Reaction Paper: A Trip to the Moon

At that time wherein technology wasn’t so advanced yet, a colored film might be exciting to watch even though it is a silent film because silent films were quite popular. Content wise, since it was about travelling to the moon, it provided interest to how it would actually be done in the film. Due to immense creativity and resourcefulness amidst lack of technology of the time, travelling to the moon was presented as something easy and not technical by the characters which provided some sense of comedy to the viewers. If I were to watch the film at that time, I might think that the “trip to the moon” is attributed to being heroic since you do not only develop the technology to travel to the moon but also bring back new insights on what is present in the moon. Moreover, due to the simplicity of representation, it also seems that life on the moon is easy as a camping trip while still minding the danger of encountering the “aliens” or inhabitants of the moon which surprisingly appeared to be easily killed just because of a strong force acted upon them. All in all, if I was seeing the film for the first time, I would not be sure of what my expectations would actually be after watching the entire show. It is either you consider the content to be a source of useful insight about travelling to the moon or you consider it as a presentation merely for entertainment.

Sy, Danica (2013-50915)