INSECTOID MOON ALIENS SHOCK THE WORLD
On 1 September 1902, a lavish 14-minute film was released by French director Georges Méliès that would wow audiences. Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon), tells the tale of a group of astronomers who explore the Moon after being fired into space by a cannon, meeting the Moon’s inhabitants (the hostile, insectoid ‘Selenites’) along the way Today it is considered the first science-fiction film.
Méliès’ movie was famed for its heavy use of special effects, elaborate sets and complex costumes
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