TIME TRAVEL IN GENERAL IN FICTION AND MOVIES

1. By Ajitesh Pathak

2. WHAT IS TIME??
• A limited stretch or space of continued
existence
• the interval between two successive
events

3. ORIGINS OF THE CONCEPT
Ancient folk tales and myths sometimes
involved something akin to travelling
forward in time
In Mahabharata king Revaita travels to
heaven
Returns back to find that several ages have
passed on Earth

4. Basics of Time Travel
• General and special theory of Relativity
• Concept of spacetime combines space
and time in a single abstract space
• Closed timelike curves form closed loops
in space time
• Allowing objects to return to their own past
• Other method Travelling faster than speed
of light

5. Time Travel in fiction
• The concept of time travel is very
intriguing
• It has been the basis of a large number of
bestselling novels
• The Time machine by H.G. Wells is one
the example

6. Motion pictures and time travel
• Every year movies based on time travel
are made
• This concept can be used in every genre
of filmaking
• Prime examples here are terminator
series, Back to the future series ,Action
Replayy etc.