I never even thought that during the 1900s science fiction movies were being produced, nor that I would ever get the chance to watch the first science fiction movie ever. Watching this short film was something I’ve never experienced in my life; I wasn’t so sure what to expect out of this film in terms of quality and fiction, but once the short film began, all of my intrigues and doubts were proven wrong. There are several aspects of this movie that are worth discussing, because in one way or another, the idea of this movie was to promote and show people something different from what they were used to at that time. One of the things that is something important to talk about was the use different scenarios and characters that played an important role in the development of this movie. Also, the use of science fiction which was one of the most fundamental improvements at that time; where people (artist, filmmakers, photographer) started to have different ideas or concepts about creating illusional films and images to entertain the public and make a living out of it.
There are a handful of similar aspects between film and early photography. One is the same static use of the camera; and just like the early photography where cameras were motionless, while capturing images, landscapes and portraits; the production of film employed the same technique where no radical movements were used. Moreover, photography and film were quite different in terms of production and development; where photography used no movement, film was the opposite where everything being shot required different posses of the characters to create a different scene. Additionally, another similarity that both, the camera and film shared, was the idea to entertain, persuade and sell their products to the public through this two mediums different, but similar in terms of the evolution of technology.
