What Is Mise-En-Scene In Back To The Future

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Back to the Future Imagine time traveling thirty years back in past and not being able to travel back. Then ruining the moment your parents first met, which could potentially make you and your siblings not exist. That is exactly happened to Marty in the 1985 movie, Back to the Future directed by Robert Zemeckis. In this movie, the main character, Marty goes to meet his dear friend Doc. Doc is a scientist who invents the time machine, and Marty unconsciously tested it out trying to escape the liberals. Which is where he went back in time thirty years, and ruined the moment his parents first met. Not only does Marty have to make his parents fall in love again, but he also has to try and return in his present time. Back to the Future is a great …show more content…
Without mise-en-scene there would not be significant props like the clocks, the time machine, and the outfits used throughout the movie. The clocks were used all throughout the movie. For example, in the movie, in order to go in the past or future they needed to dial on a clock, and one of the key ways for Marty to get home was the city hall clock. The time machine was the main prop used in the movie. The time machine was the only way Doc and Marty could go back to the past or into the future. Lastly, the outfits in Back to the Future, significance was big. Based on the outfits the actors were wearing, it was easy to tell if they were in 1955 or 1985. For example, in the present time of the movie they wore 80’s vests, but in the 50’s they only knew vests as “life preservers.” Mise-en-scene role in Back to the Future, aspired the quality of the …show more content…
The mise-en-scene was used in the movie by the clocks, time machine, and the actors outfits. The narrative was used throughout the movie by involving the characters, settings, and plot. Lastly, the special effects and cinematography was used in the movie to intensify it by creating the disappearing time machine, lightning striking the cable cords, and the fake gun shots. I would recommend Back to the Future to all ages, and to anyone who likes a comedy and an adventure movie. I would rate the movie a five out of five because this movie is a classic and it will continue to be a

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