"The Eclipse: The Courtship of the Sun and Moon" is a black-and-white silent film from 1907, even if you will find a few versions where they added sound or color afterward. But if you look at the year, you know what to expect here. And at the maker as Méliès was really the number 1 filmmaker during this really early era for the movies. I personally would say that these nine minutes here are not among his best and certainly not on par with his most known moon movie. It sure was a frequent subject back then and this fascination should go on for a long time afterward mounting in the race to space even. Okay drifting away now, no pun intended. And even if I did not like it that much overall, I think it is interesting to see how they are moments and scenes that may have inspired comedies in the century to follow. Oh yeah let me say that I watched the 9-minute version. I see there is also one at 6. Overall, really only the most hardcore silent film fans and Méliès fans should give this one a look. Even if it is among the master's most known works as of today, I believe a great deal of his gigantic body of work is superior to this one here and that's why I give it a thumbs-down.
