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Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #SciFi #TheTimeMachine #PlanetoftheApes 10 Worst Remakes of Beloved Sci-Fi Movies http://dlvr.it/TSQNjp
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #SciFi #TheTimeMachine #PlanetoftheApes 10 Worst Remakes of Beloved Sci-Fi Movies http://dlvr.it/TSQNjp
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Now watching:
'The Time Machine'
- directed by Simon Wells
- written by John Logan, H.G. Wells (Novel)
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- with Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Orlando Jones, Mark Addy, Jeremy Irons.....
___#thetimemachine - #simonwells - #nowwatching #firstwatch - #cinema #cinemastodon #film #filmastodon #movies #moviesmastodon - #letterboxd #trakt
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Now watching:
'The Time Machine'
- directed by Simon Wells
- written by John Logan, H.G. Wells (Novel)
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- with Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Orlando Jones, Mark Addy, Jeremy Irons.....
___#thetimemachine - #simonwells - #nowwatching #firstwatch - #cinema #cinemastodon #film #filmastodon #movies #moviesmastodon - #letterboxd #trakt
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Another charity shop book find. Quite pleased with these. The Time Machine features a 3D cover and includes 3D glasses. Obviously, the Christina Rossetti book includes the Goblin Market. #charityshop #christinarossetti #hgwells #bookstodon #goblinmarket #TheTimeMachine #physicalmedia #books
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Another charity shop book find. Quite pleased with these. The Time Machine features a 3D cover and includes 3D glasses. Obviously, the Christina Rossetti book includes the Goblin Market. #charityshop #christinarossetti #hgwells #bookstodon #goblinmarket #TheTimeMachine #physicalmedia #books
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Another charity shop book find. Quite pleased with these. The Time Machine features a 3D cover and includes 3D glasses. Obviously, the Christina Rossetti book includes the Goblin Market. #charityshop #christinarossetti #hgwells #bookstodon #goblinmarket #TheTimeMachine #physicalmedia #books
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Another charity shop book find. Quite pleased with these. The Time Machine features a 3D cover and includes 3D glasses. Obviously, the Christina Rossetti book includes the Goblin Market. #charityshop #christinarossetti #hgwells #bookstodon #goblinmarket #TheTimeMachine #physicalmedia #books
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Another charity shop book find. Quite pleased with these. The Time Machine features a 3D cover and includes 3D glasses. Obviously, the Christina Rossetti book includes the Goblin Market. #charityshop #christinarossetti #hgwells #bookstodon #goblinmarket #TheTimeMachine #physicalmedia #books
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#ThroughTheLookingGlass by #LewisCarroll
Alice returns for a chess-themed adventure in a topsy-turvy world. Everything is backward and logic is flipped! ♟️🪞🐱
Read here: https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2019/01/through-looking-glass-by-lewis-carroll.html
Travel to the year 802,701! Discover the Eloi and the Morlocks in the story that invented time travel as we know it. 🕰️👤⚙️
Read here: https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-time-machine-invention-by-h-g-wells.html
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My secret Santa did really good this year.... Two movies that I've wanted to add to my collection for a while now.
H.G. Wells The Time Machine 1960s
And Tron The original Classic on Bluray/Dvd comboI kind of knew about getting The Time Machine (from my secret Santa asking too many questions and not being so secret about it, LOL) But Tron surprised me!
#SecretSanta #Christmas2025 #bluray #dvd #movies #TheTimeMachine #Tron #HGWells #Disney
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L'eredità cinematografica de L'uomo che visse nel futuro
#TheTimeMachine #GeorgePal #HGWells #cinema #cinefilo #unocinema @spettacoli
L'uomo che visse nel futuro, diretto da George Pal nel 1960 e ispirato dal romanzo del 1895 La macchina del tempo di H.G. Wells, continua a...
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L'eredità cinematografica de L'uomo che visse nel futuro
#TheTimeMachine #GeorgePal #HGWells #cinema #cinefilo #unocinema @spettacoli
L'uomo che visse nel futuro, diretto da George Pal nel 1960 e ispirato dal romanzo del 1895 La macchina del tempo di H.G. Wells, continua a...
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L'eredità cinematografica de L'uomo che visse nel futuro
#TheTimeMachine #GeorgePal #HGWells #cinema #cinefilo #unocinema @spettacoli
L'uomo che visse nel futuro, diretto da George Pal nel 1960 e ispirato dal romanzo del 1895 La macchina del tempo di H.G. Wells, continua a...
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L'eredità cinematografica de L'uomo che visse nel futuro
#TheTimeMachine #GeorgePal #HGWells #cinema #cinefilo #unocinema @spettacoli
L'uomo che visse nel futuro, diretto da George Pal nel 1960 e ispirato dal romanzo del 1895 La macchina del tempo di H.G. Wells, continua a...
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L'eredità cinematografica de L'uomo che visse nel futuro
#TheTimeMachine #GeorgePal #HGWells #cinema #cinefilo #unocinema @spettacoli
L'uomo che visse nel futuro, diretto da George Pal nel 1960 e ispirato dal romanzo del 1895 La macchina del tempo di H.G. Wells, continua a...
