By Nicah Santos
2012-63269
As I imagine myself to be a young movie-goer in 1902
watching Trip to the Moon for the first time, I imagine feeling the same
amazement and thrill I get from watching films like “Avatar” and “The Hobbit:
The Desolation of Smaug”. Trip to the
Moon was the most technologically advanced film of its time as the two
films I just mentioned are the most advanced of our time.
I imagine I would talk to my friends and peers about the
movie weeks after watching it, discussing with them the plot and the artistry
that went into producing it. I would daydream about it and at odd parts of the day;
recall scenes that caught my eye. If I could afford it, I would probably watch
it more than once. Great art really excites me, and I don’t think my opinion of
good workmanship would have been any different if I’d been born in a different
age.
Just like I often wonder today, I would probably reflect
upon the possibilities of future film technology. I would try to imagine what
processes and equipment went into producing such a film, and I would find those
ideas difficult to fathom. The mystery behind the craftsmanship of such a work
of art would absorb my thoughts and leave me hoping for even more in the
future.
After having seen Trip
to the Moon and knowing myself as an appreciator of motion pictures and
art, I truly believe that a version of me in 1902 would be completely blown
away by this production. She would do research and make inquiries about the
process and the people involved in it, and she would maybe even aspire to be
one of the actresses or crewmen for Méliès’ next film. I just know that
something that beautiful and advanced in terms of technology would just consume
me and change my expectation of the world.
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