I've seen this extraordinary film countless times over the course of my 80 years, but I had to take the time to watch this particular TH-cam video, because this is by far the cleanest, sharpest print of this film I've ever seen. Every frame of this film is a feast for the eyes. I have the colorized version of this film on a Blu-ray disk and it appears to have been made from a print with more scratches and imperfections than this print. I recently, bought a high quality projector, and seeing this beautiful print of the film on a screen as large as the image would have appeared in a theater was an amazing experience. I felt like I had time traveled back to 1936 and was watching the film when it premiered in a London theater. There are only a few minor imperfections in the image here and there...... very few considering the age of the film. With very little restoration, using modern digital techniques, the picture quality would be as perfect as it was when the film was first shown, maybe even better.
@@chipsramek3868 This guy says he saw it in 1936, if he was born in '36 he'd be 86 or 87 If he was 14 when he saw it he'd be 100, his comment was unusually in good form for his age 80, but again if he was 14 in '36 he's 100, so it's Computer gen. or he's mistaken?
The Art Deco Atmosphere of the whole movie Is a feature not to be ignored; a big film from any angle, great actors, fantastic book and dreamy scenarios. What else can you ask for? A Master Piece! Thank you for posting.
It is indeed ! Like Norman Bel Geddes designs. The design wave got called 'streamlining'. Geddes was active in the theatre/film set design, also world exhibitions.. etc. Not much of his work is left to this day..... (Annecdote: in the time I had lend out the book 'Horizons' (by N B Geddes) to a collegue of mine, and it was never returned. It's an unwritten rule with books that 'lent is given'... lol ... I had to learn over the years, never to lend out my books ...I lost almost a dozen in that way )
It is true, today, with nato country fast losing the hold they had on the Third World, and also for the destruction capabilities we have today, it is more true than ever.
Wars been going on since Cain killed Abel, it won't end as long as there's two people, war will rage on. The price of sin is death, the price of war is greed.
Good movie. 👍❤️. H. G. Wells was one of my favorite writers and authors. Many of the possibilities he imagined in his books, some have come true, such as the way humanity’s history repeats itself, as it does in this movie……hatred, jealousy, envy, greed, racism, egotistical values, etc., blinds humanity’s potential with ignorance into the possibilities of living in a better future and world. Until these barriers are overcome and left behind, humanity will be faced with and doomed into repeating the same mistakes and failures our ancestors made and that have haunted humanity throughout its entire history, over and over again. Isn’t it time to put the bickering and confusion behind? 😢🙏🏼
The 'which shall it be?' speech is one of the greatest endings to any film ever made, and resonates even more more today as we grapple with what the purpose of life should be.
@@carminemurray6624 Read also H G Wells' 1946 "Mind At The End Of Its Tether" which should be made into a movie. That's Wells' Attestation of man's utter failure, as his testament that touched The Metaphysical.
My Hungarian dad (born in 1906) was involved in this production in the U.K. I believe it was in 1935-36. Since the producer Korda György was Hungarian, it was rather easy to get spot on his productions with a Hungarian background.
Damn, the movie left out my favorite quote from the book! " We look back through countless millions of years and see the great will to live struggling out of the intertidal slime, struggling from shape to shape and from power to power, crawling and then walking confidently upon the land, struggling generation after generation to master the air, creeping down into the darkness of the deep; we see it turn upon itself in rage and hunger and reshape itself anew, we watch it draw nearer and more akin to us, expanding, elaborating itself, pursuing its relentless inconceivable purpose, until at last it reaches us and its being beats through our brains and arteries... It is possible to believe that all the past is but the beginning of a beginning, and that all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn. It is possible to believe that all that the human mind has ever accomplished is but the dream before the awakening; out of our lineage minds will spring that will reach back to us in our littleness to know us better than we know ourselves. A day will come, one day in the unending succession of days, when beings, beings who are now latent in our thoughts and hidden in our loins shall stand upon this Earth as one stands upon a footstool, and shall laugh and reach out their hands amidst the stars." H. G. Wells, Things to Come 🖖
WOW. That IS one hell of a speech. That's truly remarkable, and I thank you for contributing it. I read a few of his most popular novels when I was a kid, but had never heard of this one. And I had forgotten what a deep thinker and writer he was; it's too easy to recall only the more superficial aspects of his legacy, because they ARE really good stories, even just on the surface. I'm thinking maybe it's time to revisit him.
Imagine this soliloquy being given by Ramond Massey and concluding with the immoral... "all of the universe or nothing which shall it be?.. WHICH SHALL IT BE?
What a frickin masterpiece. I've seen this about a half-dozen times. It gets better every time. This may be the best print I've seen. One of the few truly epic sci-fi sagas ever created...
A salute to the incredible intellect and creative genius of H.G. Wells. Unfortunately the story remains the same: Humanity is stupid, and there is always some evil jackass to take advantage of that. "Have a nice day" Thanks for the beautiful movie, all the best...
A groundbreaking film right up there with Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Looking back at what transpired after this film came out showed how prescient it was. An excellent cast of the greats of that era.
Metropolis is nothing compared to this masterpiece, idk why people get so excited about Metropolis, it was always an obscure and niche film, most people didn't care about it until recently.
The first 30 minutes or so of this is amazing. That HG Wells meddled too deeply in the project (a superior writer who knew nothing about making movies) made it less of a movie than it ended up being. And this one is a true classic, despite Wells' sometimes ham-handed dialogue. Great performances all through this, especially Sir Ralph Richardson's scene-munching turn as The Boss. Considering this was made primarily in 1935 (released in '36), marvel at the effects available at the time. There was nothing like it before, and the blueprint for many movies that came after. I have the full Criterion set this was taken from; excellent print.
In the mid 1930's Wells was about 70 years old and like others, he knew well that a war in Europe was coming. Being vehemently anti-war, I think he saw this film as a way of more widely presenting his ideas for the positive social progress that could emerge from such a conflict. He had previously written on this theme in 1897 and 1931, as well as the fictional "discussion" in 1933, bearing the same title as the film. I very much doubt that Korda or Menzies would have allowed him too much freedom to meddle during production. In fact the film was heavily cut both before release and also in 1943. The dialogue is typically Wellsian - it should probably be viewed as a "Victorian" didactic style rather than "ham-handed". The whole film is more of a sermon than an entertainment.
@@flashgordon6670 The Space Gun was a large model built on what would become the back-lot of Denham Studios (the land had been acquired, but the studio not yet built), where the two version of the Everytown square were also constructed, one complete for 1940, and the other ruined for the 1966 and 1970 sequences. The 2036 Everytown was all shot in the studio with hanging miniatures.
@@Nickcooper625 Saddam Hussain’s super gun was supposed to be a space gun, there’s a film about it that I saw recently, not too bad. Doomsday Gun 1994 with Frank Lagella. I bet there’s a secret space gun somewhere, or more than one. That would explain all the UFOs, the black holes in our economies, all the missing gold and what keeps the world relatively peaceful, at least for now that is. If a broken 2 bit Middle East country could consider doing it, it must be done already by someone. Logically it would be underground in a silo with a concealed rooftop emplacement, the energy from the blast would be absorbed by giant springs and things. The gun could go back down on a bracket with sliders and the whole thing encased in within a giant hydraulic piston that contains the sound shockwaves and also doubles cooling the gun barrel. The gun barrel has electro magnets to aid the UFOs, either reducing, or completely eliminating the blast from explosive propellants and or compressed air is used instead, or in duo with electro magnets. Bung a few dudes in flying saucers and Bob’s your uncle.
"Wings over the world" -- Memorable dialog. This film is somewhat grim, but also quite prophetic and hopeful. I would like to dedicate this film in very loving memory of my grandparents -- both English -- both survivors of "The Blitz." Many thanks for posting this remarkable film!
Just to add, I think the young girl with her Grandfather is; Dame Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren, DBE, FRS, FRCOG (26 April 1927 - 7 July 2007)[1] was a British scientist who was a leading figure in developmental biology.[2] Her work helped lead to human in vitro fertilisation (IVF),[3] and she received many honours for her contributions to science, including election as fellow of the Royal Society. Was her only movie
@zabdas83 Isn't she one who started extracting adrenochrome from the pineal glands of children who were kidnapped and killed by the global elite, in their insatiable thirst for Satanic power? I do understand that a certain degree of fascination with crackpot, lunatic conspiracy theories is perennial. But don't you ever think this might be getting just a little out of hand here in recent years?