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Jean-Michel Jarre - The Time Machine Live (Laser Harp)
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Fantastic Fiction: Classic Science Fiction Films of the Early 1960s: The early 1960s were a fascinating time for science fiction cinema, blending Cold War anxieties, space-age optimism, and philosophical explorations of technology and humanity. Five standout sci-fi films from 1960 to 1965 left a lasting impac… (#LaJetée #TheAbsentMindedProfessor #TheDayOfTheTriffids #TheDayTheEarthCaughtFire #TheFirstMenInTheMoon #TheTimeMachine)
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Fantastic Fiction: Classic Science Fiction Films of the Early 1960s: The early 1960s were a fascinating time for science fiction cinema, blending Cold War anxieties, space-age optimism, and philosophical explorations of technology and humanity. Five standout sci-fi films from 1960 to 1965 left a lasting impac… (#LaJetée #TheAbsentMindedProfessor #TheDayOfTheTriffids #TheDayTheEarthCaughtFire #TheFirstMenInTheMoon #TheTimeMachine)
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Fantastic Fiction: Classic Science Fiction Films of the Early 1960s: The early 1960s were a fascinating time for science fiction cinema, blending Cold War anxieties, space-age optimism, and philosophical explorations of technology and humanity. Five standout sci-fi films from 1960 to 1965 left a lasting impac… (#LaJetée #TheAbsentMindedProfessor #TheDayOfTheTriffids #TheDayTheEarthCaughtFire #TheFirstMenInTheMoon #TheTimeMachine)
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The early 1960s were a fascinating time for science fiction cinema, blending Cold War anxieties, space-age optimism, and philosophical explorations of technology and humanity. Six standout sci-fi films from 1960 to 1965 left a lasting impact on the genre: The Time Machine (1960), The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), The Day of the Triffids (1962), The First Men in the Moon (1964), The Absent-Minded Professor, (1961), and La Jetée, (1962).
The Time Machine (1960)
Based on H.G. Wells’ classic novel, 1960’s The Time Machine is a visually stunning adventure that takes audiences on a journey through time. Directed by George Pal, the film follows a Victorian scientist (played by Rod Taylor) who builds a machine capable of traveling through the ages. His journey leads him to a distant future where humanity has split into two species: the peaceful Eloi and the monstrous Morlocks.
The film’s practical effects, particularly the mesmerizing time-lapse sequences, were groundbreaking for their time. The film also carries a deeper message about societal evolution and the consequences of technological advancement, further developed from the book’s themes.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
This British sci-fi thriller takes a realistic approach to global catastrophe. When simultaneous nuclear tests knock the Earth off its axis, the planet begins heating up, leading to environmental disaster.
What sets The Day the Earth Caught Fire apart is its journalistic storytelling. Instead of focusing on scientists or military leaders, the film follows reporters uncovering the crisis, making it feel eerily grounded. The rising tension and bleak realism make it one of the most gripping sci-fi films of the era.
The Day of the Triffids (1962)
Based on John Wyndham’s novel, The Day of the Triffids is a classic alien invasion story with a terrifying twist. After a meteor shower blinds most of the world’s population, carnivorous plants known as Triffids begin their attack.
The film’s eerie atmosphere and survival-horror elements make it stand out among early 1960s sci-fi. While some effects may seem dated today, the concept remains chilling—especially the idea of humanity rendered helpless by its own blindness.
First Men in the Moon (1964)
Another H.G. Wells adaptation, First Men in the Moon is a delightful mix of adventure and sci-fi spectacle. Directed by Nathan Juran, the film follows a group of explorers who travel to the moon using an antigravity substance, only to discover an ancient civilization of insect-like creatures.
With charming stop-motion effects and a sense of wonder, this film captures the excitement of space exploration while offering moments of suspense.
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
The original version of The Absent-Minded Professor is a hilariously silly romp, as brilliantly befuddled professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) invents Flubber, a gravity-defying substance which leads to havoc at home and in the lab.
This Disney live-action comedy shows how science fiction became more normalized as part of American popular culture while also offering abundant hilarity.
La Jetée (1962)
And here we get to something completely different.
La Jetée is a short, experimental masterpiece composed almost entirely of still images. Directed by Chris Marker, this French film tells the haunting story of a man sent back in time to prevent a future apocalypse.
Its influence on cinema is immense; La Jetée directly inspired 12 Monkeys (1995) and remains one of the most thought-provoking explorations of time travel ever made. Despite its unconventional format, the film’s emotional depth and eerie atmosphere make it unforgettable.
Conclusion
Altogether, these six films showcase the diversity of early 1960s sci-fi, from cerebral time-travel stories to thrilling disaster narratives. They remain essential viewing for any science fiction enthusiast. Watch them prior to arriving at Seattle Worldcon to get your brain traveling in the past before we join together to explore yesterday, today, and tomorrow!
#LaJetée #TheAbsentMindedProfessor #TheDayOfTheTriffids #TheDayTheEarthCaughtFire #TheFirstMenInTheMoon #TheTimeMachine
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The early 1960s were a fascinating time for science fiction cinema, blending Cold War anxieties, space-age optimism, and philosophical explorations of technology and humanity. Six standout sci-fi films from 1960 to 1965 left a lasting impact on the genre: The Time Machine (1960), The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), The Day of the Triffids (1962), The First Men in the Moon (1964), The Absent-Minded Professor, (1961), and La Jetée, (1962).
