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#TIME MACHINE THE JOURNEY BACK MOVIE#

Of course, the World Wars hadn't happened yet when the book was written.

Adaptation Expansion: In the book, the traveller doesn't make any stop and goes directly to the very far future without learning about the World Wars.

Adaptational Intelligence: The Eloi are far more intelligent here than in the novel, being able to speak perfect English and having slightly more awareness of their surroundings than their book counterparts.

#TIME MACHINE THE JOURNEY BACK MOVIE#

The Morlocks are, of course, portrayed in the typical 1950s monster movie fashion. When the war ended after three centuries, some people chose to remain underground, becoming the Morlocks, while others chose to take their chances on the surface, becoming the Eloi. The Back Story of the Eloi and the Morlocks is altered, with both being the descendants of people who survived in bunkers during World War III. George's arrival in the year 802701 plays out similarly to the original, though with the Eloi speaking English and Weena ( Yvette Mimieux) being Promoted to Love Interest. George sets off for the future, stopping to see the effects of World War I, the Blitz of World War II, and finally the nuclear holocaust of World War III. Only David Filby ( Alan Young) shares George's idealism, though he warns him to destroy the time machine before it destroys him. After the Time-Traveler, who in this version is called "George" ( Rod Taylor), demonstrates his invention, most of his colleagues criticize him for inventing something which they consider to have no practical value and wonder why a man of his genius isn't inventing weapons for Britain to use in The Second Boer War like a good patriotic citizen should be. There are many changes from the novel, with Wells's socialist critique reimagined as an anti-war parable.

Wells' science fiction novel The Time Machine. The Time Machine is a 1960 film adaptation by George Pal of H.