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Film of the Year: 1902: Melies' Moon Wars |
 | | As Squish over at The Film Vituperatem writes, "the 1902 film gives us perspective on the inherent and irrational fear that lives in our human nature." But Melies, a one-time stage magician, is interested only in entertaining his audience and therefore doesn't allow the narrative to shift its focus and embrace questions of morality. |
 | | Once the astronomers banish the Selenite's chief to the land of wind and ghosts, they escape from the planetoid by dropping their projectile off of a cliff and return to Earth to a hero's welcome. |
 | | The film is not a prediction of the future like Minority Report nor is it a philosophical journey like 2001: A Space Odyssey. |
| filmyear.typepad.com /blog/2006/07/1902_moon_wars.html (649 words) |