The Time Machine (1960)
Based on H.G. Wells’ classic novel, 1960’s The Time Machine is a visually stunning adventure that takes audiences on a journey through time. Directed by George Pal, the film follows a Victorian scientist (played by Rod Taylor) who builds a machine capable of traveling through the ages. His journey leads him to a distant future where humanity has split into two species: the peaceful Eloi and the monstrous Morlocks.
The film’s practical effects, particularly the mesmerizing time-lapse sequences, were groundbreaking for their time. The film also carries a deeper message about societal evolution and the consequences of technological advancement, further developed from the book’s themes.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
This British sci-fi thriller takes a realistic approach to global catastrophe. When simultaneous nuclear tests knock the Earth off its axis, the planet begins heating up, leading to environmental disaster.
What sets The Day the Earth Caught Fire apart is its journalistic storytelling. Instead of focusing on scientists or military leaders, the film follows reporters uncovering the crisis, making it feel eerily grounded. The rising tension and bleak realism make it one of the most gripping sci-fi films of the era.
The Day of the Triffids (1962)
Based on John Wyndham’s novel, The Day of the Triffids is a classic alien invasion story with a terrifying twist. After a meteor shower blinds most of the world’s population, carnivorous plants known as Triffids begin their attack.
The film’s eerie atmosphere and survival-horror elements make it stand out among early 1960s sci-fi. While some effects may seem dated today, the concept remains chilling—especially the idea of humanity rendered helpless by its own blindness.
First Men in the Moon (1964)
Another H.G. Wells adaptation, First Men in the Moon is a delightful mix of adventure and sci-fi spectacle. Directed by Nathan Juran, the film follows a group of explorers who travel to the moon using an antigravity substance, only to discover an ancient civilization of insect-like creatures.
With charming stop-motion effects and a sense of wonder, this film captures the excitement of space exploration while offering moments of suspense.
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
The original version of The Absent-Minded Professor is a hilariously silly romp, as brilliantly befuddled professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) invents Flubber, a gravity-defying substance which leads to havoc at home and in the lab.
This Disney live-action comedy shows how science fiction became more normalized as part of American popular culture while also offering abundant hilarity.
La Jetée (1962)
And here we get to something completely different.
La Jetée is a short, experimental masterpiece composed almost entirely of still images. Directed by Chris Marker, this French film tells the haunting story of a man sent back in time to prevent a future apocalypse.
Its influence on cinema is immense; La Jetée directly inspired 12 Monkeys (1995) and remains one of the most thought-provoking explorations of time travel ever made. Despite its unconventional format, the film’s emotional depth and eerie atmosphere make it unforgettable.
Conclusion
Altogether, these six films showcase the diversity of early 1960s sci-fi, from cerebral time-travel stories to thrilling disaster narratives. They remain essential viewing for any science fiction enthusiast. Watch them prior to arriving at Seattle Worldcon to get your brain traveling in the past before we join together to explore yesterday, today, and tomorrow!
#LaJetée #TheAbsentMindedProfessor #TheDayOfTheTriffids #TheDayTheEarthCaughtFire #TheFirstMenInTheMoon #TheTimeMachine
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In the classic H.G. Wells novel The Time Machine, the time-hopping protagonist meets the Eloi, who live in a state of childish innocence. Everything they need is provided by invisible machinery. Maintained by the subterranean Morlocks, who eat the Eloi like farmed animals.
This is a wonderful metaphor for what hyperscale datacentres turned much of the net into.
#novels #SciFi #HGWells #TimeTravel #TheTimeMachine #DataFarming
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The labor/working class are the Morlocks, partially blind now due to working in the mines. The Eloi are the bourgeoisie, not fully aware of what's about to hit them. It's that simple.
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Great Horror Movie Posters, day 466. #GreatHorrorMoviePosters #MoviePosters #TheTimeMachine
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@daedalean @GreenFire
Have you read HG Wells' "The Time Machine"? Billionaires are the Eloi and the rest of us, Morlocks.
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Welcome to #JMusicFriday
Today's theme is #TheTimeMachine
Early music from artists who are big now but weren't then.
This was a suggestion by @nazokiyoubinbou
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Guy Pearce Explains Why Studio Films Are “A Killer For Me”
#News #GuyPearce #TheCountofMonteCristo #TheTimeMachinehttps://deadline.com/2024/12/guy-pearce-why-studio-films-killer-1236236107/
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Well, "in an earlier life, me, too.
Ever since #TheTimeMachine and #InTheYear2525, I'm not sure, I want to find out anymore:"[Verse 8]
In the year 9595
I'm kinda wonderin', if man is gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing
Woah-oh[Bridge]
Now, it's been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what he never knew
Now, man's reign is through..." -
Well, "in an earlier life, me, too.
Ever since #TheTimeMachine and #InTheYear2525, I'm not sure, I want to find out anymore:"[Verse 8]
In the year 9595
I'm kinda wonderin', if man is gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing
Woah-oh[Bridge]
Now, it's been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what he never knew
Now, man's reign is through..." -
Well, "in an earlier life, me, too.
Ever since #TheTimeMachine and #InTheYear2525, I'm not sure, I want to find out anymore:"[Verse 8]
In the year 9595
I'm kinda wonderin', if man is gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing
Woah-oh[Bridge]
Now, it's been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what he never knew
Now, man's reign is through..." -
Well, "in an earlier life, me, too.
