Question: What was the first special effects laden, science fiction blockbuster?Answer: The French film Le voyage dans la lune, or as it was known in the U.S.
When this came out people were amazed by what they saw. Moving pictures had been available for a while, but they were basically short stage acts captured on film. This movie used many new techniques including fades, superimposed images, many cuts/edits, and even some early animation to achieve the visual effects. While the result is something anybody could put together on their computer nowadays, back then it was nothing short of a marvel.
