THE TIME MACHINE BY H.G. WELLS // ANIMATED BOOK SUMMARY

[TheStrongestHeroKnight]

tbh am reading this book rn and I can just barely understand what the heck is going on like words are so "smart" so I had to come here thx man

[vicefurco.]

"Where do these creatures bury their dead?"
*This is important, and we'll come back to it later.*

[XaeeD]

Just read the book (for the first time) recently, and I really enjoyed it. Didn't resemble the movies all that much, and I think neither of them really captured the book's narrative; visually, nor in terms of story. The old movie was just.. too 1960 for my taste, and the new one has more of its own take on it, but I don't think it added much to the story (if at all.. it actually ruins much of it). So I still kinda want to see a proper film adaptation. Or maybe an animated movie, because the parts of the book that are in the future really have a sort of dreamlike, mythological feel to them, perhaps better captured in animation (either CG or hand-drawn). I didn't imagine the Eloi to look that human (in the movies, they're really just.. people), but in the book, I got more of a Gelfling type o vibe, although not entirely like that, but still.. a somewhat more Elvish look perhaps, I don't know.

It's obvious that Weena really does resemble a child more than anything else, and the entire Weena part of the story actually bothered me more than it probably should have. On the one hand, while reading it, you kinda want the Time Traveler to develop more of real relationship with her, but then, she is really small and innocent, so if there would've been some kind of romantic love there, then that's somewhat problematic now, for obvious reasons. But the book did give me the impression that it was romantic in a very innocent type of way, as they do sleep with each other, and they cuddle, and she seems to adore him in her own way. She resembles a girl, but she really isn't. I think that's why the character is played by an adult woman in both movies; because it allows for this romantic involvement, even though in the books.. it really kinda doesn't, because of her childlike appearance and demeanor. So it's either a romantic involvement, or more of a father-daughter approach, and I think the book leans more towards the latter. And if I were to make a movie about it, I think I would do the father-daughter thing, instead of making it a real love relationship. Just because I think that's truer to the book, and isn't done all that much in storytelling (or movie making). Either way, what bothered the fuck out of me was the Time Traveler's reaction to Weena's demise, assuming she did in fact die - as this wasn't explicitly stated in the book, but was merely implied as the Time Traveler simply assumed that she died. It was almost like he didn't really care all that much, which is just not acceptable, regardless of the type of love they shared. Either one would really require more of an emotional response in my opinion. The Time Traveler, in the book, expresses his feelings regarding her death a couple of times, but I didn't really believe it. So I actually disliked that part of the book specifically. Weena's role is just tossed aside, and the Time Traveler's actions don't really incorporate her, beyond the point of trying to keep her safe during the nights, and trying to protect her in the dark forest.. at which he failed miserably, but just shrugs it off and basically goes: "Oh well, better for her to burn to death than to be taken and eaten by the Morlocks! Alright, now where was I? O yeah, back to finding the machine!!" Why does this piss me off so much? Lol. Maybe it's just due to Wells' writing, like, perhaps he wasn't too comfortable or experienced in writing more dynamic love stories.. I honestly don't know since this was the first and only book I read of his. But it would've been nice if the Time Traveler's priorities somewhat shifted from trying to return to his own time, to trying to look after Weena. But it never even occurs to him, which is why, I think, you don't really buy it when he says that thinking about what happened to her affects him.

It could be that as the book comes to an end and the Time Traveler disappears for good, that he went back to the future, to find Weena when she is still alive, and takes her to a safer place, a better time, and cares for her. I'd like to think that that's what he did.

The underlying Communism, Capitalism, Upper class and Lower class themes.. those are a bit outdated now. But still, if turned into a film, it would still take place during the time in which it's set in the book, so it would still make sense for the Time Traveler to interpret the world from that social/political point of view, as that was relevant to him.

Anyway, I'm rambling. You made a great video by the way. Peace!

[ricosuave]

I read this while i was incarcerated and really enjoyed it.

[wesleysloan]

This summary video is very good for someone who needs it but would also like to point out that there were some small details missed that were important and the the “murlocks” are actually in the books words “morlocks”.

[nugofgold]

what would saul do with a time machine?

[oliviabrakel]

Just read this recently for fun and I couldn’t put it down once he time traveled. I was so enamored with the world and frightened by the morlocks! If anyone’s having trouble understanding (the prose is pretty difficult) I highly recommend he Barnes and noble classics edition as it has explanations of some of the more difficult words and phrases. Happy reading!

[namuzed]

I pulled this book off a shelf in my college library and read it, standing up, for 3 hours.

[bautistakeithcharles]

What is really cool about this book is the observations of scientific facts was written before any of it ad we know today were confirmed.

[EndtimeEnterprises]

Imagine if you will, a world where everything is automated via means of the internet and our technology. Now if you can imagine that, it should be an easy concept to understand that in a world such as this, there will be only a need for individuals who can maintain said technology (merlocks) everyone else becomes weak and complacent. This is the future which we slowly approach. H.G wells damn near predicted the future.

[beverlycheung]

When you read this book for class for like 2 months and you have a quiz on the whole book tomorrow but you never even paid attention while reading the book in class.

[BlackoutO]

I read this in high school along with the invisible man in a 2 for 1 bundle offer and still remember both stories. Incredible author and superb imagination. The theme of "the apex of communism" flew over my head as I was too young to grasp such big ideas. Thanks for the refresher!

[matthewlachance]

I’m watching this because I was supposed to read it for class but instead watched motorcycle widens for a week straight bless the man who made this

[CyberneticOrganism]

To put things in perspective:
This book was published in 1895, when HG Wells was 29 years old.
Albert Einstein's theory of relativity was proposed in 1905, 10 years later
Vladimir Lenin succeeded in the Soviet Revolution in 1917,
before which there was no "communist country" on earth.
HG Wells became a "Russophile" and had met Lenin and interviewed Stalin
he died in 1946, by which time WW2 was over.

[Elevateyourself]

Thank you so much dude!!!! T_T I was about to die because I forgot to read this book before coming back to class.

[jah_nabi]

Couldn't visualize what was happening in the book. Thank you for the explanation.

[love..crimes]

I used to love this book back in elementary school! Wow I completely forgot about it

[MeinungMann]

Thank you very much. I was too lazy to read the book so I watched the video and got 10/10

[Anna-wdox]

I don’t really understand the ending of the book. Did the time traveler just start traveling again and ended up staying in another time the reason he’s “never seen again”?

[SpokeInNoise]

So why was Chuck reading this book, in related significance of his conversation with jimmy/Saul? Just the fact it's called the time machine?