Yes, it is her. One of my biggest regrets was not realising she was still alive in early 2007, when we did the UK DVD release (Network), as we could have sought her out for an interview. Sadly, she was killed in a car crash in the July. Wells actually wanted his neice to play the little girl, but McLaren was chosen instead (Wells was friends with her parents).
One can only suggest this be seen in a Theater. I had that extraordinary experience, a good print at a good "house," some years ago. Such an elegant production...
This movie is clearly anti war and rightfully so. That is why there were no flags or actual names of political powers I think. To avoid taking sides and just deliver the message. That is why we now have war too. Obsession over ideology. The Nazies rather quickly started their pro war moves as soon as they came to power in 1933. I am sure you could see it in their obsession that it could lead to war. The Nazie's view on Germany's treatment after WW1 was already known. I am sure you could pick up the scent of revenge...
I very much enjoyed seeing this classic film. Very impressive special effects before CGI was used. Loved (marveled) at the practical effects of tiny people running on huge sets, huge model buildings, and much more for set design. There are some interesting aircraft in the film too (both real and imaginary). Sadly, this film also made me think of our present day situation with a world fearing WW3 and recent pandemic, etc. Futurism is like that, with some dystopian ideas and some hope too. FYI: there is a wikipedia page devoted to this film which provides details on production, etc. Worth reading if you are interested in the film.
Wow, what a good movie. I'd never heard of it. For a movie released in 1936 the special effects are brillian, especially the futuristic part towards the end. Loved it. *spoiler alert* The futuristic part nailed it with the flat screen tvs, smartwatch, and those outfits the men wore I believe I've seen those on those weird designer runway outfits that men wear, lol.
This movie was made when people still believed in the possibility of a human-built utopia. If the 20th century taught us anything it is that any utopia created by flawed human beings will inevitably require a long swim across an ocean of blood, and all attempted utopias descend into authoritarian rule.
I believe everyone should see this great film. Living today in America, this film shows how wars sneak upon you. Let's keep looking around and notice the things that are around us. Listen to things around us. We can no longer trust everything people say, we must believe in their actions. We must remember our history of the the 20th century wars. The same causes of the last war is starting to become a cause for our next war. People who are greedy and want power that are willing to step on the backs of the weak and poor to obtain power over everyone are already here. They are already in our Congress. Are u people watching? They read history and they know what to do. Do you?
@bretthess6376 Agreed. We now have duly elected Representatives in Washington who believe in Jewish Space Lasers, and a cabal of the world's elite who kidnap children in order to harvest their pineal glands to obtain adrenochrome (among other even more nefarious purposes). No, they don't read history; most of them don't read, period, and they haven't a clue as to what they're doing. Those from that side of the aisle who did saw the writing on the wall immediately following the 2016 election and fled like their tails were on fire.
They know history but like Hitler believe that it doesn't apply to the. Will their money and power save them death. Pride truly is the worse of the seven deadly sins.
.....................Wow.........I'm 75 now , haven't seen this since i've been in my 20s. Such a clean, clear, wonderful copy..........so glad i watched it again, for maybe my last time... I can't believe this was made 88 years ago. Thanks
As a kid I always remember seeing stills from this film in magazines like Starlog and Famous Monsters of Filmland, and I can't believe that I finally got to see it in 2023! The design of this movie is incredible, and it's plot is epic and intriguing, and it makes one remember that at one time Science Fiction movies were really science fiction, but then I guess it helps to have your source material come from an actual Sf author. It's too bad we'll never see the original 117 minute cut.
DItto. I still have some of my old Starlogs, the poor tattered things. Only in the last couple of years am I getting around to taking in and appreciating the classics.
this film did predict the future in that it is full of people who enthusiastically spout their worldviews at eachother and refuse to conceive that anyone who disagrees should even exist, let alone be reasoned with. the sweet, stary-eyed, corny aesthetics are lots of fun to look at. five stars
When will people understand that nobody except for God predicts the future? And that is called prophecy All the Masons work together and they make movies about what they are planning to do in the future It's really that simple;)
H.G Wells was a master storyteller and visionary. Sadly, he is gone and yet the would-be conquerors and war-mongers remain and sadly, they always will.
In my 66 years, this is the first time I have seen this movie. Really well done for its time. I would not mind flying the Auto-gyro near the end as it is a nice design even by today's standards and the way the space craft was lifted resembles the SpaceX Starship somewhat 🙂
H.G. Wells published this book in 1933. Isaac Asimov published the Foundation story in serial form beginning in 1942. It seems to me that Wells had a huge influence on Asimov, in which the latter took not only the rise and fall of Rome , as is usually stated, for his inspiration for Foundation, but expanded on Wells' work of Things To Come. Don't know for sure... but there seems to be an influence.
I think you may well be right. This is a connection which had not occurred to me, even though I read several of Wells's and Asimov's books many years ago.
Well of course. Aren't all movies? Can't you see the pattern? All the movie directors and actors and film company owners, are all Masons They make movies according to the plans that they are going to carry out It's not anything mysterious It's called, planned programming;)
THE MUSIC! THE MUSIC! Shame sound recording was still quite primitive, but you can hear its magnificence in various rerecordings of suites from this movie. Arthur Bliss rivalled Prokofiev in the quality of his film scores.
Bought an Lp of the score of this film in the early 1980s in modern sound.Annoyingly the actual launch sequence near the end of the movie was expunged from the Lp concert hall performance.Also issued on Decca 78s at the time of the film's first screening.These records [lifted directly from the optical sound track] are quite rare today [they didn't sell well] as the film bombed at the box office taking years to repay its costs.
At about the 16 minute mark,the part where the people were gassed to death is missing including the child plugging his nose with fingers. I have a copy of this in the collection. This movie is an introduction to one world gouvernment. Movie WAY ahead of it's time and excellent,,,, ,thanx!
Mary Shelley in 1818 foresaw bringing a body back to life using animal parts in Frankenstein. However ancient Egyptians thought gods came from another star system They also did some type of brain surgery. Some thought the pyramids might have been used as a transmitter or receiver. Also, there is something called The Bagdad battery. The ark of the covenant might have also been some kind of battery a person that touched it died. Although in movie Raiders of the lost ark they called it a radio.
Not so sure about the ancient aliens thing. The achievements of the Ancient Egyptians goes beyond the Pyramids (I have been inside the Great Pyramid.). The Egyptians were advanced with animal husbandry and deliberately designing varieties of crops for different seasons. The afterlife for those, who lived good lives, was paradise in the Land of Reeds. The dead had to prove their virtue to a series of Gods. Anubis and Osiris measured the deceased heart on scale against a feather. Nothing extraterrestrial.
@petersinclair3997 Thank you for that injection of the rational. I'm nearly certain that we've excavated numerous fossils from the days when we lived in caves in Europe whose skulls showed evidence of trepanning. I'm not sure if that meets the definition of ancient brain surgery, or not. But then again, I don't know what the OP was referring to in that attribution.
How ironic this movie was produced in 1936, 87 years ago, and even though technology has advanced with leaps and bounds, mankind is still not anymore civilized. All we have learned to do is kill more efficiently, faster and with greater impunity. We actually made it to the moon in the 1960's but this movie saw this reality so far in advance it is amazing!! But we really aren't any better off than the people in this movie.
Long ago, an enterprising promoter found out that H.G.Wells and Orson Welles were both going to be in San Antonio at the same time. He got them together in the studio for a brief chat, which is quite fascinating. Sound quality is excellent. Orson fanboying in the presence of the great H.G., talking about the film he was making at the time (Citizen Kane) and Welles chiding him about "that radio program". A present from Arthur C. Clarke. Wish I could post it here.
