MOVIES
Thursday, June 24, 2021 • The BuLLeTIn
GO! MAGAZINE • PAGE 19
Movies that shot for the moon
Universal Pictures
From left, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon and Tom Hanks in a scene from “Apollo 13” (1995).
BY MAKENZIE WHITTLE
The Bulletin
T
he moon has always been fascinating. So
when we first invented technology for moving
pictures, it’s obvious that from those early
days we looked to the moon for inspiration. Whether the
stories that were stirred from the bright lunar surface were
dreamed.. up in someone’s imagination or reflections of
actual events, the moon continues to intrigue on screen.
“A Trip to the Moon” (1902) — The classic silent film is one of
the most recognizable of its era and one that has been incredibly
influential to future generations of filmmakers. The short French
adventure film by Georges Melies, considered the first sci-fi film
ever made (or at least the only surviving one), borrows from Jules
Verne and sends a group of astronomers to the moon where they
explore the surface and manage to escape from moon people while
capturing one to bring back to earth. Stream it on YouTube or the
original colorized version on Kanopy or rent it on Apple TV.
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Star-film
A still from “A Trip to the Moon” (1902).