Great Thrill Ride
The Time Machine (1960), directed by George Pal and based on H.G. Wells’ 1895 novella, is one of those rich, thoughtful sci-fi films that balances spectacle with big ideas. It’s not just about zipping through years like pages in a book—it’s about what humanity becomes because of time.
Rod Taylor plays a gentleman inventor in turn-of-the-century London—refined, curious, and deeply idealistic. He creates a beautiful, almost steampunk-esque machine to break through the barrier of time itself. But what begins as scientific curiosity quickly becomes a journey into distant futures where society has changed in strange and unsettling ways.
Visually, it's a feast—lush sets, vibrant colors, and imaginative depictions of future worlds. But underneath all the production beauty is a somber, even haunting meditation on civilization, progress, and the consequences of human complacency.
The tone swings between wonder and dread, and that musical score by Russell Garcia? It sweeps you right into the era and beyond.
It’s a thinking person’s adventure—with thrills, yes—but also with a heavy pause on what might lie ahead if we’re not careful. No ray guns or space battles, just a ticking clock and the march of time.
9.5/10
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