Yet with time travel comes the inescapable un-definition of reality: the paradox. Which is seen in The Time Machine, and is one of only two downfalls the movie has.
Spoilers.
First of all, the graphics are great. I love it while Alexander is traveling through time, seeing progress as it could never have been seen before. I was impressed with how real it all looks, even though it is going so fast. The clarity of everything in those spans of time makes the movie much more understandable and beautiful.
I really love the plot. Alexander Hartdegen loses a loved on and goes back in time to save her. Yet he finds he cannot save her, so he goes into the future to find an answer. His travels take him to VOX, a computer version of Orlando Jones who is extremely intelligent and has a snappy attitude, and the crash landing of the moon. That moon looks really cool, even in a scene later in the movie in which fragments are still floating in orbit around Earth. Alexander eventually finds himself in the year 800,000, where mankind has split into two groups.
However, this conflict between the Morlocks and the Eloi (much like the Moiety in Riven) is way too short. Thus being the second downfall of the movie. The time traveling aspect of it is extremely interesting, not just to think about, but to watch. Yet that is not enough to keep me fully satisfied. The conflict is great, but too short.
I really like the music (in fact, the day I wrote this is the day I bought the soundtrack). Klaus Badelt is paving a road that is extraordinary. He gives some excellent melodic themes for Alexander as well as a theme for time travel itself. The Morlocks' drum-beats are reminiscent of John Williams' The Lost World score, which I really love.
The Morlocks could be better, too. They are mostly puppets, which is kind of a disappointment since it is so easily recognizable. But they are freaky enemies, good enough for the show.
Guy Pearce is one great actor. I really like his performance in this movie, as the intelligent scholar, ambitious yet nervous, who is in love with a beautiful woman who gets caught up in unexplainable events. He really portrays Alexander well. The other actors do good, too, but not as great as Pearce.
Combining drastically beautiful scenery, great graphics, an excellent score and a great set of actors, The Time Machine is a really good movie. I recommend it to anyone who likes the sci-fi genre.
Spoilers.
First of all, the graphics are great. I love it while Alexander is traveling through time, seeing progress as it could never have been seen before. I was impressed with how real it all looks, even though it is going so fast. The clarity of everything in those spans of time makes the movie much more understandable and beautiful.
I really love the plot. Alexander Hartdegen loses a loved on and goes back in time to save her. Yet he finds he cannot save her, so he goes into the future to find an answer. His travels take him to VOX, a computer version of Orlando Jones who is extremely intelligent and has a snappy attitude, and the crash landing of the moon. That moon looks really cool, even in a scene later in the movie in which fragments are still floating in orbit around Earth. Alexander eventually finds himself in the year 800,000, where mankind has split into two groups.
However, this conflict between the Morlocks and the Eloi (much like the Moiety in Riven) is way too short. Thus being the second downfall of the movie. The time traveling aspect of it is extremely interesting, not just to think about, but to watch. Yet that is not enough to keep me fully satisfied. The conflict is great, but too short.
I really like the music (in fact, the day I wrote this is the day I bought the soundtrack). Klaus Badelt is paving a road that is extraordinary. He gives some excellent melodic themes for Alexander as well as a theme for time travel itself. The Morlocks' drum-beats are reminiscent of John Williams' The Lost World score, which I really love.
The Morlocks could be better, too. They are mostly puppets, which is kind of a disappointment since it is so easily recognizable. But they are freaky enemies, good enough for the show.
Guy Pearce is one great actor. I really like his performance in this movie, as the intelligent scholar, ambitious yet nervous, who is in love with a beautiful woman who gets caught up in unexplainable events. He really portrays Alexander well. The other actors do good, too, but not as great as Pearce.
Combining drastically beautiful scenery, great graphics, an excellent score and a great set of actors, The Time Machine is a really good movie. I recommend it to anyone who likes the sci-fi genre.