Friday, February 24, 2012

Back To The Future Pt. I

Caution: This Might Contain Spoilers!
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Marty McFly is a teenager who assists Dr. Emmet Brown in his research. Doc takes a DeLorean DMC-12 and transforms it, so it can time travel. Doc tests it on his time machine using his dog, and through an unsynchronized clock Doc learns that he has successfully created a time machine. Before Doc can travel there is an attack by terrorists, and Marty uses the DeLorean to escape, but accidentally travels from 1985 to 1955. Marty soon finds himself changing the events of time for his small town, including his parents falling in love. 

This film was directed by Robert Zemeckis. Zemeckis comical and adventurish stye is obvious in this 1980's film. This film began a legacy that still remains highly popular among audience's to this day. This film also remains a perfect example of the popular 1980's science fiction style. The film's story combines science fiction with action and romance. It's also a film that children and parents can enjoy together. Most of the film's plot is set up in the first five minutes before Marty travels through time. After time traveling the plot unravels humorously building on what has already been established. This one of the rare films that relies heavily on its plot line, and not its characters. The idea is a bit fantastic, but its good for this type of film. There is no true scientific basis for this plot. The backdrop was good, it was especially good watching it change through the decades. Using the giant clock tower as the ket was great, it sort of became the fill's icon. This film is cheesy at some moments, and it is has a predictable plot.

The cast was good together. They really gave the film its comical feel. Michael J. Fox played the leading role of Marty McFly. He's great in this role. He creates a character who isn't a loner, or a nerd, but it is slightly cool. This really made the film popular among its target audience. Christopher Llyod played the role of Doctor Emmet Brown, or Doc. He was great playing the neurotic scientist that people could still enjoy watching. Lea Thompson played the role of Lorriane Baines. She was good in her role. She took the role of Marty's mother and turned the character around. She also created the damsel character. Crispin Clover played the role of George McFly. He played the nerd of the 50's character who finds himself during the course of events. He was good at taking a nerd and giving him heart. Claudia Wells, Jennifer Parker, was good in her small role. She didn't have much time to open her role as anything more than that. Thomas F. Wilson did great in his role of Biff Tannen. He was great in creating the asshole bully that everyone just despised.

I give this film 5 out of 5 stars. This is a great family film that started a 1980's legacy. Even if its cheesy, and predictable, its still worth a single watch.

Answer to last blog: Director James Watkins, director of The Woman in Black, also directed the film Eden Lake. 

Que: What is the name of Doctor Emmet Brown's dog that appears in the film?

Einstein
Doc
Newton
Darwin

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