| Author | Subject: Re: Time Paradox Not Possible |
| Doug | Posted At 20:51:31 03/20/2002
Looking at this from a storyteller's point of view, the Uber Morlock was an unnecessary complication to an already faulty storyline. I believe, in most cases like this, the author -- screenwriter -- was just spewing words so that folks like us could ponder endlessly upon their meanings. Ask the screenwriter himself what exactly he meant, and I'll wager he'll laugh and say he was just trying to get his 95 pages written. In my opnion, since most screenplays run max 120 pages, therefore 120 minutes, the Uber Morlock should have been ditched and in its place we should have been given at least twenty minutes of serious character development and sound motivations at the beginning of this story. I've pondered long and hard on this point, and if anyone is interested, I'd be happy to expound. Filby (I prefer Wells' spelling) and Mrs. Watchet should definately have been aware of the building of the Time Machine -- especially Mrs. Watchet who seemed to run a VERY tight ship. If so, then the ending would have made at least a modicum of sense! If those scenes didn't end up on the cutting room floor (as I suspect they did), then Mrs. Watchet could have asked, "Do you think he will ever return, Mr. Filby?" And Filby could have said, "One cannot chose but wonder . . . "! A fitting tribute to the skill of Mr. Duncan!!! A passing note. Last night I re-read The Time Machine. This movie is NOT the H. G. Wells's book and I say shame on Dreamworks for trying to pass it off as such! At least David Duncan's version made an attempt to follow the storyline, given the constraints of film media which is vastly different than writing a novel! One last comment. Thank you Don and Mary for one of the best sites on the net . . . IMHO. Doug |