Well it was CGI really, for instance from this period & carried on into the 60s, if a backdrop of a castle on a hill, they would paint that backdrop scene onto a sq metre of glass & then positioned it so the camera picked it out & it looked so real. Was used a lot in Tyrone Power swashbuckling movies etc right into big productions like Ben Hur. Then Ray Harryhausen & his stop motion that inspired Wallace & Gromit, they took it to another world that Ray wouldn't believe possible. Disney classic years was frame by frame of drawings. It's too easy now.
This was a terrific movie, one everyone should see. It is HG Welles somewhat preachy warning against the evils of war. But keep in mind that neither England nor America started WWii----the Nazi's did. Both England and America had one choice: fight back or surrender to Hitler and his allies. We all know the evils of war, we don't really need to be reminded of them. But in the history of humankind there has always been someone else who wants what you have---no matter what that might be. What do you do when your choice is to fight back and defend yourself, or surrender? Do you just surrender utterly, just to avoid war? If that means giving up everything you value? Peace at any cost is not peace at all---it is slavery. So long as there is conflict between men, so long as there are men willing to resort to violence to get what they want, there will be war. You cannot change that without changing the basic makeup of humanity. While more than a bit preachy, this movie is well worth watching. A great plot, good acting, and very memorable. It was one of the very first movies that depicted a "post apocalyptic" world. Even the "wandering sickness" in the film is precursor to the "zombie apocalypse" genre As well as showing a grand futuristic world. . At the end of the film is the most inspirational speech about humankind that I have ever heard. It sums up what we are and what we can be. "All the universe, or nothing! Which shall it be?' This movie was a true classic
@@glenchapman3899 explain how a WORLD WAR starts with 2 non colonial powers. I really want to know how a local war between poland and germany can be a world war. Is russia vs ukraine a world war? was china vs tibet a world war? Explain.
I find the talk of a new world worder, freemasonry of science, the end of sovereign nation states quite interesting, yet so far have seen no other comment made on it. HG Wells would release a book titled The New World Order in 1940.
I don’t think he had any inside information. The clues were there for anyone to see in the mid 30s’. Fascists telling huge lies that populations wanted to hear. We are in the middle of a similar situation right now in 2023. Fascists are rising again, scapegoating and lying and there are millions just swallowing those lies whole. Selling fear and anger.
When Stanley Kubrick approached Arthur C. Clarke about collaborating on a prospective science fiction film production, Clarke made a list of previously made SF films for Kubrick to see, THINGS TO COME being one of them . . . and Kubrick absolutely hated it. Kubrick, of course, was far more interested in depicting a future that seemed believable, for all its wondrous technological advances, and it's interesting to contrast the more realistic, mundane dialogue in "2001" with the stentorian declamations delivered by the Orators in this production. I can see why it wasn't Kubrick's cup of tea, but it has its place in the history of SF in films, and we have to be able to appreciate it for what it was, coming from an "old school" sensibility and generations removed from the more sophisticated visions of the Future we've gotten in subsequent productions. THINGS TO COME was not a film that sought to explore its subject with subtlety, that's for sure. Thanks for the upload.
Kubik added to the fear stricken society already barely reeling from one war to the next... if the truth was known to the masses the against communism would stop... after all, all wars are finaced(bankers). Without collateral no backing! Just let that sink in .... now we turn east, our attention the middle east and Asia. Let the dis-information of world government news add the fear.
Wow! What an amazing movie! Thank you for placing it as part of my suggest watching! I never had the chance to watch that movie before! I will surely watch it again.
@@mikehipperson Yes very efficient since it imparts all the energy as an impulse but you would have to scrape the son and daughter of the floor at the end of the voyage.
@@alisdairmclean8605 Though if you ignore the look and listen a bit more to the description in the little girl's lecture its apparent the thing is a lot more sophisticated than a simple "gun".
I became a fan of the Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic genera when I first saw this as a kid back in the 60's. Like the model Streamline Moderne tanks. The next generation of tanks should be designed by movie art directors.
Still after all these years, a great cautionary tale. Unfortunately, Wells was one of those writers, ie Verne, that his fiction has a tendency to become fact. Chilling to contemplate the possible fact with this tale. I think someone already mentioned Wars and rumors of Wars, but this also includes a pandemic from bio/chemical warfare. The older I get, the more this film gives me the willies. Probably a good thing Wells didn't envision nukes. Cheers
@paulceglinski7172 Sorry to be pedantic, but... I.e. means "that is". A lot of people confuse it with e.g., which means "for example". When I was a kid I perceived an easy way to always remember this: "Eg", if pronounced as a word, sounds like the first syllable of the way that most Americans pronounce the word "example", i.e. "egg-zample". Neither of these terms actually fits into what you were saying, but you probably intended e.g., as in "Wells was one of that group of writers, e.g. Jules Verne, who..." It's still a little awkward, but it essentially does work. "A la" would actually have been the perfect fit; if it had been in that place, then no other alteration to the sentence would've been necessary. Also, "biochemical" is a perfectly standard English word. It's not "bio/chemical".
This version of “Things To Come” is a totally and completely different film from the heavily censored American version that I have watched on cable television. I am angry with the management of United Artists in the US that butchered this film in order not to allow the American film audience to realize how far behind they were in preparation for a coming Second World War, and all of the technological advances that were taking place in Europe. They did not want the American people to ponder about all the ideas that H.G. Wells was discussing and debating about in the film. I guess that US industry insiders thought that the film was promoting socialism and rebellion against the state, and had to heavily censor the film for that reason. I am so glad that the complete version of “Things To Come” is, at long last, finally available for viewing by American audiences, and for future generations of viewers to watch, learn from, and enjoy. Thank you very much for sharing this amazing film here on TH-cam. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
This is actually the 96m 31s print that was prepared for the American release*, but it seems that UA did cut it further. The version passed by the UK censors was 117m 13, but it was cut to 108m 41s for the London premiere, and then reduced further to 98m 06s for the general release. * Although part of the first bombing sequence is cut here for no readily apparent reason.
Well I have heard about the famous classic sci- fiction author who wrote “Time Machine”, “War of the Worlds “ and others-H.G. Wells as I was younger at my age when I read the Classic Comics about novels by H.G. Wells as I remember so well. Good!
The one thing that the movie got spot-on in its portrayal of the future is plastic. Plexiglas, and similar polymers, were all very new in 1936. Today, they are ubiquitous.
This is a Fabulous movie, so good I got it on DVD . Worth it , all the way. I have a huge Collection of my Sci fi black and white movies . Better than any movie made today. Just my opinion though .🤠🖖
Your opinion seems to be my opinion, too. H.G. Wells was perhaps the most fabulous sci-fi writer of all time. The Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds was a much better rendition of the earlier one, with Gene Barry as the lead. My only complaint, a minor one, is that the scene should have been set in England instead of America, like it was in the H.G. Wells novel.
Your opinion seems to be my opinion, too. H.G. Wells was perhaps the most fabulous sci-fi writer of all time. The Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds was a much better rendition of the earlier one, with Gene Barry as the lead. My only complaint, a minor one, is that the scene should have been set in England instead of America, like it was in the H.G. Wells novel.
The Director's brother, Vincent Korda, did the sets and Ned Mann did the Special Effects in this oldie. Elaborate details in so many 'pieces' of equipment must have taken a lot of work. There is no character development at all, and the cast of fine actors come and go with no insight to who they are. I prefer Fritz Lang's Metropolis to this one with a similar plot and a much better story. This was shown in So. Cal. in the 60s to crowds of 'Hippies' that loved it, especially since 1967 was a lot different than Wells imagined it. :)
Well I think the two films are setting out to do very different things. I can see this appealing to hippies in the 60s with Vietnam and everything else going on. The one area Metropolis does shine is the world building in the story. And remember back in the 60s it was really hard to get a good copy of Metropolis, so it really wasn't until the 80s with the short reconstructed version that people got serious about putting the film back together.
Superbly well made and atmospheric. Many interesting visuals among all else, such as the war headlines being interposed with images of turkeys near the beginning, and how the year titles for 1967 and 1970 would have fitted well into the groovy late 60''s.
I am amazed. It is almost unbelievable that this film was made in 1936! One thing, though: I fear that it won't be easy for me to adapt to the fashion of 2036 ...
