A Trip to the Moon / Le Voyage dans la lune - 1902

Georges Miélés was certainly ahead of his time. Neil Armstrong didn't make it to the moon until 1969 but Miélés' mind was already there 67 years earlier. Obviously, compared to video technologies in our time Le Voyage dans la lune is quite elementary. But Miélés was an inventor, one of many who made our technologies today possible. This short film was one of the first to create the basis for the science fiction genre. I think this is a very innovative film, he carried his ideas to fruition nicely. The fact that animation technology was lacking makes this video even more amazing. All of these sets were physically there and must have required dedication and lots of physical work, not to mention the intelligence to make it all work in the way that it does.