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Holly Castaneda Time Travel Film to discuss : Somewhere in Time, directed by Jeannot Szwarc, 1980.Arc or state of the future: Apocalyptic - linear jump back or forward evolutionary - broken spiral (change past) alternative - forked path (staying in past or future) Dimension of the future : near or deep future depending on science postmillennial alternative futures or histories Other relevant course objectives: Human outcomes- How would this change your life? Would you still exist? Cultural outcomes - if a single war’s outcome changed, what would happen to the world? Films, TV shows & Books that depict time travel: Somewhere in Time, Back to the Future, Star Trek, Quantum Leap, Sliders, The Time Machine, Gullivers Travels, Terminator View film clip of Somewhere in Time: Richard Collier is talking to an old professor of his own time travel. Richard is trying to go back in time to find a beautiful young woman which he has seen in a photograph Information on time travel: Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity (the best theory of time & space) is the driving force for the debate on time travel. Time travel is scientifically possible, however it is extremely difficult to put into practice. Recap Time travel can be accomplished in many ways and for many reasons. Also, adaptation is necessary to fit in with future or past. Would time travel help or hinder our lives? How would it affect our outlook on life? Would you view death in a different manner? Sources: Somewhere in Time. Dir. Jeannot Szwarc. Perf. Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, and Teresa Wright. Universal City Studios, 1980-- This source was a good visual reference on the concept of time travel. Http://www.e.kth.se/~e95_mzo/timetrav/ -- This source was a good overview on the science of time travel Http://www.epunix.biols.susx.ac.uk/Home/John_Gribbin/Time_Travel.html-- This source contains almost everything you always wanted to know about time travel.
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