The Shape Of Things To Come Film 1936

Characters are always looking up at the heavens and uttering pompously noble epithets on the state of mankind the wonders of science the evils of war.

The shape of things to come film 1936. A decades long second world war leaves plague and anarchy then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel. Things to come is a 1936 film based upon the novel the shape of things to come by h g. In all other ways though things to come is a turgid polemic diatribe and a ponderous bore. Although greene made it clear that a third of the film is magnificent the second third as the world of tomorrow reverts to barbarism and anarchy seemed implausible and the last third of the film with the introduction of the great conspiracy an international force of.

Things to come was voted the ninth best british film of 1936. Wells seems incapable of writing ordinary. It was the 16th most popular film at the british box office in 1935 36. Writing for the spectator in 1936 graham greene gave the film a mixed review.

Wells producer alexander korda and designer and director william cameron menzies things to come is a science fiction film like no other a prescient political work that predicts a century of turmoil and progress. Not rated 1h 40min drama sci fi war 14 september 1936 uk the story of a century.