This film is the king of the Over-Reach; of trying to bring more to the screen than is humanly possible considering what the author wrote and intended. Alex Korda was a giant among set designers. And there is absolutely no one in the entire field of Science-Fiction that even remotely approaches HG Wells as a writer.
Some of Well's works were merely outstanding; such as this and The First Men in the Moon, When Worlds Collide, and .others. But his classics like The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and War of the Worlds were all in the Best Five Science-Fiction novels of all time. His book The Island of Dr. Moreau, is a top-ten horror classic of all time. The man was an absolute genius. The rating for this film is not for the acting or even the film itself; it is for the writing; the message within the film. The eternal square of politics, economics, science, and military adventurism is still with us to this very day, and will most likely be with us for the next several hundred years. Socialism vs Fascism vs Democracy, Capitalism vs Communism vs Two-Systems One Party, and Science vs God vs Common Sense are just a few of the minor questions addressed by Wells. "The Universe or Nothing".....just a small goal to strive for.
Some of Well's works were merely outstanding; such as this and The First Men in the Moon, When Worlds Collide, and .others. But his classics like The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and War of the Worlds were all in the Best Five Science-Fiction novels of all time. His book The Island of Dr. Moreau, is a top-ten horror classic of all time. The man was an absolute genius. The rating for this film is not for the acting or even the film itself; it is for the writing; the message within the film. The eternal square of politics, economics, science, and military adventurism is still with us to this very day, and will most likely be with us for the next several hundred years. Socialism vs Fascism vs Democracy, Capitalism vs Communism vs Two-Systems One Party, and Science vs God vs Common Sense are just a few of the minor questions addressed by Wells. "The Universe or Nothing".....just a small goal to strive for.