Martian Landscape Portrayed in Film from 1910 to 2017 - Bach To (Description in Comments)
By tohuubach
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A Trip To Mars (1910)
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The First American Film about Mars (VIDEO)
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1910 - The first film about Mars
A Trip To Mars (1910). Perhaps the first American or even first ever film about Science Fiction and Mars. Produced by Thomas Edison for his Home Kinetoscope in 1910. This 4 minute short film is in silent form and black and white. It features clever montage to create the effects of the scientist walking on the surface of Mars and interacting with the gigantic Martians. -
A Trip To Mars (1918)
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Aelita
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Just Imagine
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1930-1950 - The first big gap where not many Mars movies are produced
We observe a big gap here (20 years) where we don’t see many films about Mars. Perhaps this is due to the lack of Science Fiction films during the period of World War 1, where people would have no interesting in funding arts and entertainment. -
Rocketship X-M
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1950 - First film about Mars with color
Rocketship X-M (1950). The first film about Mars with sequences in color. Released 40 years after A Trip to Mars, and 10 years after the latest film about Mars. The story is about the Rocketship Expedition-Moon accidentally being hurtled beyond Luna on a trajectory towards Mars. The ship and crew touch down briefly on the Red Planet, where they encounter the survivors of a nuclear war. -
Flight to Mars
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Conquest of Space
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It! The Terror from Beyond Space
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The Angry Red Planet
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Robinson Crusoe on Mars
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Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
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The Wizard of Mars
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Mission Mars
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1968-1990 - The second big gap where not many Mars movies are produced
We observe a second big gap here in the timeline (32 years) where not many films about Mars are produced. This could be related to the lack of Science Fiction films or just films in general during the period of World War 2 and the Cold War. Although we must note that during the end of the Cold War there is an effort put into advertising for the space race in America and Russia. -
Total Recall
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RocketMan
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Species 2
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Escape From Mars
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Mission to Mars
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Red Planet
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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
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Ghost of Mars
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Stranded
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2001 - A shift in color of Martian landscape
When observing how the Martian Landscape is portrayed in film, we can see that the Martian skyline has shifted over time from a bright red or orange color to a dimmer orange and brown hue. Perhaps this is due to scientific advancements allowing for a more accurate observation of the Martian skyline, which is in fact a yellow-brown “butterscotch” color during the day. -
A Princess of Mars
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Watchmen
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Mars Needs Moms
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John Carter
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The Last Days on Mars
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The Martian
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The Making of Mars in "The Martian" (VIDEO)
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The Space Between Us
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Starship Troopers: Traitors of Mars
