Description:

A discussion of the under-rated 2002 film adaptation of H. G. Wells' The Time Machine, and of time travel stories in general. The author discusses the film's origins and construction scene-by-scene to illustrate the film as a multi-level allegory. In the outline which follows, the author suggests a process for discussing all time travel stories as a literary sub-genre, and notes the potential use of specific examples for courses at the high school or college level.