George Melies's Movie "A Trip Essay

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The existence of people such as the Selenites, who burst whenever they are hit, is such an example, as is the fact that the capsule falls into the water to the bottom of the ocean and is rescued from there (although, in broad lines, this is indeed how things happen nowadays as well, although, at the beginning of the 19th century, this must have certainly belonged to the science fiction genre). Finally, it is worth pointing out that the movie also involved nature laws that, at that point, belonged to the science fiction. The main such nature law was the law of gravity: at the moment of the movie, there was no perception that gravity could be in fact surpassed and that la launch in

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First of all, he became not only the first to promote such a genre in cinematography, but also the one who successfully experimented with the means to realize the special effects needed to create such a genre. In the future, all movies belonging to science fiction would also need to include a consistent set of special effects as the best means of expression of science fiction realities.
On the other hand, with Melies, the idea that, in science fiction, there is virtually no limit to the creativity and imagination that could be used in making such a movie, also came about. With future science fiction productions, the Moon would be just a stop on a trip that went in the outer space and beyond. At the same time, producers and directors began experimenting with everything from other dimensions to temporal distortions.

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