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Fantasmagorie (1908 film)

Alright kiddo, let's talk about a really cool thing called "Fantasmagorie"! It's a movie that was made all the way back in the year 1908, which is really old!

Now, movies back then were not like the movies we have now. They didn't have any sound or music, and they were all black and white. The people who made them had to be really creative to keep people interested since they didn't have all the cool things we have today.

"Fantasmagorie" was created by a man named Emile Cohl, who was one of the first people to explore animation. Do you know what animation is? It's when you make characters move by drawing them over and over again very quickly. It's like a flipbook!

In the movie, you see a character named "Fantasio" who goes on an adventure around a city. The animation is really unique and fun to watch. Emile Cohl used something called "cel animation" to create the film, which means he drew everything on clear pieces of paper called "cels" and then layered them on top of each other to make the characters move.

Let me tell you a little secret. "Fantasmagorie" was actually the first animated film ever made! Isn't that amazing? It paved the way for all the animated movies you love to watch today, like "Toy Story," "Frozen," and "Moana."

So there you have it, kiddo! "Fantasmagorie" is a really special and important movie that started it all.