The setting of the film has major differences from the novel. Several different deadlines are added and several of them are also excluded. George stops several times during his journey to the future that is not in the novel. It stops during World War I and World War II as well as 1966. The film does not include the time traveler's adventure after he leaves the era of 802,701 AD. During these adventures, he sees different lands and encounters strange creatures. The most significant change regarding the characters is the absence of the narrator. Additionally, Filby plays a more important role than in the novel. He partially replaces the narrator, because he believes George's story like the narrator believes the Time Traveler story. The film has a much more simplified plot and ending than the novel. The ending of the novel is vague, while the film has a happy ending. The film also shows the development of Eloi's species when she supports George to fight the Morlocks. Additionally, the film focuses on the war between East and West; however, the novel deals with communism and capitalism which are absent from the film. In the novel, the conflict between the Eloi and the Morlocks has its roots during the Industrial Revolution; all the same, the film changes this to the division of the earth's population after the end of the war between East and West. The theme of the novel is completely changed in the film. One could conclude that if the novel is about 1896, the film is about 1960. An important issue during 1896 was the division between wealthy capitalists and industrial workers. Workers were exploited by the wealthy elite and some worried about the outcome of this relationship. Karl Marx proposed an idea of ​​communism which was seen as an extreme and unjust society...... middle of paper ...... This shows us how deeply the Cold War theme is incorporated into the film . One of the most significant differences is that the Morlocks breed the Eloi to cannibalize them. The film tells us that this is a planned action and not an unfortunate turn of events like in the novel. It is therefore unknown how the Eloi became so weak physically and mentally. Additionally, the Morlocks are not stronger in the film than in the novel. George single-handedly challenges several of them to underground combat. The theme of the film incorporates the subject of the Cold War so much that it strays from the original themes of the novel such as the industrial revolution, social classes, capitalism and communism. Works Cited Time Machine. Real. Georges Pal. Perf. Rod Taylor, Alan Young and Yvette Mimieux. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960. DVD. Wells, Herbert George. The Time Machine. Lexington: SoHo Books, 2014. Print.