Beautiful cinematography and camera work. The camera floats effortlessly through smoke, people, pipes, and trains, and it is coordinated to perfection with the tempo of the music. However, eventhough the acting was overdone, we cannot forget that this is a movie meant for kids.
New generations, who have been borned in a highly technologized world, and thus are extremely used to things such as 3D films, live in a distant reality from Melie's audiences. In fact, an eight year old boy probably have no conception of a world without films. It is thus refreshing to see a filmmaker using this medium to teach non-filmmakers and young generations about the silver screen's history. That is why this film is a great example of filmmakers' power to educate the masses. Scorsese gave a fast overview of film history, alawing those who haven't studied film to learn about Méliès, the great train rubbery, and the Lumière Brothers, to mention a few.
