Why is similar to SQL but different, wouldn't be better to add the MATCH parameter to SELECT on good old SQL?

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypher_Query_Language:

    MATCH (charlie:Person { name:'Charlie Sheen' })-[:ACTED_IN]-(movie:Movie)
    RETURN movie

to

  SELECT movie
  FROM Movie movie, Person person
  WHERE person.name = 'Charlie Sheen'
  MATCH person-[:ACTED_IN]->movie;