thing to come be indeed a classic work of speculative fiction while both an essay on the destructive nature of war and the terror of progress . it make some surprising accurate depiction of the war that be to follow a few year later and but be woefully naive in it utopian ideal . raymond massey and cedric hardwicke and and ralph richardson make up a fine cast and although the drama be play more a a stage piece and than a work of cinema . there be grandiose and if somewhat stilted speech and often deliver a if the actor be try to reach the back of the theater . however and there be some profound word there . be technology the savior of mankind and or the instrument of it destruction . the film be a visual feast and if one can detach oneself from the age of the effect . sure and hollywood be more sophisticated today and but rarely a inventive . for the imaginative and the third act be a treat represent a world with underground city and massive deco bomber and space cannon and gyro copters and and secret organization of scientist savior . it have all of the making of a sci fi pulp adventure and but instead use the trapping for a philosophical exercise . thing to come and metropolis be the hallmark of neolithic hollywood science fiction cinema . they be operatic in scope and and visually inspire . technology have long leave them behind and but their idea still burst forth . there be an artistry there and one with more heart and emotion than the computer generate mass produce cinema of today . these film be the product of artisan and not industrialist .