If there´s an effective way to sophisticate oneself within 15 minutes, it is watching silent film classics such as Un Chien Andalou and Le Voyage dans la Lune. They´re filled with examples about the ideas that have evolved to shape the later film industry. Un Chien Andalou is of course the greatest achievement of absurd cinema, not to mention an endless source of horror effects inspiration. Le Voyage dans la Lune in turn is first movie ever to take man out of the ground towards the stars. They´re both so remarkable I believe everyone who has ever seen a movie should also see them.
I really admire the makers of Le Voyage dans la Lune. Imagine the beginning of the 1900s - motion picture has barely come into being, and the unlimited possibilities of cinema are yet to be discovered. Still the makers - ambitious and innovative - already have the courage to test the limits of the art; the courage to create something that´s never been thought, let alone seen before: a science fiction film. There is no denying that, clumsy as it maybe, Le Voyage dans la Lune still affects the western way of making sci-fi movies - and not only them, but other adventurous pictures as well.
It is rather interesting that electronica duo Air has just released their new album containing a new soundtrack for the film. I was surprised how well it actually suits the ambiance of Le Voyage dans la Lune - it is appropriately naive and primitive, but intriguing. It is of course very mikeoldfieldish, too, but somehow it also has an element of originality.
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