"Great Scott!" Back to the Future is an inventive time capsule for the ages Inventive, light-hearted, and unforgettable are just a few words to describe this timeless film. The direction of Robert Zemeckis makes the film a lucid, whimsical feature that is perfect for all ages. The movie continuously presents the reality of parents being teenagers, with each trying to understand one another. From the humorous script to the fantastic chemistry between Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, the film excels greatly in its ambition to take on the many paradoxes of time travel. Its energetic and creative features, such as the invention of the time machine, are what make this movie an original. "I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet," says Marty McFly, "but your kids …show more content…
By creating a time machine, Dr. Brown transforms his De Lorean into a striking machine that can travel through time. "The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?" exclaims Dr. Brown. All this is done with the "Flux Capacitor," which is the secret to time travel. Without this device the machine is useless. In the story, Marty is forced is to go back in time to escape Libyan nationalists who are sent to assassinate Dr. Brown. He speeds off in the De Lorean, and, through a series of events, finds himself in the year 1955. The film presents an abundance of memorable set-pieces. For example, when he walks downtown the goofy townsfolk question his 1985 clothing, asking why he is wearing a life-preserver. Marty even contributes to the premature invention of the skateboard by ripping off the top of a young kid’s box-cart. He also introduces the creation of rock ‘n’ roll through his energetic and engaging guitar solo. I enjoyed these moments in the movie and felt that these scenes left the film with many humorous moments that contribute to its light-hearted
Since this is a classical narrative, the main character eventually will. Zemeckis uses incredibly smooth continuity throughout the rest of the film in order to express to the spectators the narrative logic and ideological conclusions. “Understanding how expressive cinematic techniques give distinct representation to social issues and conflicts and engage the viewer effectively allows a discussion of the social context to remain sensitive to film as a unique medium with its own expressive techniques”(Nicholas, 160). In the key scene where Marty goes to the Twin Pines Mall to meet Dr. Brown, Zemeckis uses plenty of techniques to effectively edit the scene. He uses three-point lighting, point-of-view shots, close-up shots and over-the-shoulder shots. When the time traveling car invention begins to depart the truck, a point-of-view shot is integrated so that we can view the car from Marty’s perspective. This shot is extremely important for the film because we as spectators are put into the cinematic space and it makes us feel as if we ourselves are physically in the scene and are experiencing the same thing. Not only does this shot allow us to feel like we are in the shot but it also helps us to identify with Marty and his feelings. Lighting helps to interpret how the car should be seen because of the key lighting on Marty, the lighting on Marty helps us to see his face expression and we can tell that it’s filled with amazement and astonishment. Just like Marty, we can see the car as this magnificent, “out of this world” invention. From here on we know that this is a shot that helps the narrative develope and automatically know that since Marty thinks this machine is amazing, he will then end up using it to his advantage. As we’ve gotten to experience the climax of Back to the Future, we prove that our ideological
Along Donnie's journey he is intrigued by the idea of time travel and the explanation of space and time. These themes are an anomaly in the movie, where there is no "special" characters nor do they have any special control. Simply put as natural phenomenon or the acts of God. It seems as though everything lines up in the plot. Donnie has the power to act like God yet he is unaware of this power. As the movie unfolds Donnie begins to figure out what he is destine to do. "Deus ex machina" (Donnie Darko.)
Everything everywhere is constantly changing. People change, weather changes, plans change, everything changes; you can’t escape change. Two movies that really illustrate the concept of change are Pleasantville and Back to the Future. In both of these movies, the main characters – Marty, David, and Jennifer – are sent back into the times of the 1950s and are faced with a world completely different from their own. In Pleasantville, David and Jennifer get stuck in David’s favourite television show, Pleasantville, as the characters Bud and Mary Sue. Jennifer seems to want to stir things up, creating change throughout Pleasantville, causing things to turn to colour, while David is doing all he can to stop Jennifer from destroying their perfect world. On the other hand, in Back to the Future, Marty gets sent back in time to when his parents were his age. Unfortunately, he runs into his parents, causing his mother to fall for him, supposedly interfering with Marty’s future. All of these main characters have to deal with a lot of change – the key concept these movies have in common. While Pleasantville and Back to the Future both focus on the concept of time and change, both movies illustrate change from different perspectives. These movies also have other similar concepts, such as racism, masculinity, and the idea of the “ideal family”; however, they both differ by discussing other social issues as well.
Not a commercial success but a cult classic that gained popularity after its release. This was the same year that Back to the Future had come out starring Christopher Lloyd who plays an intellectual Professor Plum in the movie. Critically or commercially the movie did not make box office success, but - it has received mixed reviews from audiences. Six guests are invited for dinner to a mysterious mansion and over the evening there are a sequence of events that are funny and murders that take place. Their task is now to find out who is responsible for the murders before time runs out and
I think the author wrote the to tell how different our world would be with time travel and to entertain us. I know it is to entertain because it is not real so it can’t be to inform. I also know it's not to persuade because it's to telling you to go to try time travel. I know its not to explain because it's not explaining anything.