Ever since #TheTimeMachine and #InTheYear2525, I'm not sure, I want to find out anymore:"[Verse 8]
In the year 9595
I'm kinda wonderin', if man is gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing
Woah-oh[Bridge]
Now, it's been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what he never knew
Now, man's reign is through..." -
Well, "in an earlier life, me, too.
Ever since #TheTimeMachine and #InTheYear2525, I'm not sure, I want to find out anymore:"[Verse 8]
In the year 9595
I'm kinda wonderin', if man is gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing
Woah-oh[Bridge]
Now, it's been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what he never knew
Now, man's reign is through..." -
Fantastic Fiction: Early Science Fiction Meets Proto-Steampunk: The Time Machine: In many ways, the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow blog is a time machine, taking us back into the history of the genre and showing how that past is connected to the present and future. In 1960, a movie adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine brought the story out of the past and into the… (#GeorgePal #HGWells #TheTimeMachine)
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Fantastic Fiction: Early Science Fiction Meets Proto-Steampunk: The Time Machine: In many ways, the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow blog is a time machine, taking us back into the history of the genre and showing how that past is connected to the present and future. In 1960, a movie adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine brought the story out of the past and into the… (#GeorgePal #HGWells #TheTimeMachine)
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In many ways, the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow blog is a time machine, taking us back into the history of the genre and showing how that past is connected to the present and future. In 1960, a movie adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine brought the story out of the past and to the present of the Sixties with aesthetics that looked both back to the Victorian era and forward to the turn of the millennium.
The Time Machine (1960) was not the first H.G. Wells adaptation. There had been several, going back all the way to the silent era. However, all previous adaptations of H.G. Wells’ work, such as the 1953 War of the Worlds movie, chose to set the story in the present day.
For his 1960 adaptation of The Time Machine, however, legendary director George Pal decided to set the movie in the time the novel was published, the Victorian era. The protagonist, unnamed in the novel, is named George in the film (played by Rod Taylor) and implied to be H.G. Wells himself.
The movie sticks closer to the plot of the novel than the later 2002 adaptation and opens with George demonstrating his latest invention to his friends, a miniature time machine. George’s friends don’t believe the machine works, so George retreats into the laboratory to personally test drive the full-scale machine.
George pauses his time machine three times: in 1917, 1940, and 1966. Each time, he finds himself in the middle of a war, and each time he meets the same man, James Filby, son of an old friend. In 1966, George finds himself on the cusp of nuclear war and barely makes it back to his machine in time to escape the effects of an atomic bomb blast, but he finds himself and his machine encased in lava, which hardens into rock.
Since George is stuck inside a solidified lava dome, he travels forward to the year 802,701 AD, October 12 to be precise, when erosion has finally worn the mountain away. At this point, the familiar plot of the novel kicks back in and George meets the lovely Weena (played by a 17-year-old Yvette Mimieux), her fellow Eloi, and later the terrifying Morlocks (designed by Wah Chang).
In the novel, the time traveller needs some time to learn the language of the Eloi, but the movie cuts this short by having everybody speak English 800,000 years in the future. The reason why humanity split into two distinct species, the Eloi and the Morlocks, by this point in time differs between the novel and the 1960 adaptation. In the novel, true to Wells’ Socialist sympathies, the Morlocks are the descendants of the working class, and the Eloi are from the upper class. In the movie—as George learns via an archive known as “the talking rings”—the demographic split is the result of the nuclear war that encased George and his machine in lava in 1966. With the surface and atmosphere then hopelessly irradiated, some people sought refuge underground, eventually evolving into the Morlocks, while others took their chance with the polluted environment, eventually evolving into the Eloi. This makes a lot more sense to a mid-century audience than the original explanation, which was largely inspired by Wells’ dislike of the London Underground. Indeed, not only the story of The Time Machine in the 1960 adaptation but also our perspective of it has changed with the years.
The time machine itself is an iconic prop, a sleigh-like vehicle with a large, spinning clockwork disc attached to the back, and it is reminiscent of something out of a Currier and Ives print . Designed by Bill Ferrari and built by Wah Chang (who designed the Morlocks, as mentioned before, and would later create many memorable Star Trek props), the retro-futuristic look of the time machine with its gears, levers, and polished brass is something we would now recognise as steampunk. In 1960, however, these aesthetics were brand-new. The term “steampunk” would not be coined by K.W. Jeter until 1987, but the style’s visuals have their origins in the early 1960s.
The Time Machine (1960) was not the first science fiction film to be set in the Victorian era nor the first to employ retro-futuristic aesthetics—Disney’s 1954 adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was also set in the nineteenth century and gave us a gorgeous proto-steampunk Nautilus. The Time Machine (1960), despite the 1954 release of 20,000 Leagues, was the film that opened the floodgates for retro-futuristic adaptations of early science fiction novels. In the following years, Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island and Master of the World and H.G. Wells’ First Men in the Moon all received adaptations in a similar retro-futuristic style.
The Time Machine also employs some ingenious techniques to visually depict time travel. Time-lapse photography is used to show a candle burning down, hands racing around a clock face, flowers opening and closing, and the sun racing across the sky. The passage of years is depicted via the changing fashions of a mannequin in a store window across the street. The time travel scenes are truly stunning, especially considering they were made purely with practical effects, such as the afore-mentioned time-lapse photography, and these won the movie a highly deserved Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The Time Machine (1960) was also a finalist for the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation but lost out to The Twilight Zone.
