabbing an umbrella, proceeded to kill the king. In the chaos that ensued, our heroes managed to escape their chains, and made a dash for their space ship. All 5 entered, while 1 of them, pulled on a rope, prompting the ship to fall out of the moon and back to Earth, landing in the middle of the ocean.
Finally, a parade was held in honor of the astronomic club and their return from their trip. In the last part of the film, it was revealed that one of the insect creatures managed to follow them back to earth.

From a modern perspective, the story is hilarious, due to the fact that most of what we know about the moon discounts Verne's imagination as absurd. But if I were to view it from the perspective of someone during the silent film era, I have no doubt that I will be at awe. In the realm of fiction, our natural science need not apply. The film would satisfy the curiosities of the people about the moon, and some might even be inspired to take the trip himself. There is so much that is yet to be discovered that we can't really discount one's imagination on what it would be like to be out there, and to his target audience, Verne did his job well.