The Méliès scholars Paul Hammond and John Frazer have noted that the film's highly pessimistic tone is unusual among Méliès's work; both scholars have suggested that the pessimism derives from the intense commercial pressure Méliès felt from competitors during the making of the film.
The film's highly pessimistic tone is unusual among Méliès's work. This was what the Méliès scholars Paul Hammond and John Frazer have noted. The pessimism derives from the intense commercial pressure Méliès. These intense commercial pressure Méliès are felt from competitors during the making of the film. Both scholars have suggested this.