Have you seen The Time Machine? Have you perhaps created a model of the iconic device or designed some Time Machine-inspired cosplay? Let’s continue the conversation of this classic from the past in our future together in Seattle.
Cora BuhlertCora Buhlert is a writer and translator from Bremen in North Germany. She’s a contributor to Galactic Journey and the winner of the 2022 Hugo Award for best fan writer. You can also find her at her website.
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In many ways, the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow blog is a time machine, taking us back into the history of the genre and showing how that past is connected to the present and future. In 1960, a movie adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine brought the story out of the past and to the present of the Sixties with aesthetics that looked both back to the Victorian era and forward to the turn of the millennium.
The Time Machine (1960) was not the first H.G. Wells adaptation. There had been several, going back all the way to the silent era. However, all previous adaptations of H.G. Wells’ work, such as the 1953 War of the Worlds movie, chose to set the story in the present day.
For his 1960 adaptation of The Time Machine, however, legendary director George Pal decided to set the movie in the time the novel was published, the Victorian era. The protagonist, unnamed in the novel, is named George in the film (played by Rod Taylor) and implied to be H.G. Wells himself.
The movie sticks closer to the plot of the novel than the later 2002 adaptation and opens with George demonstrating his latest invention to his friends, a miniature time machine. George’s friends don’t believe the machine works, so George retreats into the laboratory to personally test drive the full-scale machine.
George pauses his time machine three times: in 1917, 1940, and 1966. Each time, he finds himself in the middle of a war, and each time he meets the same man, James Filby, son of an old friend. In 1966, George finds himself on the cusp of nuclear war and barely makes it back to his machine in time to escape the effects of an atomic bomb blast, but he finds himself and his machine encased in lava, which hardens into rock.
Since George is stuck inside a solidified lava dome, he travels forward to the year 802,701 AD, October 12 to be precise, when erosion has finally worn the mountain away. At this point, the familiar plot of the novel kicks back in and George meets the lovely Weena (played by a 17-year-old Yvette Mimieux), her fellow Eloi, and later the terrifying Morlocks (designed by Wah Chang).
In the novel, the time traveller needs some time to learn the language of the Eloi, but the movie cuts this short by having everybody speak English 800,000 years in the future. The reason why humanity split into two distinct species, the Eloi and the Morlocks, by this point in time differs between the novel and the 1960 adaptation. In the novel, true to Wells’ Socialist sympathies, the Morlocks are the descendants of the working class, and the Eloi are from the upper class. In the movie—as George learns via an archive known as “the talking rings”—the demographic split is the result of the nuclear war that encased George and his machine in lava in 1966. With the surface and atmosphere then hopelessly irradiated, some people sought refuge underground, eventually evolving into the Morlocks, while others took their chance with the polluted environment, eventually evolving into the Eloi. This makes a lot more sense to a mid-century audience than the original explanation, which was largely inspired by Wells’ dislike of the London Underground. Indeed, not only the story of The Time Machine in the 1960 adaptation but also our perspective of it has changed with the years.
The time machine itself is an iconic prop, a sleigh-like vehicle with a large, spinning clockwork disc attached to the back, and it is reminiscent of something out of a Currier and Ives print . Designed by Bill Ferrari and built by Wah Chang (who designed the Morlocks, as mentioned before, and would later create many memorable Star Trek props), the retro-futuristic look of the time machine with its gears, levers, and polished brass is something we would now recognise as steampunk. In 1960, however, these aesthetics were brand-new. The term “steampunk” would not be coined by K.W. Jeter until 1987, but the style’s visuals have their origins in the early 1960s.
The Time Machine (1960) was not the first science fiction film to be set in the Victorian era nor the first to employ retro-futuristic aesthetics—Disney’s 1954 adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was also set in the nineteenth century and gave us a gorgeous proto-steampunk Nautilus. The Time Machine (1960), despite the 1954 release of 20,000 Leagues, was the film that opened the floodgates for retro-futuristic adaptations of early science fiction novels. In the following years, Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island and Master of the World and H.G. Wells’ First Men in the Moon all received adaptations in a similar retro-futuristic style.
The Time Machine also employs some ingenious techniques to visually depict time travel. Time-lapse photography is used to show a candle burning down, hands racing around a clock face, flowers opening and closing, and the sun racing across the sky. The passage of years is depicted via the changing fashions of a mannequin in a store window across the street. The time travel scenes are truly stunning, especially considering they were made purely with practical effects, such as the afore-mentioned time-lapse photography, and these won the movie a highly deserved Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The Time Machine (1960) was also a finalist for the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation but lost out to The Twilight Zone.
Have you seen The Time Machine? Have you perhaps created a model of the iconic device or designed some Time Machine-inspired cosplay? Let’s continue the conversation of this classic from the past in our future together in Seattle.
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In many ways, the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow blog is a time machine, taking us back into the history of the genre and showing how that past is connected to the present and future. In 1960, a movie adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine brought the story out of the past and to the present of the Sixties with aesthetics that looked both back to the Victorian era and forward to the turn of the millennium.
The Time Machine (1960) was not the first H.G. Wells adaptation. There had been several, going back all the way to the silent era. However, all previous adaptations of H.G. Wells’ work, such as the 1953 War of the Worlds movie, chose to set the story in the present day.
