Random Quote #265

We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories...And those that carry us forward, are dreams. 

H. G. Wells

W Is For...

My theme for the A To Z Challenge 2014 is things I’ve learnt from movies. Some are serious, some are silly. And some I was clutching at straws.

I’ve tried to find clips of said movies where possible. So if I couldn’t find a clip and you haven’t seen the movie… well you’ll have to take my word for it.

 W is for War Of The Worlds.

Plot:

As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival.

What I learnt from this movie was that Morgan Freeman knows how to begin and end a movie (and H. G, Wells knows how to write a story). Morgan's not even in it (as far as I saw) but his narration gives the opening and ending scenes an edge.

This video contains the opening and ending narration however it doesn't have the actual footage (although as far as I remember it zooms in to the Earth during the opening and zooms out at the ending). The ending narration starts at about 1.15.

Random Quote #111

Moral indignation is jealously with a halo.

H. G. Wells

Random Quote #35

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.

H G Wells