Andrew RoachAlright Cybre.space, are you all down for talking about weird early science fiction?
Because that's what I want to do.
Like, 1902 scifi. Can we talk about scifi from 1902?
Specifically, I want to talk about A Trip to the Moon.
Have you seen A Trip to the Moon? If not, it's right here: http://ajroach42.github.io/a-trip-to-the-moon-science-fiction-film-from-1902/
Takes about 15 minutes, worth the time.
So A Trip to the Moon has some things happen in it:
1) Wizards shoot a missile at the moon.
2) The Moon is alive.
3) The wizards hit it in the eye with a cannon
4) The moon is inhabited.
5) The wizards murder a bunch of the inhabitants of the moon.
6) The wizards head back home like nothing is happening, and they get a parade.
Rexford G. Tugwell [old]@ajr I watched it recently with my kids.
13-year old: "That was...interesting."
9-year old: "Let's never watch that again."
@RexfordGTugwell Okay, but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyMTiNbhEDU
Melies made some unhinged films.