For his 1960 adaptation of The Time Machine, however, legendary director George Pal decided to set the movie in the time the novel was published, the Victorian era. The protagonist, unnamed in the novel, is named George in the film (played by Rod Taylor) and implied to be H.G. Wells himself.
The movie sticks closer to the plot of the novel than the later 2002 adaptation and opens with George demonstrating his latest invention to his friends, a miniature time machine. George’s friends don’t believe the machine works, so George retreats into the laboratory to personally test drive the full-scale machine.
George pauses his time machine three times: in 1917, 1940, and 1966. Each time, he finds himself in the middle of a war, and each time he meets the same man, James Filby, son of an old friend. In 1966, George finds himself on the cusp of nuclear war and barely makes it back to his machine in time to escape the effects of an atomic bomb blast, but he finds himself and his machine encased in lava, which hardens into rock.
Since George is stuck inside a solidified lava dome, he travels forward to the year 802,701 AD, October 12 to be precise, when erosion has finally worn the mountain away. At this point, the familiar plot of the novel kicks back in and George meets the lovely Weena (played by a 17-year-old Yvette Mimieux), her fellow Eloi, and later the terrifying Morlocks (designed by Wah Chang).
In the novel, the time traveller needs some time to learn the language of the Eloi, but the movie cuts this short by having everybody speak English 800,000 years in the future. The reason why humanity split into two distinct species, the Eloi and the Morlocks, by this point in time differs between the novel and the 1960 adaptation. In the novel, true to Wells’ Socialist sympathies, the Morlocks are the descendants of the working class, and the Eloi are from the upper class. In the movie—as George learns via an archive known as “the talking rings”—the demographic split is the result of the nuclear war that encased George and his machine in lava in 1966. With the surface and atmosphere then hopelessly irradiated, some people sought refuge underground, eventually evolving into the Morlocks, while others took their chance with the polluted environment, eventually evolving into the Eloi. This makes a lot more sense to a mid-century audience than the original explanation, which was largely inspired by Wells’ dislike of the London Underground. Indeed, not only the story of The Time Machine in the 1960 adaptation but also our perspective of it has changed with the years.
The time machine itself is an iconic prop, a sleigh-like vehicle with a large, spinning clockwork disc attached to the back, and it is reminiscent of something out of a Currier and Ives print . Designed by Bill Ferrari and built by Wah Chang (who designed the Morlocks, as mentioned before, and would later create many memorable Star Trek props), the retro-futuristic look of the time machine with its gears, levers, and polished brass is something we would now recognise as steampunk. In 1960, however, these aesthetics were brand-new. The term “steampunk” would not be coined by K.W. Jeter until 1987, but the style’s visuals have their origins in the early 1960s.
The Time Machine (1960) was not the first science fiction film to be set in the Victorian era nor the first to employ retro-futuristic aesthetics—Disney’s 1954 adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was also set in the nineteenth century and gave us a gorgeous proto-steampunk Nautilus. The Time Machine (1960), despite the 1954 release of 20,000 Leagues, was the film that opened the floodgates for retro-futuristic adaptations of early science fiction novels. In the following years, Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island and Master of the World and H.G. Wells’ First Men in the Moon all received adaptations in a similar retro-futuristic style.
The Time Machine also employs some ingenious techniques to visually depict time travel. Time-lapse photography is used to show a candle burning down, hands racing around a clock face, flowers opening and closing, and the sun racing across the sky. The passage of years is depicted via the changing fashions of a mannequin in a store window across the street. The time travel scenes are truly stunning, especially considering they were made purely with practical effects, such as the afore-mentioned time-lapse photography, and these won the movie a highly deserved Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The Time Machine (1960) was also a finalist for the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation but lost out to The Twilight Zone.
Have you seen The Time Machine? Have you perhaps created a model of the iconic device or designed some Time Machine-inspired cosplay? Let’s continue the conversation of this classic from the past in our future together in Seattle.
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In many ways, the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow blog is a time machine, taking us back into the history of the genre and showing how that past is connected to the present and future. In 1960, a movie adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine brought the story out of the past and to the present of the Sixties with aesthetics that looked both back to the Victorian era and forward to the turn of the millennium.
The Time Machine (1960) was not the first H.G. Wells adaptation. There had been several, going back all the way to the silent era. However, all previous adaptations of H.G. Wells’ work, such as the 1953 War of the Worlds movie, chose to set the story in the present day.
For his 1960 adaptation of The Time Machine, however, legendary director George Pal decided to set the movie in the time the novel was published, the Victorian era. The protagonist, unnamed in the novel, is named George in the film (played by Rod Taylor) and implied to be H.G. Wells himself.
The movie sticks closer to the plot of the novel than the later 2002 adaptation and opens with George demonstrating his latest invention to his friends, a miniature time machine. George’s friends don’t believe the machine works, so George retreats into the laboratory to personally test drive the full-scale machine.
George pauses his time machine three times: in 1917, 1940, and 1966. Each time, he finds himself in the middle of a war, and each time he meets the same man, James Filby, son of an old friend. In 1966, George finds himself on the cusp of nuclear war and barely makes it back to his machine in time to escape the effects of an atomic bomb blast, but he finds himself and his machine encased in lava, which hardens into rock.
Since George is stuck inside a solidified lava dome, he travels forward to the year 802,701 AD, October 12 to be precise, when erosion has finally worn the mountain away. At this point, the familiar plot of the novel kicks back in and George meets the lovely Weena (played by a 17-year-old Yvette Mimieux), her fellow Eloi, and later the terrifying Morlocks (designed by Wah Chang).
