THE MACHINE STOPS

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Based on the English author E.M. Forsters short-story of the same title, The Machine Stops is a science-fiction drama that follows two inhabitants of an underground technological dystopia, deemed simply as the Machine. Kuno and Vashti have conflicting opinions about the world in which they live & struggle to find hope on the very day their society comes to a sudden collapse. This prediction of Mans oppressed yet complacent role in the midst of a technology-crazed world in relentless pursuit of an undefined progress is seemingly more relevant today than when it was published in 1909.

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• E.M. Forster
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• nathan freise
• freise brothers
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[lilAtid]

Ive just finished the book, it was fascinating is there any official movie?

[adamfreise]

We're currently in discussion with a production company about a possible full-feature version of "The Machine Stops." The book is defiinitely fascinating - esp. in regards to how relevant its themes are today.

[TelesterionFilm]

i love the fake morgan freeman voice

[alastairjr40]

Must of inspired George Lucas's THX 1138, pre- Star Wars.

[akachan8bani]

Oh my goodness! It's Celtic Requiem by Elliot Simmons! I love this song! ^_^

[Mistrinho7]

great thx

[technicallyabsurd]

I pictured everyone to be sickly pale, hairless, and fragile.

[bakerandbaker1]

It may arrive sooner than we think. I'm surprised that none of the film/television adaptions portray Vashti as an overweight woman. Was this done out of fear of being politically incorrect? Freise may have the best intentions, but he is bowing to the future members of the Central Committee without knowing it.

[twiggirl37]

I love this book and the Freise Brothers short is a lush, stylish sci-fi. I know I'm jumping in late but what has been the reaction from the public and industry? Has it won awards? What's the next step? A few points I found relevant to our world today: The human function in the story was only to generate ideas. Anything visceral and emotional was scorned as crude. Today, idea generation is America's biggest resource, now that we... more at runchica [dot] [com] [slash] blog

[twiggirl37]

I love this book and the Freise Brothers short is a lush, stylish sci-fi. I know I'm jumping in late but what has been the reaction from the public and industry? Has it won awards? What's the next step? A few points I found relevant to our world today: The human function in the story was only to generate ideas. Anything visceral and emotional was scorned as crude. ran out of room. more at runchica [dot] [com] slash blog

[TheRecordplayers]

Although I found the Machine Stops to be a brilliant piece of science fiction when I first read it in the early 1980's, I dismissed it as a remote surreality. Now with the internet, hand held devices, surveillance, obesity, GPS, automation and work cubicles, E.M. Forster's vision is perfectly clear and so is our destiny.

[TheRecordplayers]

Although I found the Machine Stops to be a brilliant piece of science fiction when I first read it in the early 1980's, I dismissed it as a remote surreality. Now with the internet, hand held devices, surveillance, obesity, GPS, automation and work cubicles, E.M. Forster's vision is perfectly clear, and so is our destiny.