Show i The T Time I mea Machine M. M C h. h I n t oo r. r j k Warps War p Past and and- Future F u t u r e II r c The Time Machine steals the script from fromBack fromBack Back to the Future L. L and rewrites it it in in- ina a t 0 weird way wayBy t 1 4 d' d 1 By Vanesa Caldwell Staff Writer L i. i 0 5 1 t My Grade B- B B Why can cant can't I 1 change the past When a tragic event changes the life of Professor Alexander Hartdegen Guy Pearce he builds a time machine to travel into the past and alter it Then seeking the answer to his existential existential existential exis exis- question he proceeds to j.- j. PAGE E 6 the future thinking he may find what he is looking is-looking for there Eventually he ends up so far in the future that the reading reading reading read read- ing on the chronometer on his machine is hidden from our view to preserve believability meets an Eloi girl named Mara Samantha Mumba and her younger brother broth broth- er Kalen Omero Mumba They conveniently know now English from carvings on stone that have been preserved and so they can communicate with Alexander Before long another race called the appear to threaten the peace-loving peace and like child-like Eloi Naturally Alexander being an Century man feels obligated to take on on the therole therole therole role of hero and save these people people people peo peo- from their enemy Especially since they r z t are unwilling to defend themselves themselves themselves them them- selves in any way Guy Pearce for his part did quite well in his role as the weary traveler He is js the most interesting person perso in the movie which is good as he is the main character Samantha and Omero Mumba are decent against Pearces Pearce's character Mark Addy and Orlando Jones are memorable memorable memorable memo memo- rable in supporting roles Jeremy Irons shows up up to play his by now well-honed well villain part The Eloi made believable extras standing in the background but on viewing the I suddenly felt as if I Iwas Iwas Iwas was suddenly transported to Planet of the Apes The Time Machine is Rated PG 13 for intense sequences of action violence A R J n i L I ti r r N j AA 1 C W w 1 I 4 V C ii a e tIti Guy Pearce in The Time Machine photo courtesy of I Warner Bros |