About this episode

This episode explores Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon, examining its themes of conquest and spectacle in cinematic science fiction.

Strap in for a warp‑speed voyage through the birth of cinematic science fiction: André Bonner peels back the layers of Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon, from the iconic bullet in the Moon’s eye to the mushroom‑filled caverns and explosive selenites. Equal parts wonder and critique, this episode turns the film into a story of conquest, spectacle, and imagination—asking who we celebrate as heroes and what the camera reveals about power. You're not gonna want to miss this one.

People in this episode

Host: André Bonner

Topics covered

• cinematic science fiction
• Georges Méliès
• colonial spectacle
• power dynamics
• film critique

Keywords

• A Trip to the Moon
• Georges Méliès
• cinematic science fiction
• colonialism
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Trip to the Moon

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