Today’s scene — or really, I should say scenes — that I love comes from 1960’s The Time Machine.
Watch as Rod Taylor travels from 1900, all the way to the very far future. As you’ll notice, this upload is just of the scenes of Taylor watching the years fly by while sitting in his machine. Taylor does leave the machine twice — once to see Britain in 1917 and a second time to experience 1966 but those scenes aren’t included here. That said, the time travel effects are simple but hold up well and Taylor’s disillusioned feelings about witnessing “a new war,” were ones that were undoubtedly very relatable to audiences in 1960.
This is one of my favorite science fiction movies and one that I plan to rewatch very soon! (One could say that the time has come again.)
Through the Shattered Lens 