The Time Machine - 1960
This movie is based on the The Time Machine, the 1895 novel by H.G. Wells. It is about Man’s fascination with the fourth dimension - Time.The movie has been directed by George Pal, and stars Rod Taylor as the protagonist George.
George is a scientist who builds a time machine, but his friends refuse to believe him. Finally, on New Year’s eve of 1900, he decides to leave behind the present and wander into the future.
As George passes through time, he witnesses two great wars, and finally a nuclear war, which wipes away most of human civilization. His machine gets trapped under lava, only to re-emerge in the year 802701. The depiction of passing years and centuries through time-lapse photography is beautiful to watch and won the movie an academy award.
In the distant future, mankind has evolved into two species, the beastly Morlock and the mild Eloi. George is caught in their world, and realizes that his intervention is the only way the Eloi can have a future and a civilization.
It’s a must-watch movie. The movie was remade in 2002, but failed to register well with the audience. The remake has a slightly different plot. I would suggest you watch the original, even though it’s a bit difficult to find.