In the novel, the time traveller needs some time to learn the language of the Eloi, but the movie cuts this short by having everybody speak English 800,000 years in the future. The reason why humanity split into two distinct species, the Eloi and the Morlocks, by this point in time differs between the novel and the 1960 adaptation. In the novel, true to Wells’ Socialist sympathies, the Morlocks are the descendants of the working class, and the Eloi are from the upper class. In the movie—as George learns via an archive known as “the talking rings”—the demographic split is the result of the nuclear war that encased George and his machine in lava in 1966. With the surface and atmosphere then hopelessly irradiated, some people sought refuge underground, eventually evolving into the Morlocks, while others took their chance with the polluted environment, eventually evolving into the Eloi. This makes a lot more sense to a mid-century audience than the original explanation, which was largely inspired by Wells’ dislike of the London Underground. Indeed, not only the story of The Time Machine in the 1960 adaptation but also our perspective of it has changed with the years.
The time machine itself is an iconic prop, a sleigh-like vehicle with a large, spinning clockwork disc attached to the back, and it is reminiscent of something out of a Currier and Ives print . Designed by Bill Ferrari and built by Wah Chang (who designed the Morlocks, as mentioned before, and would later create many memorable Star Trek props), the retro-futuristic look of the time machine with its gears, levers, and polished brass is something we would now recognise as steampunk. In 1960, however, these aesthetics were brand-new. The term “steampunk” would not be coined by K.W. Jeter until 1987, but the style’s visuals have their origins in the early 1960s.
The Time Machine (1960) was not the first science fiction film to be set in the Victorian era nor the first to employ retro-futuristic aesthetics—Disney’s 1954 adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was also set in the nineteenth century and gave us a gorgeous proto-steampunk Nautilus. The Time Machine (1960), despite the 1954 release of 20,000 Leagues, was the film that opened the floodgates for retro-futuristic adaptations of early science fiction novels. In the following years, Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island and Master of the World and H.G. Wells’ First Men in the Moon all received adaptations in a similar retro-futuristic style.
The Time Machine also employs some ingenious techniques to visually depict time travel. Time-lapse photography is used to show a candle burning down, hands racing around a clock face, flowers opening and closing, and the sun racing across the sky. The passage of years is depicted via the changing fashions of a mannequin in a store window across the street. The time travel scenes are truly stunning, especially considering they were made purely with practical effects, such as the afore-mentioned time-lapse photography, and these won the movie a highly deserved Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The Time Machine (1960) was also a finalist for the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation but lost out to The Twilight Zone.
Have you seen The Time Machine? Have you perhaps created a model of the iconic device or designed some Time Machine-inspired cosplay? Let’s continue the conversation of this classic from the past in our future together in Seattle.
Cora BuhlertCora Buhlert is a writer and translator from Bremen in North Germany. She’s a contributor to Galactic Journey and the winner of the 2022 Hugo Award for best fan writer. You can also find her at her website.
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In many ways, the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow blog is a time machine, taking us back into the history of the genre and showing how that past is connected to the present and future. In 1960, a movie adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine brought the story out of the past and to the present of the Sixties with aesthetics that looked both back to the Victorian era and forward to the turn of the millennium.
The Time Machine (1960) was not the first H.G. Wells adaptation. There had been several, going back all the way to the silent era. However, all previous adaptations of H.G. Wells’ work, such as the 1953 War of the Worlds movie, chose to set the story in the present day.
For his 1960 adaptation of The Time Machine, however, legendary director George Pal decided to set the movie in the time the novel was published, the Victorian era. The protagonist, unnamed in the novel, is named George in the film (played by Rod Taylor) and implied to be H.G. Wells himself.
The movie sticks closer to the plot of the novel than the later 2002 adaptation and opens with George demonstrating his latest invention to his friends, a miniature time machine. George’s friends don’t believe the machine works, so George retreats into the laboratory to personally test drive the full-scale machine.
George pauses his time machine three times: in 1917, 1940, and 1966. Each time, he finds himself in the middle of a war, and each time he meets the same man, James Filby, son of an old friend. In 1966, George finds himself on the cusp of nuclear war and barely makes it back to his machine in time to escape the effects of an atomic bomb blast, but he finds himself and his machine encased in lava, which hardens into rock.
Since George is stuck inside a solidified lava dome, he travels forward to the year 802,701 AD, October 12 to be precise, when erosion has finally worn the mountain away. At this point, the familiar plot of the novel kicks back in and George meets the lovely Weena (played by a 17-year-old Yvette Mimieux), her fellow Eloi, and later the terrifying Morlocks (designed by Wah Chang).
In the novel, the time traveller needs some time to learn the language of the Eloi, but the movie cuts this short by having everybody speak English 800,000 years in the future. The reason why humanity split into two distinct species, the Eloi and the Morlocks, by this point in time differs between the novel and the 1960 adaptation. In the novel, true to Wells’ Socialist sympathies, the Morlocks are the descendants of the working class, and the Eloi are from the upper class. In the movie—as George learns via an archive known as “the talking rings”—the demographic split is the result of the nuclear war that encased George and his machine in lava in 1966. With the surface and atmosphere then hopelessly irradiated, some people sought refuge underground, eventually evolving into the Morlocks, while others took their chance with the polluted environment, eventually evolving into the Eloi. This makes a lot more sense to a mid-century audience than the original explanation, which was largely inspired by Wells’ dislike of the London Underground. Indeed, not only the story of The Time Machine in the 1960 adaptation but also our perspective of it has changed with the years.