No they didn't (it's not actually London in the film). When it was re-released in 1943 audiences did laugh at the rather poor model shots of the enemy aircraft crossing the white cliffs of Dover, but the bombing scenes were greeted by silence.
An absolutely incredible but frightening movie perhaps more so now than in 1936. Wells wasn't science fiction. He was delivering the plots already developed long before hand. He paints Freemasonry in a good light. He was either calculating or deceived.
The message is pretty clear but the sad truth is everyday people really have no control over whether war happens or not. It does a great job of how suddenly things can change. Progress comes with a price. You may nit always pay it but eventually you will. I think that was what they were trying to get across in this. I also find the timeline fascinating. The idea that by 2036 we would all live underground yet not have made it to space is interesting.
Please do not push an outdated agenda! If People ever bonded together, stop the fear, war would stop globally, people would have the power back... remember common law for the common people who make up 99% of this world. It is ours to take .... back. Please bestow ur fears and stand up... it takes but a few to make many.....
I like how at the end of the movie , during the rocket launch, they managed to envision a flat screen LCD or holographic display. Of course it was limited to the tech of the time, a sheet of plastic with static writing on it, it's cool to see how someone could be thinking so far ahead
i dont think helicopters existed back then either yet they're in this movie.. makes me wonder if this technology did exist or was in the works back then.
@@coopsmusicvision earliest fight experiments were more like helicopters going all the way back to an ancient Chinese toy. The real problem to solve with copters is how to keep the motor's torque from rotating the craft. Focke Wulf had a license to build twin rotor helicopters for the Germans back in 1936, a year after this movie came out.
It's a little slow at times, but this is an amazing film for 1936. They achieved futuriistic effects that look as good as today in 2024. Amazing sets and effects for that date in time! True to concept...
Notice that around 8:44, H.G. Wells humor comes out when it is announced on the radio that the German planes are picked up in the search lights of "the Battleship Dinosaur"...😅 Of course this prophetically came to reality during WW2 when the dreadnaughts were replaced by the aircraft carrier for major ocean battle engagements.
@@allenjones3130 Because of the political tensions between Britain, Germany, and Russia after WW1; it is true that Wells "walked the tightrope" when it came to not "calling a spade a spade". What is weird is that now, in order to explain away his blundering British naivety, it is alleged that Neville Chamberlain actually knew his "deal" with Hitler was a farce, but he was hoping it would buy time for the British to better prepare for the eventual war.
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I've seen this extraordinary film countless times over the course of my 80 years, but I had to take the time to watch this particular TH-cam video, because this is by far the cleanest, sharpest print of this film I've ever seen. Every frame of this film is a feast for the eyes. I have the colorized version of this film on a Blu-ray disk and it appears to have been made from a print with more scratches and imperfections than this print. I recently, bought a high quality projector, and seeing this beautiful print of the film on a screen as large as the image would have appeared in a theater was an amazing experience. I felt like I had time traveled back to 1936 and was watching the film when it premiered in a London theater. There are only a few minor imperfections in the image here and there...... very few considering the age of the film. With very little restoration, using modern digital techniques, the picture quality would be as perfect as it was when the film was first shown, maybe even better.
Pray Tell ...how does one improve on Perfect...remember it's a goal Not a destination ! :)-
Sir, I salute you. 63 here and have been a fan of H.G. Wells for most of my life.
Rite-on my fellow being! 👁🫵🏼😇🙏❤️
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above, the Holy Bible.
@@chipsramek3868 This
guy says he saw it in
1936, if he was born
in '36 he'd be 86 or 87
If he was 14 when he saw it he'd be 100, his comment was unusually in good form for his age 80, but again if he was 14
in '36 he's 100, so it's
Computer gen. or
he's mistaken?
The Art Deco Atmosphere of the whole movie Is a feature not to be ignored; a big film from any angle, great actors, fantastic book and dreamy scenarios. What else can you ask for? A Master Piece! Thank you for posting.
It is indeed ! Like Norman Bel Geddes designs. The design wave got called 'streamlining'. Geddes was active in the theatre/film set design, also world exhibitions.. etc. Not much of his work is left to this day.....
(Annecdote: in the time I had lend out the book 'Horizons' (by N B Geddes) to a collegue of mine, and it was never returned. It's an unwritten rule with books that 'lent is given'... lol ... I had to learn over the years, never to lend out my books ...I lost almost a dozen in that way )
The set design is incredible.
"We need to put an end to war before it puts an end to us". Those words always stuck with me and will always ring true.
Well if it puts an end to us, the end of war will come thereafter.
It is true, today, with nato country fast losing the hold they had on the Third World, and also for the destruction capabilities we have today, it is more true than ever.
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." 🤔
-- Albert Einstein
@@jayluce1650 that is if there's anyone left to fight it.
Wars been going on since Cain killed Abel, it won't end as long as there's two people, war will rage on. The price of sin is death, the price of war is greed.
Good movie. 👍❤️. H. G. Wells was one of my favorite writers and authors. Many of the possibilities he imagined in his books, some have come true, such as the way humanity’s history repeats itself, as it does in this movie……hatred, jealousy, envy, greed, racism, egotistical values, etc., blinds humanity’s potential with ignorance into the possibilities of living in a better future and world. Until these barriers are overcome and left behind, humanity will be faced with and doomed into repeating the same mistakes and failures our ancestors made and that have haunted humanity throughout its entire history, over and over again. Isn’t it time to put the bickering and confusion behind? 😢🙏🏼
The 'which shall it be?' speech is one of the greatest endings to any film ever made, and resonates even more more today as we grapple with what the purpose of life should be.
Nice
I agree 💯 wholeheartedly, without reservation 😮
@@carminemurray6624
Read also H G Wells' 1946
"Mind At The End Of Its Tether"
which should be made into a movie.
That's Wells' Attestation of man's utter
failure, as his testament that touched
The Metaphysical.
My Hungarian dad (born in 1906) was involved in this production in the U.K. I believe it was in 1935-36. Since the producer Korda György was Hungarian, it was rather easy to get spot on his productions with a Hungarian background.
Hooray for Hungary! Egershegerdred!
Did he work on 'The Man Who Could Work Miracles' also?
One of the best science fiction movies ever made with very powerful lessons for all
I can hardly praise this movie highly enough !
The photographic quality and the way it's coordinated, the power of it's imagination.
Outstanding for the time period.
@@handsomeman-pm9vy Yes, but the script writer is so stilted by what we expect now.
Damn, the movie left out my favorite quote from the book!
" We look back through countless millions of years and see the great will to live struggling out of the intertidal slime, struggling from shape to shape and from power to power, crawling and then walking confidently upon the land, struggling generation after generation to master the air, creeping down into the darkness of the deep; we see it turn upon itself in rage and hunger and reshape itself anew, we watch it draw nearer and more akin to us, expanding, elaborating itself, pursuing its relentless inconceivable purpose, until at last it reaches us and its being beats through our brains and arteries... It is possible to believe that all the past is but the beginning of a beginning, and that all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn. It is possible to believe that all that the human mind has ever accomplished is but the dream before the awakening; out of our lineage minds will spring that will reach back to us in our littleness to know us better than we know ourselves. A day will come, one day in the unending succession of days, when beings, beings who are now latent in our thoughts and hidden in our loins shall stand upon this Earth as one stands upon a footstool, and shall laugh and reach out their hands amidst the stars."
H. G. Wells, Things to Come
🖖
WOW. That IS one hell of a speech. That's truly remarkable, and I thank you for contributing it.
I read a few of his most popular novels when I was a kid, but had never heard of this one. And I had forgotten what a deep thinker and writer he was; it's too easy to recall only the more superficial aspects of his legacy, because they ARE really good stories, even just on the surface. I'm thinking maybe it's time to revisit him.
Imagine this soliloquy being given by Ramond Massey and concluding with the immoral... "all of the universe or nothing which shall it be?..
WHICH SHALL IT BE?
Ironic that in our world we made it to the moon only 3 and a bit decades after the movie was made, while in the movie it was a century....
Too bad weren't at Star Trek level, yet....
