Back to The Shack

Rating: 10/10 (26 September 2017)

Back To The Future is a 1985 film directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, and Thomas Wilson. The film was distributed by Universal, being labeled as a Sci-Fi Comedy Adventure. I have seen the film many times before on different formats.
The film takes place in 1985, Marty (Fox) is accidentally sent to 1955 by means of a time-traveling DeLorean. Due to the very limited plutonium supply the DeLorean had, he needs to find Doc (Lloyd) to get the DeLorean up and running again. Along the way he meets his own father (Glover) during his high school years. Marty realizes that it is his destiny to unite his Mom & Dad at the "Enchantment Under The Sea" dance.
I love almost every single actor's performance in this. Every single character, no matter how small, gets an arc. For example, Goldie Wilson (Donald Fullilove) is running for his 2nd term as Mayor in 1985. In 1955, Wilson gets the confidence to run as mayor from Marty. Fox's charisma as Marty is unprecedented and is one of the best audience surrogates in all of film history. Lloyd has the performance of a lifetime, stealing every scene he is in.
I love BttF, it will always remain as a classic as time goes on. It's representation of time-travel is almost flawless. The characters are amazing as goes with the story and with the writing and direction. The only nitpick I have is that some of the green-screen effects look dated but that's it.
Themes of BttF include love, destiny, and coincidence. The main theme song is "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis & The News if that doesn't tell you anything. Destiny and Coincidence play a huge part in here seeing as George McFly doesn't get the courage to ask Lorraine out to the dance until Marty enters their lives.
This film has reached a lot of people then and certainly has now and will only be more widely known as time goes on. General Audiences love it, Kids love it, and Adults cherish it. The only people who would hate it are hipsters who think there are no great films, only overrated ones.
Overall, I give Back to The Future a 10/10