The time machine itself is an iconic prop, a sleigh-like vehicle with a large, spinning clockwork disc attached to the back, and it is reminiscent of something out of a Currier and Ives print . Designed by Bill Ferrari and built by Wah Chang (who designed the Morlocks, as mentioned before, and would later create many memorable Star Trek props), the retro-futuristic look of the time machine with its gears, levers, and polished brass is something we would now recognise as steampunk. In 1960, however, these aesthetics were brand-new. The term “steampunk” would not be coined by K.W. Jeter until 1987, but the style’s visuals have their origins in the early 1960s.
The Time Machine (1960) was not the first science fiction film to be set in the Victorian era nor the first to employ retro-futuristic aesthetics—Disney’s 1954 adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was also set in the nineteenth century and gave us a gorgeous proto-steampunk Nautilus. The Time Machine (1960), despite the 1954 release of 20,000 Leagues, was the film that opened the floodgates for retro-futuristic adaptations of early science fiction novels. In the following years, Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island and Master of the World and H.G. Wells’ First Men in the Moon all received adaptations in a similar retro-futuristic style.
The Time Machine also employs some ingenious techniques to visually depict time travel. Time-lapse photography is used to show a candle burning down, hands racing around a clock face, flowers opening and closing, and the sun racing across the sky. The passage of years is depicted via the changing fashions of a mannequin in a store window across the street. The time travel scenes are truly stunning, especially considering they were made purely with practical effects, such as the afore-mentioned time-lapse photography, and these won the movie a highly deserved Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The Time Machine (1960) was also a finalist for the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation but lost out to The Twilight Zone.
Have you seen The Time Machine? Have you perhaps created a model of the iconic device or designed some Time Machine-inspired cosplay? Let’s continue the conversation of this classic from the past in our future together in Seattle.
Cora BuhlertCora Buhlert is a writer and translator from Bremen in North Germany. She’s a contributor to Galactic Journey and the winner of the 2022 Hugo Award for best fan writer. You can also find her at her website.
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If you're a fan of HG Wells, you might enjoy this new anthology (in which I have a story) - The Time Machine: Australia Bound. A range of Aus and NZ specfic writers explore how HG's time machine is used (and misused) in Australia!
Find details of writers, the limited edition HC and pre-order links on my blog
https://narrellemharris.iwriter.com.au/new-pre-order-the-time-machine-australia-bound/
#HGWells #TheTimeMachine #anthology #AustralianFiction #SFF @bookstodon
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If you're a fan of HG Wells, you might enjoy this new anthology (in which I have a story) - The Time Machine: Australia Bound. A range of Aus and NZ specfic writers explore how HG's time machine is used (and misused) in Australia!
Find details of writers, the limited edition HC and pre-order links on my blog
https://narrellemharris.iwriter.com.au/new-pre-order-the-time-machine-australia-bound/
#HGWells #TheTimeMachine #anthology #AustralianFiction #SFF @bookstodon
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If you're a fan of HG Wells, you might enjoy this new anthology (in which I have a story) - The Time Machine: Australia Bound. A range of Aus and NZ specfic writers explore how HG's time machine is used (and misused) in Australia!
Find details of writers, the limited edition HC and pre-order links on my blog
https://narrellemharris.iwriter.com.au/new-pre-order-the-time-machine-australia-bound/
#HGWells #TheTimeMachine #anthology #AustralianFiction #SFF @bookstodon
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If you're a fan of HG Wells, you might enjoy this new anthology (in which I have a story) - The Time Machine: Australia Bound. A range of Aus and NZ specfic writers explore how HG's time machine is used (and misused) in Australia!
Find details of writers, the limited edition HC and pre-order links on my blog
https://narrellemharris.iwriter.com.au/new-pre-order-the-time-machine-australia-bound/
#HGWells #TheTimeMachine #anthology #AustralianFiction #SFF @bookstodon
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If you're a fan of HG Wells, you might enjoy this new anthology (in which I have a story) - The Time Machine: Australia Bound. A range of Aus and NZ specfic writers explore how HG's time machine is used (and misused) in Australia!
Find details of writers, the limited edition HC and pre-order links on my blog
https://narrellemharris.iwriter.com.au/new-pre-order-the-time-machine-australia-bound/
#HGWells #TheTimeMachine #anthology #AustralianFiction #SFF @bookstodon
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Great science fiction anticipates great technology. The best that The Time Machine can come up with is to retroactively attribute the invention of the electric toothbrush to its protagonist.
#TheTimeMachine #MovieReview #SciFi #Adventure #Film
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The Time Machine. The novel that came out in the late 1800s or early 1900s..
I listened to the audiobook and watched the film from 1960 and the book is terrible compared to the film adaptation.
The book gets to the last few chapters and just changes entirely, it time jumps (I know like obviously duh) but the whole flow is lost.
The remember they added a bunch of stuff to the film version but it was really good.
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@JanineFromPgh
But Netflix would want you to cut it down to 8. Still, though, you could do some whacky stuff. Your side gig would be antique sales.
