The films plot has no relationship to the events of the book. The film things to come 1936, based on wells s 1933 the shape of things to come, was released in the year guernica was bombed. Among other things he predicted a technological revolution which would be used by the state in a highly authoritarian way. This is a powerful, yet spooky and somewhat cheesy science fiction film made in 1936, produced by alexander korda based on the h. Wells wrote a novel called the shape of things to come until i saw the 1979 movie. It is also the embodiment of the modernist dream and an attempt to reconcile the horrors of world war i with the goals of the enlightenment. There are strong performances throughout, although a bit histrionic by todays standards, by such luminaries as ralph richardson, raymond massey and margaretta scott. Wells the following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
Wells, accurately predicts the worlds very dark future in film, history, sci fi september 8th, 2016 3 comments 6. Things to come is the loosely based cinematic adaptation of the h. With raymond massey, edward chapman, ralph richardson, margaretta scott. Things to come is a 1936 film based upon the novel the shape of things to come by h. Conceived, written, and overseen by wells himself as an adaptation of his own work, this megabudget production, the most ambitious ever from kordas london films, is a triumph of imagination and technical audacity. Things to come is a 1936 british blackandwhite science fiction film from united artists. Wells the shape of things to come is a 1979 canadian science fiction film directed by george mccowan, and starring jack palance, barry morse, nicholas campbell, annemarie martin, carol lynley, and john ireland. Wells 1984, paperback, new edition at the best online prices at. Having seen the movie, i did a little research and found that the movie had practically nothing in common with the novel. A madman decides to destroy the moon colonies with his robots and automated ships, and only three people and their robot can stop him.
Jun 20, 20 the shape of things to come 1933 was to be the most elaborately formulated of wellss exercises in prophecy. Wells presents an outline of future history in things. Carol lynley vigilante, nicholas campbell the dead zone, eddie benton prom night, and john ireland spartacus costar in this epic sciencefiction adventure directed by george mccowan. Barry morse in the shape of things to come 1979 jack palance in the shape of. Wells things to come a prophetic vision of the future if a tad stodgy. It stars a few veterans jack palance, john ireland, barry morse, carol lynley and two canadians who were then upandcomers. The film is an interesting but dated what if scenario about the petty and destructive nature of mankind. Wells, the film takes only its title and some character names from the shape of things to come, wells speculative novel from 1933. I felt certain when i discovered that it was made in canada in the wake of star wars with jack palance as an evil overlord, that the movie had extreme cheese potential, and not only was i right i had no idea how right i was. Wells the shape of things to come is a 1979 canadian science fiction film directed by george mccowan, and starring jack palance, barry morse. However, now i split a gut in plan 9 fashion with the added benefit of fast forward. Wells the shape of things to come is a canadian science fiction motion picture first released in may 1979. Things to come has, however, received retrospective credit for predicting global war just ahead.
Wells shape of things to come the time is the tomorrow after tomorrow and mankind has now populated the moon, where vast domed cities have been built on what was once a wasteland. Most of the film is montage of footage of socalled future wars and the progress of mankind, which. Things to come 1936 not rated 1h 40min drama, scifi, war 14 september 1936 uk the story of a century. Wells things to come is a 1936 british blackandwhite science fiction film from united artists, produced by alexander korda, directed by william cameron menzies, and written by h. The shape of things to come 1979 the shape of things to. Humanitys continued survival depends on an antiradiation drug only available on planet delta three, which has been taken over by omus, a brilliant but mad mechanic who places no value on human life. Jan 01, 2015 98 min scifi august 1979 usa planet earth is a devastated wasteland, and whats left of humanity has colonized the moon in domed cities. Skipping through time, things to come bears witness to world war, disease, dictatorship, and, finally, utopia. Wells the shape of things to come, a canadian science fiction film from 1979, is also. This is a remake of a 1936 scifi, future dystopia tale by h. The shape of things to come is many things but most importantly it is h. At the time i felt that my hard earned parttime summer job savings had never been so wasted.
Some time in the future, man has set up colonies on the moon, when earth becomes uninhabitable. One quaint expedition, grotesque and childish and yet an augury of greater things to come, flits very illuminatingly across the dreadful record of these war years. Wells, the film takes only its title and some character names from the original source material. Shape of things to come 1080p hd movie trailer blue. Things to come also known in promotional material as h. Wells, but the drama, as interpreted by director george mccowan and scripter martin lager is not altered to accommodate. Omus wants to come to the moon to rule and intends. Couched as a novelit purports to be the transcription of an actual historical work of the early twentysecond century, transmitted through a series of mysterious dreamsit is, in style, a direct continuation of wellss. The shape of things to come quotes showing 11 of 1 nothing is so pleasing to perplexed unhappy people as the denunciation of others. It is the voyage of a passenger steamship from new york to norway. Wells, like many 19thcentury visionaries, instinctively associated technological progress with the moral variety, but borges saw a different situation in the present, when the power of almost all tyrants arises from their control of technology. It imagines the terrors of aerial bombardment of civilian centres and a benevolent technocratic state which shades into fascism, a fruity world of corporate elites and shopping malls.
The shape of the things to come is memorable primarily for its various failings. This version is, and cleverly address the issue of wells now outdated future history, too. Philip raven at geneva in november 1930 was a very grave loss to the league of nations secretariat. Wells shape of things to come the time is the tomorrow after tomorrow and mankind has now populated the moon, where vast. You can find it here on my channel or at the link below. The shape of things to come 1979 blockbuster trailer youtube.
Its a film that looks at how we hate what we fear or simply dont understand. For more than seventy years, penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the englishspeaking world. First published in 1933, the shape of things to come is science fiction novel written by h. Wells, one of the most important figures in the history of science fiction. Adapted for the screen by wells himself, the film follows a concept and plot similar to the book, and is seen mostly through the eyes of cynical but visionary john cabal raymond massey or one of his descendants also raymond massey and centered on a fictional english city called everytown.
Hg wells the shape of things to come was adapted kind of by wells himself as the 1936 film things to come, but it wasnt exactly faithful in detail to the book. Wells, the eminent fortune teller, has painted a pessimistic, frightening, yet inspiring picture of our next 100 years in his first film, things to come, which had its local premiere at. Specifically, its a space thing based on a book by h. Wells the shape of things to come photos view all photos 2 movie info. Things to come is one hell of a movie, an ambitious, audacious polemic that strives to pack all of humanitys future history into 96 minutes. Nov 02, 2018 this film also reminds me of another great futuristic movie that was made in that era. Within it, world events between 1933 and 2106 are speculated with a single superstate representing the solution to all humanitys problems. Wells, based on his novel the shape of things to come. Things to come 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Nicholas campbell da vincis inquest and annemarie martin prom night 1980. The shape of things to come is the second screen adaptation of the h. Wells the shape of things to come is a 1979 canadian science fiction film. Wells the shape of things to come 1979 rotten tomatoes. The film s plot has no relationship to the events of the book. Wells story of things to come was probably much better than this movie. Alexander kordas things to come is a film condensation of h. The shape of things to come 1979 feature video dailymotion. Wells s long dissertaionnovel the shape of things to come. The shape of things to come was written by wells in 1933 and he wrote the screenplay for the film things to come 1936. The shape of things to come is a work of science fiction, which speculates on future events from 1933 until the year 2106.