History Film / TheTimeMachine1960

-->'''Eloi:''' It's all clear.

* UndyingLoyalty: Filby, executor of George's estate, firmly refuses to sell the house and has it shut even after his death, believing the traveller would return some day.

* UndyingLoyalty: Filby, executor of George's state, firmly refuses to sell the house and has it shut even after his death, believing the traveller would return some day.

* ActingForTwo: Not only does Creator/AlanYoung plays David Filby, but he plays James Filby, both young and old as well.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: George's colleagues (except Filby) don't believe his story, despite returned all beaten up, and the fact that the flower he brought doesn't exist yet and could not have grown during the winter.
* BrownNote: The Air-Raid Sirens. Over 800,000 years, the Eloi have been subconsciously conditioned to react to the noise by seeking refuge underground. So much so that they will blindly walk into the Morlock's lair in an hypnotic trance.

* CompletelyMissingThePoint: The Eloi. Particularly when the Time Traveller tries to explain to them that when the Sirens blare, they're actually marching off to their deaths, seeking refuge from a war that has been over for ''thousands'' of years!
--> '''Eloi''': But it's "All Clear!"

* ConvectionSchmonvection: after London gets nuked in 1966, everything around catches on fire, except for the protagonist of course. Oh, and the grass he's standing on.

* PromotedToLoveInterest: Former TropeNamer, by way of both the 2002 film and this one. In the novel, the time traveler forms a bond with an Eloi woman named Weena, who, like all Eloi, is a child-sized androgynous-looking creature mentally on the level of an eight-year old. However, the film turns Weena into a love interest, looking human.

'''Tropes from the 1960 film version which weren't in the book:'''

* HeyItsThatVoice: Paul Frees has had multiple voice acting roles and is recognizable as the voice of the [[ApocalypticLog "talking rings"]]. You can also recognize Creator/AlanYoung's legendary Scottish brogue in Filby (he's the voice of Scrooge [=McDuck=] in both Mickey's Christmas Carol, and WesternAnimation/DuckTales.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: George's colleagues (except Filby) don't believe his story, despite returned all beaten up and the fact that the flower he brought could not have grown during the winter.

* NamedByTheAdaptation: The Time Traveller is a addressed as "George", and his full name is visible on a plaque on the machine.

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'''''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9miqKm0aB0 The Time Machine]]''''' is a 1960 film adaptation by George Pal of the science fiction novel ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' by Creator/HGWells.

* ActingForTwo: Not only does Creator/AlanYoung plays both David Filby, but he plays James Filby, both young and old as well.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Paul Frees has had multiple voice acting roles and is recognizable as the voice of the [[ApocalypticLog "talking rings"]]. You can also recognize Alan Young's legendary Scottish brogue in Filby (he's the voice of Scrooge [=McDuck=] in both Mickey's Christmas Carol, and WesternAnimation/DuckTales.

* ColdWar: In the movie's universe, it turned hot in 1966. Essentially, the movie's whole message is about the Cold War, making it extremely dated now.

* ColdWar: In the movie's universe, it turned hot in 1966.

'''''The Time Machine''''' is a 1960 film adaptation by George Pal of the science fiction novel ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' by Creator/HGWells.

George sets off for the future, stopping to see the effects of WorldWarI, the Blitz of WorldWarII, and finally the nuclear holocaust of WorldWarIII. George's arrival in the year 802701 plays out similarly to the original, though with the Eloi [[EternalEnglish speaking English]] and Weena being PromotedToLoveInterest. The BackStory of the Eloi and the Morlocks is altered, with both being the survivors of people who hid in bunkers during World War III. When the war ended after three centuries, some people chose to remain underground, becoming the Morlocks, while others chose to take their chances on the surface, becoming the Eloi. The Morlocks are, of course, portrayed in the typical 1950s monster movie fashion.

* TrainingThePeacefulVillagers

* ColdWar: The film is very much a product of its time.

George sets off for the future, stopping to see the effects of WorldWarI, the Blitz of WorldWarII, and finally the nuclear holocaust of WorldWarIII. George's arrival in the year 802701 plays out similarly to the original, though with the Eloi [[EternalEnglish speaking English]] and Weena being PromotedToLoveInterest. The BackStory of the Eloi and the Morlocks is altered, with both being the survivors of people who hid in bunkers during World War III. When the war ended after three centuries, some chose people to remain underground, becoming the Morlocks, while others chose to take their chances on the surface, becoming the Eloi. The Morlocks are, of course, portrayed in the typical 1950s monster movie fashion.

George sets off for the future, stopping to see the effects of WorldWarI, the Blitz of WorldWarII, and finally the nuclear holocaust of WorldWarIII. George's arrival in the year 802701 plays out similarly to the original, though with the Eloi [[EternalEnglish speaking English]] and Weena being PromotedToLoveInterest. The BackStory of the Eloi and the Morlocks is altered, with both being the survivors of people who hid in bunkers during the nuclear war. When the war ended after three centuries, some chose people to remain underground, becoming the Morlocks, while others chose to take their chances on the surface, becoming the Eloi. The Morlocks are, of course, portrayed in the typical 1950s monster movie fashion.

