Has anybody seen any Deloreans recently? \’Cos today, Wednesday, October 21st, 2015, is Back to the Future Day!!
It\’s time to get out your Back to the Future Box-Sets, and stick on the classic 1989 movie sequel Back to the Future II, the future leg of the classic time travel/time loop romp. The entire trilogy is a real mind-bender, kicking off from the home base of 1985, back to 1955, forward to 1985 again, then forward even further to 2015, back again, but sideways, to the dystopian alternate 1985, back to 1955 again, then back to 1885, before finally jumping forward to the \”real\” (but slightly altered and much-improved) 1985 again. Phew! What a trip!
It\’s funny comparing the fantasy Back to the Future II Wednesday, 21st October, 2015 to the real one. It\’s just as much, if not more, of an alternate reality than the alternate 1985 in Back to the Future II itself. As with most sci-fi futures, a lot of it is laughably wrong (hey, it IS a comedy, after all), but there are a few things that have come to pass, or almost come to pass (anyone mention hoverboards?). But I won\’t dwell on that now, as this particular topic is all over the internet at the moment, rivalling the hype surrounding the new Star Wars movie. I always love this \”tomorrow isn\’t what it was\” kinda thing, so I just sit back and have a good chuckle and revel in the contradictions.
The time-travelling adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown comprise one of the very best, and definitely most fun, series of sci-fi cinema adventures in the history of Hollywood blockbusters. And just by coincidence, I\’m sitting here right now, watching ITV2, which is showing the entire Back to the Future trilogy, back-to-back. And what\’s playing right now? Yes, Back to the Future II! 🙂 We\’re right in the middle of the alternate 1985 sequence at the moment, my very favourite part of the entire trilogy.
Anyway, I\’m off to sit back, chill, and enjoy the rest of the trilogy. Happy BACK TO THE FUTURE DAY!!!!
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