Segundo de Chomón was a French filmmaker who made a lot of short films which were either direct copies of his competitor's work (Georges Méliès) or were inspired by his films. Here in "The Voyage to Jupiter" Segundo uses Méliès' "Voyage to the Moon" and makes it his own. Instead of flying to the moon in a capsule launched by an enormous gun, Segundo's hero (a king?) has a dream about space and climbs a huge ladder to the planets! There, he eventually arrives on Jupiter and the locals are much like Méliès had on the moon...with their very explosive personalities. But more importantly, the film, while similar, is different enough that it still is Segundo's work...mostly. And darned clever work in this case...with very elaborate sets and costumes. My only regret is that the hand painted cels have lost their luster over time and the film could use some TLC.