Blog #4: Back to the Future (movie)

Back to the future has to be on my top 10 list for favorite movies of all time. I’ve been a fan of the movie since I was 8-years-old and I haven’t stopped loving it since. Everything about the movie is amazing; from the sci-fi to the time period the movie takes place in is what makes it a wonderful cinematic experience. The movie takes place in San Francisco during the mid 1980s. The Main characters are Marty McFly, a 17-year-old senior in high school, and Emmett “Doc” Brown, a scientist and a close friend of Marty. The entire movie is a roller coaster. It starts with Doc Brown testing his latest invention, the time machine built out of his Delorean sports car. Just as the he was testing it out, he gets killed by a mafia gang. Soon enough, Marty takes the Delorean and travels back in time to 1955, the year he had previously told Doc he wanted to travel to since it was the year his parents met. In a nutshell, Marty goes back in time to save Doc’s life by trying to tell Doc that he was going to get shot in 1985, but along the way, he meets his parents and he ends up changing their timeline for the better. By this I mean, he manages to boosts up his fathers confidence and his mothers pride and dignity through a series of events (don’t want to spoil) that when he goes back to 1985, his families life is completely changed morally and financially(for the better).  Besides the plot of the movie being an incredibly creative and amazing one, the idea of time travel and all of the possible encounters one can face is what makes it a thrill to watch. It also makes one wonder what they would do if they had a time machine; what would you change about your past or even your future?