What a frickin masterpiece. I've seen this about a half-dozen times. It gets better every time. This may be the best print I've seen. One of the few truly epic sci-fi sagas ever created...
A salute to the incredible intellect and creative genius of H.G. Wells.
Unfortunately the story remains the same: Humanity is stupid, and there is always some evil jackass to take advantage of that.
"Have a nice day"
Thanks for the beautiful movie, all the best...
Everyone is a puppet.
All scripted.
Freemason predictive programming.
@@GregZO6
If only Wells' last book 📖
"Mind At The End Of Its Tether"
is made into a movie !
Ya named drump😢
@@zbigniewkosior6357 whatever
A groundbreaking film right up there with Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Looking back at what transpired after this film came out showed how prescient it was. An excellent cast of the greats of that era.
Fascinating. A good editor would have helped, but I loved the futuristic machines. It showed how history repeats itself too.🐏🐑
Yes.
Metropolis is nothing compared to this masterpiece, idk why people get so excited about Metropolis, it was always an obscure and niche film, most people didn't care about it until recently.
The first 30 minutes or so of this is amazing. That HG Wells meddled too deeply in the project (a superior writer who knew nothing about making movies) made it less of a movie than it ended up being. And this one is a true classic, despite Wells' sometimes ham-handed dialogue. Great performances all through this, especially Sir Ralph Richardson's scene-munching turn as The Boss. Considering this was made primarily in 1935 (released in '36), marvel at the effects available at the time. There was nothing like it before, and the blueprint for many movies that came after. I have the full Criterion set this was taken from; excellent print.
Where did they film the futuristic city and the space gun?
In the mid 1930's Wells was about 70 years old and like others, he knew well that a war in Europe was coming. Being vehemently anti-war, I think he saw this film as a way of more widely presenting his ideas for the positive social progress that could emerge from such a conflict. He had previously written on this theme in 1897 and 1931, as well as the fictional "discussion" in 1933, bearing the same title as the film. I very much doubt that Korda or Menzies would have allowed him too much freedom to meddle during production. In fact the film was heavily cut both before release and also in 1943. The dialogue is typically Wellsian - it should probably be viewed as a "Victorian" didactic style rather than "ham-handed". The whole film is more of a sermon than an entertainment.
Fantastic cinematography and then for some they tipped their hand and showed a scene that was all too obviously a toy tank in the sandbox @16:39 😅
@@flashgordon6670 The Space Gun was a large model built on what would become the back-lot of Denham Studios (the land had been acquired, but the studio not yet built), where the two version of the Everytown square were also constructed, one complete for 1940, and the other ruined for the 1966 and 1970 sequences. The 2036 Everytown was all shot in the studio with hanging miniatures.
@@Nickcooper625 Saddam Hussain’s super gun was supposed to be a space gun, there’s a film about it that I saw recently, not too bad. Doomsday Gun 1994 with Frank Lagella.
I bet there’s a secret space gun somewhere, or more than one. That would explain all the UFOs, the black holes in our economies, all the missing gold and what keeps the world relatively peaceful, at least for now that is.
If a broken 2 bit Middle East country could consider doing it, it must be done already by someone. Logically it would be underground in a silo with a concealed rooftop emplacement, the energy from the blast would be absorbed by giant springs and things. The gun could go back down on a bracket with sliders and the whole thing encased in within a giant hydraulic piston that contains the sound shockwaves and also doubles cooling the gun barrel. The gun barrel has electro magnets to aid the UFOs, either reducing, or completely eliminating the blast from explosive propellants and or compressed air is used instead, or in duo with electro magnets. Bung a few dudes in flying saucers and Bob’s your uncle.
My first time seeing this classic film. Amazing! Wells was such a visionary. Remarkable. Thanks for sharing.
H . G. Is my homie
Visionary?
Or just another Mason puppet who made movies about what he was told to make movies about?
"Wings over the world" -- Memorable dialog. This film is somewhat grim, but also quite prophetic and hopeful. I would like to dedicate this film in very loving memory of my grandparents -- both English -- both survivors of "The Blitz." Many thanks for posting this remarkable film!
Bombed by Your own Government who wanted Israel to get it's own country ...You forgot to mention that fact !
and the dictator called wings over his wits!
“Both grandparents”
You should have 4 grandparents, unless they were brother and sister who had an incestuous relationship?
@@flashgordon6670 Most of us can understand that he is referring to his English side of the family, Remember no one likes a smart arse!
@@superduper9357 Yes I know that I was just joking you dimlo.
Just to add, I think the young girl with her Grandfather is; Dame Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren, DBE, FRS, FRCOG (26 April 1927 - 7 July 2007)[1] was a British scientist who was a leading figure in developmental biology.[2] Her work helped lead to human in vitro fertilisation (IVF),[3] and she received many honours for her contributions to science, including election as fellow of the Royal Society. Was her only movie
Was she Fabian socialist and part of Order of the Eastern star?
You should find out and if so look into their seedy past
@zabdas83 Isn't she one who started extracting adrenochrome from the pineal glands of children who were kidnapped and killed by the global elite, in their insatiable thirst for Satanic power?
I do understand that a certain degree of fascination with crackpot, lunatic conspiracy theories is perennial. But don't you ever think this might be getting just a little out of hand here in recent years?
Yes, it is her. One of my biggest regrets was not realising she was still alive in early 2007, when we did the UK DVD release (Network), as we could have sought her out for an interview. Sadly, she was killed in a car crash in the July.
Wells actually wanted his neice to play the little girl, but McLaren was chosen instead (Wells was friends with her parents).
@@zabdas83 Not everyone buys into nonsense conspiracy theories.
@Nickcooper625 But enough do to make it depressing.
not sure what to think, when a movie almost 100 yrs old is better then most new ones.
I'd suspect that's often been the case.
One can only suggest this be seen in a Theater. I had that extraordinary experience, a good print at a good "house," some years ago. Such an elegant production...
Yes absolutely, this movie has to be experienced on the big screen.
H G Wells and George Orwell were accurate in predicting the future....
Best quality version I’ve seen of this film. Thank you for posting it!
Isn't it a lovely movie?
This movie made 3 years before World War 2, helps to realize the frame of mind of the era.
At the start of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
This movie is clearly anti war and rightfully so. That is why there were no flags or actual names of political powers I think. To avoid taking sides and just deliver the message. That is why we now have war too. Obsession over ideology. The Nazies rather quickly started their pro war moves as soon as they came to power in 1933. I am sure you could see it in their obsession that it could lead to war. The Nazie's view on Germany's treatment after WW1 was already known. I am sure you could pick up the scent of revenge...
It depends on what part of the world you're talking about. Japan was already occupying mainland China.
It was deep state programming for what was planned....notice the name's of the characters, The distributor and the movie companies name 🧐
... But that's pretty much the definition of a regional conflict, not a world war, which simply had not yet begun.
I very much enjoyed seeing this classic film. Very impressive special effects before CGI was used. Loved (marveled) at the practical effects of tiny people running on huge sets, huge model buildings, and much more for set design. There are some interesting aircraft in the film too (both real and imaginary). Sadly, this film also made me think of our present day situation with a world fearing WW3 and recent pandemic, etc. Futurism is like that, with some dystopian ideas and some hope too. FYI: there is a wikipedia page devoted to this film which provides details on production, etc. Worth reading if you are interested in the film.
I was also impressed with the practical effects. There just isn't any movie magic in CGI effects, just sterile technology.
Thanks!
Wow, what a good movie. I'd never heard of it.
For a movie released in 1936 the special effects are brillian, especially the futuristic part towards the end.
Loved it.
*spoiler alert*
The futuristic part nailed it with the flat screen tvs, smartwatch, and those outfits the men wore I believe I've seen those on those weird designer runway outfits that men wear, lol.
Ah , finally the date. I can't figure why the date is so often left out.
Had the privilege of seeing it on the big screen at the local museum, still relevant nearly a century after it was made.
This movie was made when people still believed in the possibility of a human-built utopia. If the 20th century taught us anything it is that any utopia created by flawed human beings will inevitably require a long swim across an ocean of blood, and all attempted utopias descend into authoritarian rule.
Bingo. Utopias require mass death and authoritarianism.
