'Woman in the Moon' is considered to be first serious science-fiction movie, and it is first movie that deal space travel such an elaborate way. This film also depicted many things first time on the silver screen - like rocket launching pad, start countdown, a rocket with two stages and zero gravity. If you put it this way - how far the first real space travel was, the film was quite accurate, or one can even say - prophetic. 'Woman in the Moon' is not as big on scale and not as filled with special effects as 'Metropolis' it's nonetheless worthy early sci-fi film that is must see for every genre fan. The first half might be even boring to some, as it just introduces the characters and remind chamber comedy rather than science-fiction, but after the first hour is past, we are finally taken into special effects filled space extravaganza.
With 'Metropolis' and 'Woman in the Moon' Fritz Lang was without a doubt the king of science-fiction movies of his era.
P.S. I guess Viggo Mortensen knows something about time travel - there are some striking similarities between him and Fritz Rasp, especially when he is with glasses and mustache.
With 'Metropolis' and 'Woman in the Moon' Fritz Lang was without a doubt the king of science-fiction movies of his era.
P.S. I guess Viggo Mortensen knows something about time travel - there are some striking similarities between him and Fritz Rasp, especially when he is with glasses and mustache.