Back to the Future

[kryptonitemonkey]

Thank you Netflix for having Back to the Future. I do have to say though, while it's one of the best movies ever, if you ever actually take the time to think about it, a lot of things don't make sense. Time travel always makes for interesting stories, but it sure can lack cohesion sometimes. It was a little difficult to watch this time around. I'm not sure why, but while I still enjoyed it, I also noticed a lot more little things that bugged me. Like, if changing the past made him disappear, why did it take so long to start happening? And since changing the past can instantly change things, why when he came back did he not recall his new timeline as well as the old? Time paradoxes tend to be a dime a dozen in sci-fi, but they at least try to be consistent. What bugs me the most is that I couldn't just sit down and enjoy it without nitpicking. Come on, me, get with it!

Comments

[pixelzomblina]

I use to wonder about that too! Like... Why did he not instantly disappear? It's still one of my favorite series of all time though! ♥

[phaea]

Like, if changing the past made him disappear, why did it take so long to start happening?

THIS!!!!! i always get hung up on this when i watch that movie. xD

even with all the paradoxes, time travel is one of my all-time favorite plot themes. ^^

speaking of time travel...have you seen deja vu or next? they're not exactly time travel but they're similar and i LOVE THEM. they are amazing movies. i'm not a jessica biel fan at all. but i love next.