The first sensible thing I've read here in the comments.
Most people in 1936 didn't believe in a utopia. Lots of people now still do.
Agreed. Do you think they descend into authoritarian rule? More like start with it. It’s just hidden.
We read the same books at school. Lol.
I believe everyone should see this great film. Living today in America, this film shows how wars sneak upon you. Let's keep looking around and notice the things that are around us. Listen to things around us. We can no longer trust everything people say, we must believe in their actions. We must remember our history of the the 20th century wars. The same causes of the last war is starting to become a cause for our next war. People who are greedy and want power that are willing to step on the backs of the weak and poor to obtain power over everyone are already here. They are already in our Congress. Are u people watching? They read history and they know what to do. Do you?
They don't read history and they don't know what they are doing.
@bretthess6376 Agreed. We now have duly elected Representatives in Washington who believe in Jewish Space Lasers, and a cabal of the world's elite who kidnap children in order to harvest their pineal glands to obtain adrenochrome (among other even more nefarious purposes).
No, they don't read history; most of them don't read, period, and they haven't a clue as to what they're doing. Those from that side of the aisle who did saw the writing on the wall immediately following the 2016 election and fled like their tails were on fire.
They know history but like Hitler believe that it doesn't apply to the. Will their money and power save them death. Pride truly is the worse of the seven deadly sins.
I do. I smashed my television 6 years ago.
.....................Wow.........I'm 75 now , haven't seen this since i've been in my 20s. Such a clean, clear, wonderful copy..........so glad i watched it again, for maybe my last time... I can't believe this was made 88 years ago. Thanks
How prophetic this was at the time. How terrifying it would be for those few who lived through it to see this now.
When something is planned, prophecy ceases to exist;)
Such an exiting movie in 2023 stands to reason in 1935 this movie on the big screen must have been awesome
Hi PD, I have seen this on the big screen, and your right it is awesome full size. (Pretty awesome on the small one too). TG
The camera work. The music. The sets. Pure genius. What else can one say?
Outstanding for the time period.
@@handsomeman-pm9vy Beautiful in any period!
@@handsomeman-pm9vy Why so caught up in that overused phrase ? It's great compared to almost anything Hollyweird has produced since 2010.
Transformers was better.
@@Morra5472 ......too bad that the story line of Transformers only appealed to nit wits.......
As a kid I always remember seeing stills from this film in magazines like Starlog and Famous Monsters of Filmland, and I can't believe that I finally got to see it in 2023! The design of this movie is incredible, and it's plot is epic and intriguing, and it makes one remember that at one time Science Fiction movies were really science fiction, but then I guess it helps to have your source material come from an actual Sf author.
It's too bad we'll never see the original 117 minute cut.
kidding? whats about this more scince fiction?
DItto. I still have some of my old Starlogs, the poor tattered things. Only in the last couple of years am I getting around to taking in and appreciating the classics.
What a great early sci-fi movie. I enjoyed it immensely
Imagine seeing this in 1936... the special effects alone would have blown you away.
this film did predict the future in that it is full of people who enthusiastically spout their worldviews at eachother and refuse to conceive that anyone who disagrees should even exist, let alone be reasoned with. the sweet, stary-eyed, corny aesthetics are lots of fun to look at. five stars
When will people understand that nobody except for God predicts the future? And that is called prophecy
All the Masons work together and they make movies about what they are planning to do in the future
It's really that simple;)
H.G Wells was a master storyteller and visionary. Sadly, he is gone and yet the would-be conquerors and war-mongers remain and sadly, they always will.
The first scenes of the movie was eerily prophetic as England was at war in 1939.
Cheese. Not prophetic. Planned
It's called Planned Programming
In my 66 years, this is the first time I have seen this movie. Really well done for its time. I would not mind flying the Auto-gyro near the end as it is a nice design even by today's standards and the way the space craft was lifted resembles the SpaceX Starship somewhat 🙂
The thing at the end was just a cannon & SpaceX is a rocket
I'm in your age group. I wish I saw this as a kid, and not today at 68.
That was a totally unrealistic autogyro, just silly actually. Not at all like the flight envelope of a real autogyro
First time seeing this film and I'm 69.
Do I win?
@@jacketrussell HEEeey, loooks like we have a winner, come right on up here, sir! Gene, tell him whats he's won!
Beautiful copy of a timeless classic! Thank you...🇺🇸 😎👍☕
The sound track is amazing . The whole movie is amazing .
H.G. Wells published this book in 1933. Isaac Asimov published the Foundation story in serial form beginning in 1942. It seems to me that Wells had a huge influence on Asimov, in which the latter took not only the rise and fall of Rome , as is usually stated, for his inspiration for Foundation, but expanded on Wells' work of Things To Come. Don't know for sure... but there seems to be an influence.
I think you may well be right. This is a connection which had not occurred to me, even though I read several of Wells's and Asimov's books many years ago.
I have watched this film many times over the years. Outstanding!
Wells was an insider, he knew what the controllers planned for humanity 😮
I bought a copy of this movie at a Dollar Tree store out hear in Arizona a few years a go.. The movie is a classic. Love watching it.
A science-fiction masterwork, suitable for family viewing and dominated by Raymond Massey's outstanding performance.
I'm watching it on TH-cam but we have a Dollar Tree store here in Ottawa Canada where I usually buy batteries. Cheers :-)
This and metropolis are where it's at. Outstanding.
British novelist H.G Wells was ahead of his times a man like this can only walk this earth but once 🌎.
What a stunning film ! First time I've watched it and it's hard to believe it was made in 1936.
Wells was way ahead of his time and I feel he somehow saw what the future held for humanity and wrote about it in his amazing books!!
Spine-chillingly accurate..
Well of course.
Aren't all movies?
Can't you see the pattern?
All the movie directors and actors and film company owners, are all Masons
They make movies according to the plans that they are going to carry out
It's not anything mysterious
It's called, planned programming;)
Great upload, thanks. Best quality version that I've seen....👍👍👏
Two Great British Sc / Fi writers , Wells along with John Wyndham .
Surprisingly good special effects and futuristic sets for 1936. Overall I enjoyed this film, forgiving of its shortcomings.
THE MUSIC! THE MUSIC! Shame sound recording was still quite primitive, but you can hear its magnificence in various rerecordings of suites from this movie. Arthur Bliss rivalled Prokofiev in the quality of his film scores.
Bought an Lp of the score of this film in the early 1980s in modern sound.Annoyingly the actual launch sequence near the end of the movie was expunged from the Lp concert hall performance.Also issued on Decca 78s at the time of the film's first screening.These records [lifted directly from the optical sound track] are quite rare today [they didn't sell well] as the film bombed at the box office taking years to repay its costs.
At about the 16 minute mark,the part where the people were gassed to death is missing including the child plugging his nose with fingers. I have a copy of this in the collection. This movie is an introduction to one world gouvernment. Movie WAY ahead of it's time and excellent,,,, ,thanx!
And mentioned involvement of free masonry
Why is it ahead of its time?
@@debravictoria7452 No, that's just a metaphor.
Almost all of the initial attack on Everytown has been deleted. A shame.
This is one helluva
movie for 1936…and way ahead of it’s time for sure
Made the same year as me, 1936, so it must be very good. Regards from England, December, 2023.
It amazes me how far in the future did our best science fiction writers see.
Outstanding for the time period.
Mary Shelley in 1818 foresaw bringing a body back to life using animal parts in Frankenstein. However ancient Egyptians thought gods came from another star system They also did some type of brain surgery. Some thought the pyramids might have been used as a transmitter or receiver. Also, there is something called The Bagdad battery. The ark of the covenant might have also been some kind of battery a person that touched it died. Although in movie Raiders of the lost ark they called it a radio.
Not so sure about the ancient aliens thing. The achievements of the Ancient Egyptians goes beyond the Pyramids (I have been inside the Great Pyramid.). The Egyptians were advanced with animal husbandry and deliberately designing varieties of crops for different seasons. The afterlife for those, who lived good lives, was paradise in the Land of Reeds. The dead had to prove their virtue to a series of Gods. Anubis and Osiris measured the deceased heart on scale against a feather. Nothing extraterrestrial.
