Luke Pietnik - Film Research

So here's the trailer for 'The Time Traveller's Wife':



Although our film does involve a relationship which plays on the concept of time travel, to go as far as this film does would be rather difficult in 10 minutes. Our film has a lot more humour, and sticks to a basically linear relative time-span, seen through the eyes of our female protagonist. Gareth, while able to travel to different periods in time, does not meet Jenny at different points in her life, young and old. The feelings of sadness and isolation in our film are more to do with the fact that Gareth returns to the future, not against his will, but because that's where he belongs. Or does he?

Another film which plays with the concept of time is 'The Time Machine' made in 2002 and based on the science fiction novel by HG Wells:



The book has been adapted for film several times, but the latest version is the most thought-provoking and intelligent. There is a relationship between the main character and a female from the future, and there is obviously a rift between the two. This relationship is underplayed, however, and serves mainly as a motivation for the bravery of the hero.

Our film focuses mainly on a relationship, the time travel concept acting as a hook to grab the audience. Gareth might as well have been a man who steps off a plane or ferry with a message from a long-lost aunt. But bringing big concepts like the traversing of time adds scope and intrugue.

These films are useful to look at because wether they got it right or wrong, we can always take something useful from them.