The Time Machine story
A made-for-television film adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel of the same name.
19 total · 11 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ecological destruction | major | We learned how toxic waste making large parts of the world uninhabitable was a major cause of the Third World War. |
| mole people | major | The Morlocks were nocturnal creatures that lived underground and feared fire. |
| multi-species civilization | major | In the distant future, humans divided into two species, the passive Eloi and the underground-dwelling Morlocks, who feed on the Eloi. |
| noble savage utopia | major | The Eloi appeared to live happily without technology and in harmony with nature. |
| subterranean civilization | major | The Morlocks lived underground. |
| technological risk to civilization | major | Neil wanted to stop Mega Corp from building technologies with the potential to destroy the world, like a "death laser" and an antimatter bomb. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | major | Neil traveled into the distant future to prove that the death laser and anti-matter bomb that Mega Corp were constructing were calculated to destroy civilization. |
| the future of human evolution | major | In the distant future, humans divided into two species, the passive Eloi and the underground-dwelling Morlocks, who feed on the Eloi. |
| time machine | major | Dr. Neil Perry invented just such a contraption on the side while working at the Mega Corp. |
| time travel | major | Neil used his time machine to go back to what one gathered to be Salem where he was immediately put on trial on the charge of being a wizard. After somehow escaping execution, he traveled to the Wild West. After returning back to his own time to report on his findings, Neil ventured into the distant future to prove that the death laser and anti-matter bomb that Mega Corp were constructing were calculated to destroy civilization. |