GLOCKMAN said:

Hi there. I just saw The Time Machine with my girlfriend, and I don't know whether I like it or hate it. The first 45 minutes were entertaining, but right when the main character arrives in the 800,000's, the movie bored me to death. Anyways, my question is, [SPOILER] Jeremy Irons said something about Alexander's time machine and that his time machine made Jeremy Irons into the creature that he is [/SPOILER](or at least I think he said that, my gf was talking to me at the same time) so can someone please explain that scene? Thank you.

This sounds like something from quantum theory -- where all potentials exist at once until an outside presence witnesses the thing, forcing it into one state of existence. So the main characters running through time and witnessing what he did locked things in stone

thee_Scary_godmother said:

Hallo,
I'm new to the board but I think I can explain this. Jurrassic Park fans might remember this story but it is the same concept as the fact/idea that a butterfly in south africa flaps it's wings and in California you get rain instead of sunshine. The line Mr. Uber-Morlock said was to add the more moral/philospohical twist that all of our actions, no matter how insignificant or dramatic, have a profound effect not only on the world around us, but on the world to come. It isnt meant so much to be taken literally as it is meant ot make us think.
Hope that helps resolve any remaining confusion.