"The Time Machine" - Novel by H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" was published in 1895 and can probably more accurately be described as a novella rather than a novel. The work is more straight science fiction than dystopian fiction, but the story does contain some elements of a dystopian theme. The novella chronicles an un-named scientist who builds a machine which travels through time. On one of his time travels takes him to a time on Earth in which one group of people is subjugated by a much more dominant group.




The film adaptation of "The Time Machine" was released in 1960, and it starred Rod Taylor as the time traveller (in the film he is given the name "George"), and a strikingly beautiful Yvette Mimieux as one of the subjugated Eloi - the Morlock are their masters. In my very humble opinion, the film was actually better than the book. It seems that the book moved too slowly for me, perhaps it was my twelve year old mind, I should probably re-read it as an adult.

There was a remake of "The Time Machine" (1960) which was released in 2002. The remake stars Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, and Jeremy Irons. The makeup in this film is decent enough, but the story is nearly the same and completely forgettable. You won't miss out on anything special by not seeing this remake, unless of course, you are a die hard Time Machine fan....At any rate, throw the original in your Netflix queue and you will not be disappointed.