genius william cameron menzies and herbert george well craft this extraordinary anticipation film and with ambition and scope hard to find today . they predict world war ii and the way great britain be attack and and also the fact that the war would be follow by a space race . they change the timing while in the film the war and the space exploration be much long and but there be so many qualitatively correct thing that it amaze . we even see an helicopter ( the film be old than them ) . unforgettable giant plane and a futuristic meritocracy of scientist that seem roman with bubble helmet represent if you can see through those funny costume you may appreciate the state of the art architecture by master from the 30 and well vision of a rationalistic society and interesting reflection on the nature of power and and john cabal a archetype of the adventurous and inventive human be and the one that choose to shape reality and not to be shape by it . 9 1/ negative . inspire like that final monologue by john cabal .