Tag: Time Machine (2002)

Time travel machine. Surreal steampunk technology

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post

Gary Varner
Date
October 11, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Jeremy Irons (as Uber-Morlock), Time Machine (2002), Time travel (in science fiction), Uber-Morlock (Time Machine 2002)}

Time Machine (2002): When the Bad Guy is Nicer Than the Good Guy…

_{In Part 5 of my extended review, we get an answer to the story question: Can the traveler save Emma?} _{Gary Varner
October 11, 2025

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The answer to the traveler’s dilemma is provided by an Uber-Morlock, unique to this version of the story and perhaps the most interesting character in the film.

Review: Time Machine 2002 — Hold On Again. That Snarky AI Returns

_{In Part 4 of my review, we look at plot devices and holes. How DID that AI survive the destruction of New York?} _{Gary Varner
October 4, 2025

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Science Fiction}

The time traveler, good-natured gentleman that he is, ignores the hologram’s snootiness and continues asking urgent questions.

Time Machine (2002) — A Gordian Knot of Freshman Philosophy

_{In Part 3 of my extended review, I look at the film’s effort to tease apart the philosophy of fighting vs, accepting one’s fate} _{Gary Varner
September 27, 2025

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Science Fiction}

Good and bad writing are on a spectrum. Underlying this spectrum is the suspension of disbelief. That is, viewers should forget where they are while watching.