Occasionally, as I watch some of Georges Méliès' films I wonder "why would he do that?!"....and that was definitely the case with "La Statue Animée". Why have everyone dressed up in 18th century costumes? I just don't understand this. Perhaps the film maker simply used the costumes because he had them....I don't know.
As for the film itself, it's one of the magician films where Méliès himself is a magician making all sorts of crazy things happen. But oddly, the first half of the film, nothing happens of any consequence. Only later in the film do things begin changing...and what changes isn't all that interesting considering the filmmaker must have made at least a hundred similar films. Overall, not one of Méliès' better efforts and a film that is actually a bit dull.
As for the film itself, it's one of the magician films where Méliès himself is a magician making all sorts of crazy things happen. But oddly, the first half of the film, nothing happens of any consequence. Only later in the film do things begin changing...and what changes isn't all that interesting considering the filmmaker must have made at least a hundred similar films. Overall, not one of Méliès' better efforts and a film that is actually a bit dull.