@petersinclair3997 Thank you for that injection of the rational.
I'm nearly certain that we've excavated numerous fossils from the days when we lived in caves in Europe whose skulls showed evidence of trepanning. I'm not sure if that meets the definition of ancient brain surgery, or not. But then again, I don't know what the OP was referring to in that attribution.
It's weird... But it's also charming. I read about this film but I've not seen it until now.. Thanks so much for posting this film. 🎥🎥
How ironic this movie was produced in 1936, 87 years ago, and even though technology has advanced with leaps and bounds, mankind is still not anymore civilized. All we have learned to do is kill more efficiently, faster and with greater impunity. We actually made it to the moon in the 1960's but this movie saw this reality so far in advance it is amazing!! But we really aren't any better off than the people in this movie.
Long ago, an enterprising promoter found out that H.G.Wells and Orson Welles were both going to be in San Antonio at the same time. He got them together in the studio for a brief chat, which is quite fascinating. Sound quality is excellent. Orson fanboying in the presence of the great H.G., talking about the film he was making at the time (Citizen Kane) and Welles chiding him about "that radio program". A present from Arthur C. Clarke. Wish I could post it here.
A flat screen TV at 1 hr 13 mins. That's cool. 😊
First time seeing this film, and it's great.
In 1936 That little plane at 33:30 was , and still is a bad ass design.
The great 1939 World's Fair was right around the corner. All WHITE!!! The future made incarnate! Of course all utopia's are illusions.
shows u dont need cgi to tell a good story--this is brilliant!
Heck yes Mr.
CGI sucks!
Well it was CGI really, for instance from this period & carried on into the 60s, if a backdrop of a castle on a hill, they would paint that backdrop scene onto a sq metre of glass & then positioned it so the camera picked it out & it looked so real. Was used a lot in Tyrone Power swashbuckling movies etc right into big productions like Ben Hur. Then Ray Harryhausen & his stop motion that inspired Wallace & Gromit, they took it to another world that Ray wouldn't believe possible. Disney classic years was frame by frame of drawings. It's too easy now.
@@seltaeb9691
No! CGI (computed generated images).
@@seltaeb9691 just stop ok
i've read the book and are just starting to watch the film. the book was amazing, hg wells was an absolute genius.
How did you find it
@@hikeaholick It's still in print.
fantastic portrayal of Russia in 2025. how did Wells get it so right? did he know Nostradamus? great movie, thanks for posting.
"This modern world is full of voices..." How appropriate!
This was a terrific movie, one everyone should see. It is HG Welles somewhat preachy warning against the evils of war. But keep in mind that neither England nor America started WWii----the Nazi's did. Both England and America had one choice: fight back or surrender to Hitler and his allies. We all know the evils of war, we don't really need to be reminded of them. But in the history of humankind there has always been someone else who wants what you have---no matter what that might be. What do you do when your choice is to fight back and defend yourself, or surrender? Do you just surrender utterly, just to avoid war? If that means giving up everything you value? Peace at any cost is not peace at all---it is slavery. So long as there is conflict between men, so long as there are men willing to resort to violence to get what they want, there will be war. You cannot change that without changing the basic makeup of humanity. While more than a bit preachy, this movie is well worth watching. A great plot, good acting, and very memorable. It was one of the very first movies that depicted a "post apocalyptic" world. Even the "wandering sickness" in the film is precursor to the "zombie apocalypse" genre As well as showing a grand futuristic world. . At the end of the film is the most inspirational speech about humankind that I have ever heard. It sums up what we are and what we can be. "All the universe, or nothing! Which shall it be?' This movie was a true classic
still with the lies? germany didn't declared war. UK and france did. get your facts right.
@@johndoe2-ns6tf *Coughs* Poland
@@glenchapman3899 poland what? ww2 only started when both france and england declared war to germany. that's a fact.
@@johndoe2-ns6tf Lets run the highlight reel. Germany invades Poland on 1st Sept 1939. France and the UK declare war on Germany on 3rd Sept.
@@glenchapman3899 explain how a WORLD WAR starts with 2 non colonial powers. I really want to know how a local war between poland and germany can be a world war. Is russia vs ukraine a world war? was china vs tibet a world war? Explain.
Relevant for 2023=
More so for summer 2024.
I find the talk of a new world worder, freemasonry of science, the end of sovereign nation states quite interesting, yet so far have seen no other comment made on it. HG Wells would release a book titled The New World Order in 1940.
Always loved the opening, Christmas, singing carols, everyone is happy and all around them are banners and newspaper headlines: WAR, WAR, WAR!
Me too kind of wish they had more seems like that in some poster End of the world movies
GREAT CLASSIC MOVIE PREDICTING THE WORLDS FUTURE !
Hard times make strong men.
Strong men make good times.
Good times make weak men.
Weak men make hard times.
_So it goes..._
I watch a lot of movies. And this is the best Sci-Fi I've ever seen and I'm 62.
Incredible considering the film was made in 1936. Wells definitely had inside information of the scripted plan well in advance.
I don’t think he had any inside information. The clues were there for anyone to see in the mid 30s’. Fascists telling huge lies that populations wanted to hear. We are in the middle of a similar situation right now in 2023. Fascists are rising again, scapegoating and lying and there are millions just swallowing those lies whole. Selling fear and anger.
You whistle well, Robin!
When Stanley Kubrick approached Arthur C. Clarke about collaborating on a prospective science fiction film production, Clarke made a list of previously made SF films for Kubrick to see, THINGS TO COME being one of them . . . and Kubrick absolutely hated it. Kubrick, of course, was far more interested in depicting a future that seemed believable, for all its wondrous technological advances, and it's interesting to contrast the more realistic, mundane dialogue in "2001" with the stentorian declamations delivered by the Orators in this production. I can see why it wasn't Kubrick's cup of tea, but it has its place in the history of SF in films, and we have to be able to appreciate it for what it was, coming from an "old school" sensibility and generations removed from the more sophisticated visions of the Future we've gotten in subsequent productions. THINGS TO COME was not a film that sought to explore its subject with subtlety, that's for sure. Thanks for the upload.
Thanks for sharing that info about Kubrick and this film. I liked your comments.
Kubik added to the fear stricken society already barely reeling from one war to the next... if the truth was known to the masses the against communism would stop... after all, all wars are finaced(bankers). Without collateral no backing! Just let that sink in .... now we turn east, our attention the middle east and Asia. Let the dis-information of world government news add the fear.
Well lease this film is way more interesting than Kubrick's 2001 Space Oddesy, which made me fall asleep.
@@virgilwilliams2378 No it's not!
@@QuadriviumNumbers Uh.. The intro made me fall asleep.
This movie is still a powerful film!
Wow! What an amazing movie! Thank you for placing it as part of my suggest watching! I never had the chance to watch that movie before! I will surely watch it again.
The designs of some of the futuristic aircraft were spot on.
Elon has obviously watched it too except the Starship is a cannon shell!
@@mikehipperson Yes very efficient since it imparts all the energy as an impulse but you would have to scrape the son and daughter of the floor at the end of the voyage.
Sure was
@@alisdairmclean8605 Though if you ignore the look and listen a bit more to the description in the little girl's lecture its apparent the thing is a lot more sophisticated than a simple "gun".
I became a fan of the Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic genera when I first saw this as a kid back in the 60's. Like the model Streamline Moderne tanks. The next generation of tanks should be designed by movie art directors.
Your wish will be coming truer sooner than you think believe me
Everytown Ukraine and Russia!
I think this is the clearest print of this movie I've seen on-line 👍
Yes, it's nice and sharp . 🤠🖖
@@cowboykelly6590
Outstanding for the time period.
Criterion did a fantastic digital restoration!
@@denizalgazi Network in the UK remastered it first from the same print (held by the British Film Institute).
I helped show this film to the whole school many years ago. It made a massive impression on me - the music !!
