scientists behaved way hg wells confident would future history quite turned way things come almost  years past point wells wrote shape things come film based closer world describes before ways farther awaybr br though well known players raymond massey ralph richardson cedric hardwicke cast theyre caricatures real characters main weakness film devoted wellss philosophy science solve problems rest us backward foolsbr br masseys characters two generations family holds supremely optimistic view cedric hardwicke skeptic feels man rushing far forward ralph richardson warlord arisen destruction another thirty years war fought modern weapons way atomic bomb invented poison gas deemed weapon almost destroys mankindbr br according wells science conquest never mix scientists group far world politics engage things wellss lifetime scientists certainly fled rightwing fascistic governments hitler mussolini folks however order defeat them subordinated allies fashioned atomic weapons ushered modern age behaved wells would liked to someone like albert einstein would headed junta scientists would established new order world war ii br br wells got wrong time development apparently never envisioned computer well atomic power computer programmers far likely rulers brave new world scientists moment still things come aided direction william cameron menzies sets created offer interesting glimpse mind hg wells certainly respected thinker time though quite get right shape things come