Star Trek made its television debut 50 years ago, and lots of celebrations are going on. Though the original series was very short—only three seasons—it has lived on and prospered in spinoffs and movies and in the hearts and minds of its devoted fans.
You can watch some excerpts from the early series here.
But for a deeper trip into film history, I thought you might enjoy what seems to be the first science fiction movie ever, George Mèliés's Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon) of 1902. You may notice a few similar elements, along with many head-scratchers. It’s a little baffling and odd and funny and hallucinatory. Note: The music in this beautiful version is a recent, modern addition and some readers may prefer to mute the sound.
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And beautifully featured in the 2011 Scorsese film "Hugo"...
I love old fashioned science fiction from the 1950s and so on. Who an forget those paper plates photographed as space ships, or giant radioactive ants coming out of the subway.
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