Still after all these years, a great cautionary tale. Unfortunately, Wells was one of those writers, ie Verne, that his fiction has a tendency to become fact. Chilling to contemplate the possible fact with this tale. I think someone already mentioned Wars and rumors of Wars, but this also includes a pandemic from bio/chemical warfare. The older I get, the more this film gives me the willies. Probably a good thing Wells didn't envision nukes. Cheers
@paulceglinski7172 Sorry to be pedantic, but... I.e. means "that is". A lot of people confuse it with e.g., which means "for example". When I was a kid I perceived an easy way to always remember this: "Eg", if pronounced as a word, sounds like the first syllable of the way that most Americans pronounce the word "example", i.e. "egg-zample".
Neither of these terms actually fits into what you were saying, but you probably intended e.g., as in "Wells was one of that group of writers, e.g. Jules Verne, who..." It's still a little awkward, but it essentially does work. "A la" would actually have been the perfect fit; if it had been in that place, then no other alteration to the sentence would've been necessary.
Also, "biochemical" is a perfectly standard English word. It's not "bio/chemical".
The music is outstanding, Kudos to those involved in writing/ performing it
This version of “Things To Come” is a totally and completely different film from the heavily censored American version that I have watched on cable television. I am angry with the management of United Artists in the US that butchered this film in order not to allow the American film audience to realize how far behind they were in preparation for a coming Second World War, and all of the technological advances that were taking place in Europe. They did not want the American people to ponder about all the ideas that H.G. Wells was discussing and debating about in the film. I guess that US industry insiders thought that the film was promoting socialism and rebellion against the state, and had to heavily censor the film for that reason. I am so glad that the complete version of “Things To Come” is, at long last, finally available for viewing by American audiences, and for future generations of viewers to watch, learn from, and enjoy. Thank you very much for sharing this amazing film here on TH-cam. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
This is actually the 96m 31s print that was prepared for the American release*, but it seems that UA did cut it further. The version passed by the UK censors was 117m 13, but it was cut to 108m 41s for the London premiere, and then reduced further to 98m 06s for the general release.
* Although part of the first bombing sequence is cut here for no readily apparent reason.
The initial attack on Everytown has almost completely been deleted.
Maybe they thought that Americans would notice the propaganda
Well I have heard about the famous classic sci- fiction author who wrote “Time Machine”, “War of the Worlds “ and others-H.G. Wells as I was younger at my age when I read the Classic Comics about novels by H.G. Wells as I remember so well. Good!
The one thing that the movie got spot-on in its portrayal of the future is plastic. Plexiglas, and similar polymers, were all very new in 1936. Today, they are ubiquitous.
This is a Fabulous movie, so good I got it on DVD . Worth it , all the way. I have a huge Collection of my Sci fi black and white movies . Better than any movie made today. Just my opinion though .🤠🖖
Your opinion seems to be my opinion, too. H.G. Wells was perhaps the most fabulous sci-fi writer of all time. The Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds was a much better rendition of the earlier one, with Gene Barry as the lead. My only complaint, a minor one, is that the scene should have been set in England instead of America, like it was in the H.G. Wells novel.
Your opinion seems to be my opinion, too. H.G. Wells was perhaps the most fabulous sci-fi writer of all time. The Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds was a much better rendition of the earlier one, with Gene Barry as the lead. My only complaint, a minor one, is that the scene should have been set in England instead of America, like it was in the H.G. Wells novel.
2036 - 13 years from now. Mister Wells would be so disappointed. And Amazed.
The Director's brother, Vincent Korda, did the sets and Ned Mann did the Special Effects in this oldie. Elaborate details in so many 'pieces' of equipment must have taken a lot of work. There is no character development at all, and the cast of fine actors come and go with no insight to who they are. I prefer Fritz Lang's Metropolis to this one with a similar plot and a much better story. This was shown in So. Cal. in the 60s to crowds of 'Hippies' that loved it, especially since 1967 was a lot different than Wells imagined it. :)
Well I think the two films are setting out to do very different things. I can see this appealing to hippies in the 60s with Vietnam and everything else going on. The one area Metropolis does shine is the world building in the story. And remember back in the 60s it was really hard to get a good copy of Metropolis, so it really wasn't until the 80s with the short reconstructed version that people got serious about putting the film back together.
@@glenchapman3899 Good point!
Superbly well made and atmospheric.
Many interesting visuals among all else, such as the war headlines being interposed with images of turkeys near the beginning, and how the year titles for 1967 and 1970 would have fitted well into the groovy late 60''s.
I am amazed. It is almost unbelievable that this film was made in 1936!
One thing, though: I fear that it won't be easy for me to adapt to the fashion of 2036 ...
Stunning.
So ahead of it's time!
Flat screen transparent viewscreens imagined way back!
So many amazing things in this movie! 👍 👌 ✅ ❤
Londoners at the viewing of this movie, laughed when seeing the bombing of "London." Little did they realize that in just a few years...
And a few years after - the sudden *BANG!* of an arriving guided Vengeance missile!
No they didn't (it's not actually London in the film). When it was re-released in 1943 audiences did laugh at the rather poor model shots of the enemy aircraft crossing the white cliffs of Dover, but the bombing scenes were greeted by silence.
@@Nickcooper625 You mistook what I said.
@@frankmariani1259 No, I recognised that you claimed something that wasn't true.
One of my favorite films.
As a Child I watched Logan's run 1st, then as a younger man-watched this, and was impressed.
An absolutely incredible but frightening movie perhaps more so now than in 1936. Wells wasn't science fiction. He was delivering the plots already developed long before hand. He paints Freemasonry in a good light. He was either calculating or deceived.
The message is pretty clear but the sad truth is everyday people really have no control over whether war happens or not. It does a great job of how suddenly things can change. Progress comes with a price. You may nit always pay it but eventually you will. I think that was what they were trying to get across in this. I also find the timeline fascinating. The idea that by 2036 we would all live underground yet not have made it to space is interesting.
Caves often only change a few degrees in temperature from summer to winter so would be easier to heat and cool if lived underground.
Please do not push an outdated agenda! If People ever bonded together, stop the fear, war would stop globally, people would have the power back... remember common law for the common people who make up 99% of this world. It is ours to take .... back. Please bestow ur fears and stand up... it takes but a few to make many.....
@@grahamcoyne5317 Just being a realist, history sadly shows that your Utopian view has yet to come to fruition.
@@dondecaire6534 If it comes to fruition. We open with war and end with insurrection brewing. Discontents not at peace with peace.
Hard to conquer space when all resources were being used to conquer Earth.
If only the governments around the world saw it like H.G.Wells did. Oh how much better all our lives would
be.
I like how at the end of the movie , during the rocket launch, they managed to envision a flat screen LCD or holographic display. Of course it was limited to the tech of the time, a sheet of plastic with static writing on it, it's cool to see how someone could be thinking so far ahead
Mark Twain had a story that featured long distance videophone service. I don't know how many others predicted Television in some form.
i dont think helicopters existed back then either yet they're in this movie.. makes me wonder if this technology did exist or was in the works back then.
@@coopsmusicvision earliest fight experiments were more like helicopters going all the way back to an ancient Chinese toy. The real problem to solve with copters is how to keep the motor's torque from rotating the craft. Focke Wulf had a license to build twin rotor helicopters for the Germans back in 1936, a year after this movie came out.
@@coopsmusicvisiongyroplanes had been flying since the 1920's..
@@jsl151850bcountless other authors and futurists from the 19th century onwards... read a story from 1914 just the other day.....
It's a little slow at times, but this is an amazing film for 1936. They achieved futuriistic effects that look as good as today in 2024. Amazing sets and effects for that date in time! True to concept...
Notice that around 8:44, H.G. Wells humor comes out when it is announced on the radio that the German planes are picked up in the search lights of "the Battleship Dinosaur"...😅
Of course this prophetically came to reality during WW2 when the dreadnaughts were replaced by the aircraft carrier for major ocean battle engagements.
The enemy aircraft were never identified as German.
@@allenjones3130 Because of the political tensions between Britain, Germany, and Russia after WW1; it is true that Wells "walked the tightrope" when it came to not "calling a spade a spade". What is weird is that now, in order to explain away his blundering British naivety, it is alleged that Neville Chamberlain actually knew his "deal" with Hitler was a farce, but he was hoping it would buy time for the British to better prepare for the eventual war.