George Méliès and the Pursuit of a Bigger Picture
George Méliès believed in a bigger picture, so he pursued the ability to enlarge motion pictures from a magical perspective, just as a president would try to convince his constituents to go to the moon. Despite the excitement of traveling to the moon, trespassing in uncharted territories occurred. In reality, each new revelation comes with its own set of challenges and trials to resolve, as well as numerous discussions and debates. He did, however, win the mission to the moon.
Méliès' Portrayal of Impacts Beyond Man's Control
Méliès is able to portray this through motion pictures that show the emergence of impacts beyond the control of man. Also, Méliès accomplished this by seeming to use the cannon and the shell in traveling to the moon supported by cheerleaders (Sklar 22). Whereas his American colleagues were commencing their careers in filmmaking by shooting outdoor scores of the urban landscapes and scenes, Méliès was photographing new landscapes for the magical entertainment that made the audience be impressed (Sklar 22).
The Magical Fantasy and Suspense of "A Trip to the Moon"
In Méliès' film, with art like illusions of appearance, disappearance and transformation, anything could take place such as the appearance of stars in female faces as well as umbrellas that change suddenly into growing mushrooms or individuals in the moon disappearing in the form of an umbrella and crashing into numerous pieces as well as the puff of air. Even though it is known that a cannon cannot get somebody to the moon and one cannot make individuals vanish by just the flick of an umbrella wand, Méliès in "A Trip to the Moon" managed to create a magical fantasy as well as the thrill of suspense of not predicting what to follow in the motion picture, and this makes people yearn to know more of what to follow.