There is much to say John Hughes' marvelously crafted Sixteen Candles. Hughes' interpretation of what it's like to grow up a teenager trying to find themselves is impeccable. In this comedic, blissful coming-of-age film, the story follows Samantha Baker-- or Sam as she is most often called-- as she navigates through her sixteenth birthday; everyone forgot this very important day in Sam's life. This movie truly has it all: annoying little siblings, misunderstood teenagers, an older sister who sucks up all the attention, conservative grandparents, freshman geeks, the popular cheerleader, and, of course, the hottie that everyone has a crush on. Though stuffed with stock characters, Sixteen Candles somehow achieves a beautiful balance. The geek
Movies or shows about time-travel are complicated, and never really make sense (I’m looking at you, Lost); Back to the Future guides us through potentially tricky subject matter by relying heavily – and very intelligently – on the tenets of classical narration listed above: Marty’s goals are very well-defined (to make sure his future parents meet, and then to get himself back to 1985); the chain of cause and effect is very clear: Doc Brown swindles plutonium from some Libyans → the Libyans, once they track down and shoot Doc, chase after Marty, Doc’s assistant → Marty tries to flee from the Libyans by speeding away in the DeLorean time machine that Doc has made → Marty hits 88 mph, sending him back to 1955, etc.
Twenty-eight days…six hours…forty-two minutes…twelve seconds, that is when the world will end. The movie Donnie Darko, Frank tells Donnie that the world will end in just a short time. Throughout the movie, different literary devices are experimented to give the movie a deeper meaning. This provides the audience with a hidden message that gathers the viewer’s attention while keeping them entertained. Donnie Darko is a movie that has imagery, symbolism, and foreshadowing and by merging these devices creates a film that holds their audience’s attention.
The fifth scene that we are going to analyze starts at the 26:56 minute and ends at 30:02, the site of this scene is the same as that of the previous sequence, but the time has passed because we see Dr. Brown already Marty McFly in special suits to take plutonium. The climax of this sequence occurs with the appearance of the Libyan terrorists, at that time, we would have an I against the world, that is, these characters try to kill Marty McFlay when he shouts "Bastards" by killing Dr. Brown; The attempt to kill Marty causes him to climb to the time machine to flee, without taking more plutonium, the target of the next part of the plot, since without that he can not return to his time. We can see another reaction from Marty, from his good friendship
Hello- I have a role in an upcoming Black History Paly called: Back to the Future. The play will be held at Lindley 6th Grade Academy @ 1550 Pebble Brook Cir, Mableton, GA 30126 ON February 25, 2016, and please arrive by 6 pm if you want good parking. When you arrive please make your way to the *Theatre*. (*There will be signs around.*)
“They don’t make them like they used to”is seldom said of films of the eighties, but Back to the future proves that sometimes it should be. As the title itself illustrates this is a time travel movie which is a fusion of sci-fi, action, comedy and romance. I wonder this movie was released exactly thirty eight years ago and still makes me feel like that it’s getting newer by age. Something all young people accept is that their folks were never adolescents.
Plot Back to the Future is about a young guy who is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time machine, made from a DeLorean by his friend. He must make sure his teenaged parents get together to save his own existence. Summary/Story Marty McFly is an average young man, in 1985, with small-town dreams of being a rock star someday. He gets into a bit of trouble at school and spends as much time as possible with his girlfriend, Jennifer. His best friend is the towns crazy scientist, Dr. Emmett Brown.
The “Back to the future” trilogy is by far my favorite of all time; especially the first one, that movie alone is on my Mount Rushmore of movies. The trilogy is about a teenager who accidently travels back in time prevents his parents from getting married which then prevents him from being born, so now he has to figure out a way to get back to the future and get his parents back together. The entire trilogy is great; even thought it has its bad moments, but hey, what trilogy does not? The series is a clever and fun string of movies that leaves you with a good feeling after watching them. Now with that being said, when you make a movie about time travel there are bound to be some mistakes and “Back to the future” is no exception. I can go
I totally agree with his opinion. The movie is so exciting that anyone, no matter the age group can enjoy it. For me, the movie took me back to a place as a child having fun with my creative imagination. I think that Stephen Whitty was saying never forget the times when you were little and having fun; that it’s alright to put away silly things, when the time is right but pick them up again at times.
The love story between two different teenagers that come from completely different worlds is the most remarkable. The Notebook is about two young teenagers who fell head over heels with each other. They got separated by Allie’s upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn’t right for her. But that obstacle didn’t stop these two young lovers from being together even if it took years. This beautiful tale has a special meaning to an older gentleman who regularly reads the timeless love story to his aging wife to help her remember what they went through and that the story that he’s reading to her was their love story. The story he reads follows two young