Back To The Future Analysis

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Have you ever heard about grandfather paradox? If you go back to many years ago and kill your grandfather, then will you still exist? This is an interesting scientific assumption which is the plot conflict of Back to the Future 1985. Back to the Future is a comic science fiction film, and telling a story about a high school student Marty Mcely and Dr. Brown who invited time machine, then they started their time trip. First is about turning the destiny. In the movie, if Marty and the Doc go back to 1955 and change some small things, then it will be a huge change in 1985. For instants, Marty’s father George McFly is a timid person who are afraid of his boss Biff. When Marty back to 30 years ago, he discovered that his father has written some science fiction. George was afraid that his fiction is not good enough, so nobody knows that he writes books. Marty encouraged young George send the book to a publisher, and when Marty back to the 1985, his father became a successful writer. At end, Marty also play the music that he was afraid to play. Although people live in 1955 cannot understand this type of music, Marty still very confident and said, “Your children will really like it”. One of the ideology of Back to the Future tells us that …show more content…
Lorraine thought Marty’s name was Calvin Klein, because Calvin Klein was printed in his underwear. That is a really clever and interesting product placement. As a result, Lorraine noticed CK many times in this movie, and it becomes a very funny point in this comedy. The next is about the mayor. At the beginning in 1985, The bus was propagandized to vote for a black who will to be the new mayor. Back to 1955, when Marty met him in the 80s coffee, Marty suggest him to be a mayor, and the man’s boss though this idea is impossible and really funny. All of these two interesting points base on different of ages, they show us the differences between two generations in a funny

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