Today’s the day that Marty McFly and Doc Brown arrived in 2015 which makes it a very special day for all BTTF fans. There’s already plenty of celebrations and parties, tributes and brand deals (Universal is beyond happy that Disney passed on BTTF.) I’m not here to be critical or factual. For a great article on why BTTF is a perfect blockbuster film, one of my favorite critics Todd VanDerWerff wrote one.
Back to Future (and its sequels) is one of those films that every aspiring filmmakers have, the “Films That Made Me Want To Make Films” list. On first watch the movie was a fun, thrilling take on time travel, family and growing up. On every subsequent watch, the brilliant directing, writing, and pacing shines through. Even just reading the script is a great time because everything about it is clever and fun (go read it.) To say that I aspire to make movies like BTTF would be an understatement. Without this film (and a couple more) I wouldn’t have understood the power that film could have. This is why I’m writing this post and why I will continue to watch (and force other people to watch) Back to Future at least once a year.