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What this remake has going for it is good production values and actors. The script could have done more.
The Eloi were not depicted as Wells described them. (the 1960 film was more accurate) For me the physical appearance was unconvincing. More importantly Wells intended that the Eloi were part of a split in the human condition, not as complete as their ancestors. They have no real aggression or ambition but they also have little empathy (well conveyed in the 1960 film when the drowning girl was passively observed by her group).
Bypassing this distinction foregoes opportunities for much meaningful drama. There are some creative embellishments in this remake that do work: I liked the AI character and Irons portrayal was intriguing -- he wasn't Morlock but what was he?
The actual time machine was great. It alone gets 10 stars.
The Eloi were not depicted as Wells described them. (the 1960 film was more accurate) For me the physical appearance was unconvincing. More importantly Wells intended that the Eloi were part of a split in the human condition, not as complete as their ancestors. They have no real aggression or ambition but they also have little empathy (well conveyed in the 1960 film when the drowning girl was passively observed by her group).
Bypassing this distinction foregoes opportunities for much meaningful drama. There are some creative embellishments in this remake that do work: I liked the AI character and Irons portrayal was intriguing -- he wasn't Morlock but what was he?
The actual time machine was great. It alone gets 10 stars.
One good lesson here is that televangelists predated television. Another takeaway is that charisma is by nature a two-edged sword. This documentary presents a solid range of perspectives from serious historians of religion. It misses some things though.
As a young evangelical in NC Graham sold prayer healings for $15 per person -- a considerable sum in the late 1930's. More coverage of Reinhold Niebuhr's challenge to evangelical fundamentalists (contemporary with Graham) would have been useful here. It was timely and important.
Graham's duping of Norman Vincent Peale during the 1960 presidential campaign was downright Machiavellian. Records show that privately President Kennedy found Graham appalling. Neither was Truman an admirer.
Also overlooked was the Graham Crusade's predatory fundraising during the 60's and 70's: viewers that called in for their free guide and gave contact information were later subjected to relentless mail and telephone soliciting (this before the era of opt out). More attention could have been given to Graham's use of come-hither night rallies, a template used in a more sinister way in 1930s Europe. (He could not have been unaware.) As this film notes Graham in his final public decade concluded that he was not exalted and infallible, a rather late learning curve. Hardly exculpatory for his prior public actions.
As a young evangelical in NC Graham sold prayer healings for $15 per person -- a considerable sum in the late 1930's. More coverage of Reinhold Niebuhr's challenge to evangelical fundamentalists (contemporary with Graham) would have been useful here. It was timely and important.
Graham's duping of Norman Vincent Peale during the 1960 presidential campaign was downright Machiavellian. Records show that privately President Kennedy found Graham appalling. Neither was Truman an admirer.
Also overlooked was the Graham Crusade's predatory fundraising during the 60's and 70's: viewers that called in for their free guide and gave contact information were later subjected to relentless mail and telephone soliciting (this before the era of opt out). More attention could have been given to Graham's use of come-hither night rallies, a template used in a more sinister way in 1930s Europe. (He could not have been unaware.) As this film notes Graham in his final public decade concluded that he was not exalted and infallible, a rather late learning curve. Hardly exculpatory for his prior public actions.