Figure 1.-- The film is not about children, but there are some haunting images of children. At the beginning of the film there are scenes with children which are beautifully shot. There is not hint, however, of the horrors of Communism and Fascism. They certainlly show the approaching horror of war. It is interesting that as late as 1936, Wells was warning Brions about the horror of war and not the developing danger to national survival.

"Things to Come" is a science fiction film about the future. It was a very important early sci-fi film. It is not easily recognizable as such as there are no sleek space ships and light sabers. That is because it began in the near future--1940. And 1940 was only 4 years away when the film was made. The film is remarkably prescient. The film "Things to Come" (1936) is based on H.G. Well's futuristic book of the same title. This is a very early an inflential sci-fi film. The film was produced by Alexander Korda, one of the fathers of modern science fiction. It was directed by William Cameron Menzies, noted for making epic films. The film is not about children, but there are some haunting images of children. At the beginning of the film there are scenes with children which are beautifully shot. There is not hint, however, of the horrors of Communism and Fascism. They certainlly show the approaching horror of war. It is interesting that as late as 1936, Wells was warning Brions about the horror of war and not the developing danger to national survival. Eventually we get to more futuristic depictions, but the depiction there is more mundane. And Wells actually missed the date of the first manned mission to the moon by decades.

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