George sets off for the future, stopping to see the effects of WorldWarI, the Blitz of WorldWarII, and finally the nuclear holocaust of WorldWarIII. Upon his arrival in the year 802701, the storyline plays out similarly to the original for awhile, though with the Eloi [[EternalEnglish speaking English]] and Weena being PromotedToLoveInterest. The BackStory of the Eloi and the Morlocks is altered, with both being the survivors of people who hid in bunkers during the nuclear war. When the war ended after three centuries, some chose people to remain underground, becoming the Morlocks, while others chose to take their chances on the surface, becoming the Eloi. The Morlocks are, of course, portrayed in the typical 1950s monster movie fashion.

George sets off for the future, stopping to see the effects of WorldWarI, the Blitz of WorldWarII, and finally the nuclear holocaust of WorldWarIII. Upon his arrival in the year 802701, the storyline plays out somewhat similarly to the original, though with the Eloi [[EternalEnglish speaking English]] and Weena being PromotedToLoveInterest. The BackStory of the Eloi and the Morlocks is altered, with both being the survivors of people who hid in bunkers during the nuclear war. When the war ended after three centuries, some chose people to remain underground, becoming the Morlocks, while others chose to take their chances on the surface, becoming the Eloi. The Morlocks are, of course, portrayed in the typical 1950s monster movie fashion.

There are many changes from the novel, with Wells's socialist critique reimagined as an anti-war parable. After the Time-Traveler, called "George" in this version, demonstrates his invention, most of his friends criticize him for inventing something which they consider to have no practical value (''it's a fricking time machine, morons!'') and wonder why a man of his genius isn't [[ArmsDealer inventing weapons]] for Britain to use in the SecondBoerWar like a good patriotic citizen should be. Only David Filby shares George's idealism, though he warns him to destroy the time machine before it destroys him.

George sets off for the future, stopping to see the effects of WorldWarI, the Blitz of WorldWarII, and finally the nuclear holocaust of WorldWarIII. Upon his arrival in the year 802701, the storyline plays out somewhat similarly to the original, though with the Eloi [[EternalEnglish speaking English]] and Weena being PromotedToLoveInterest. The BackStory of the Eloi and the Morlocks is altered, with both being the survivors of people who hid in bunkers during the nuclear war. When the war ended after three centuries, some chose people to remain underground, becoming the Morlocks, while others chose to take their chances on the surface, becoming the Eloi.

The Morlocks are, of course, portrayed in the typical 1950s monster movie fashion. The film concludes with a climax in which a group of Eloi, including Weena, are captured in the Morlocks' underground lair. George rescues them and [[TrainingThePeacefulVillagers teaches them to stand up for themselves]]. After briefly returning to his own time, George heads back to 802701, bringing [[RuleOfThree three books]] with which to begin rebuilding civilization. The audience is [[RiddleForTheAges left to wonder which three books he chose]].

There are many changes from the novel, with Wells's socialist critique reimagined as a anti-war parable. After the Time-Traveler, called "George" in this version, demonstrates his invention, most of his friends criticize him for inventing something which they consider to have no practical value (''it's a fricking time machine, morons!'') and wonder why a man of his genius isn't [[ArmsDealer inventing weapons]] for Britain to use in the SecondBoerWar like a good patriotic citizen should be. Only David Filby shares George's idealism, though he warns him to destroy the time machine before it destroys him.

George sets off for the future, stopping to see the effects of WorldWarI, the Blitz of WorldWarII, and finally the nuclear holocaust of WorldWarIII. Upon his arrival in the year 802701, the storyline plays out similarly to the original, though with the Eloi [[EternalEnglish speaking English]] and Weena being PromotedToLoveInterest. The BackStory of the Eloi and the Morlocks is altered, with both being the survivors of people who hid in bunkers during the nuclear war. When the war ended after three centuries, some chose people to remain underground, becoming the Morlocks, while others chose to take their chances on the surface, becoming the Eloi. The Morlocks are, of course, portrayed in the typical 1950s monster movie fashion.

The film concludes with a climax in which a group of Eloi, including Weena, are captured in the Morlocks' underground lair. George rescues them and teachers them to stand up for themselves. After briefly returning to his own time, George heads back to 802701, bringing [[RuleOfThree three books]] with which to begin rebuilding civilization. The audience is [[RiddleForTheAges left to wonder which three books he chose]].

* {{Weenalized}}[=/=]PromotedToLoveInterest: Former TropeNamer, by way of both the 2002 film and this one. In the novel, the time traveler forms a bond with an Eloi woman named Weena, who, like all Eloi, is a child-sized androgynous-looking creature mentally on the level of an eight-year old. However, the film turns Weena into a love interest, looking human.