Die Zeitmaschine (1960)
68KDie Zeitmaschine: Directed by George Pal. With Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot. A man’s vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.
“OK, so some people are intent on pointing out factual or historical inaccuracies. Some people ridicule the costumes and accents, but whatu0026#39;s important is the spirit of the film. I sincerely doubt anyone made the same kind of comments back in 1960. It was a seminal film and must have inspired a generation of film makers. You donu0026#39;t need CGI to make a good film. Itu0026#39;s all about the story and the ingenuity of having to make do with the things youu0026#39;ve got to hand. This film exemplifies that attitude.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI first saw The Time Machine as a 10 year old in 1970 and was utterly captivated. The stop-motion photography was spell-binding to me; particularly when George kills one of the attacking Morlocks. The gory footage of the body decomposing will abide with me forever. More importantly, and for the first time in my life, I was completely swept away with the concept of time travel. This film was unlike anything I had ever seen before and sowed seeds of profound thought for many years after.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film may not be for everyone, but it was for a certain 10 year-old boy all those years ago. How I wish I could go back and recapture those moments…”
