I found this movie a step back from "The Haunted Castle" from 1896, but maybe it was made like this for a few reasons. One, that Georges Méliès hand-colored the film, it being a very slow and costly process and thus a shorter film will do. And two, to try out some new techniques or perfecting old ones. It is nice to see a colored version, but in almost every other aspect it's lackluster. There is not a story or a clear introduction to the characters. There is not an ending to where the devil is defeated, so the religious aspect of it is toned down.