Back to the Future is one of those classic film sagas that become enshrined in the pantheon of pop culture. However, as the ropey reputations of some of the Star Wars films attest, being fondly remembered by a nostalgic generation is not automatically a mark of quality. Yet for all its more dated and childish elements, namely moments of broad humour and general silliness (not to mention how amusingly off the mark the second instalment’s imagining of the 2010s is), the trilogy has an undeniable zing, a sense of fun that elevates its playfully daft time-travel plotting. Most importantly, it sports two excellent lead characters in the shape of agile every-teen Marty Mcfly (a blessedly non-obnoxious example of a teenaged protagonist) and that loveable eccentric for the ages, Doc Brown. The first film is charming, though its depiction of teenage love and bully-defying heroics is cringe-worthy in its idealism, even by Hollywood standards. The third film has an appropriately dramatic finale, and a satisfying resolution to Marty Mcfly’s character arc. Yet Part Two is the stand-out, cleverly using the time-hopping, paradox-dodging mayhem of its premise to play around with the original’s plot, while throwing in plenty of fresh drama, fun and peril, not to mention a higher ratio of memorable moments.
Thursday 29 December 2011
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Just finished watching the trilogy, so I thought I might as well slap my thumbnail review up here. Can't hurt, can it?
Back to the Future is one of those classic film sagas that become enshrined in the pantheon of pop culture. However, as the ropey reputations of some of the Star Wars films attest, being fondly remembered by a nostalgic generation is not automatically a mark of quality. Yet for all its more dated and childish elements, namely moments of broad humour and general silliness (not to mention how amusingly off the mark the second instalment’s imagining of the 2010s is), the trilogy has an undeniable zing, a sense of fun that elevates its playfully daft time-travel plotting. Most importantly, it sports two excellent lead characters in the shape of agile every-teen Marty Mcfly (a blessedly non-obnoxious example of a teenaged protagonist) and that loveable eccentric for the ages, Doc Brown. The first film is charming, though its depiction of teenage love and bully-defying heroics is cringe-worthy in its idealism, even by Hollywood standards. The third film has an appropriately dramatic finale, and a satisfying resolution to Marty Mcfly’s character arc. Yet Part Two is the stand-out, cleverly using the time-hopping, paradox-dodging mayhem of its premise to play around with the original’s plot, while throwing in plenty of fresh drama, fun and peril, not to mention a higher ratio of memorable moments.
Back to the Future is one of those classic film sagas that become enshrined in the pantheon of pop culture. However, as the ropey reputations of some of the Star Wars films attest, being fondly remembered by a nostalgic generation is not automatically a mark of quality. Yet for all its more dated and childish elements, namely moments of broad humour and general silliness (not to mention how amusingly off the mark the second instalment’s imagining of the 2010s is), the trilogy has an undeniable zing, a sense of fun that elevates its playfully daft time-travel plotting. Most importantly, it sports two excellent lead characters in the shape of agile every-teen Marty Mcfly (a blessedly non-obnoxious example of a teenaged protagonist) and that loveable eccentric for the ages, Doc Brown. The first film is charming, though its depiction of teenage love and bully-defying heroics is cringe-worthy in its idealism, even by Hollywood standards. The third film has an appropriately dramatic finale, and a satisfying resolution to Marty Mcfly’s character arc. Yet Part Two is the stand-out, cleverly using the time-hopping, paradox-dodging mayhem of its premise to play around with the original’s plot, while throwing in plenty of fresh drama, fun and peril, not to mention a higher ratio of memorable moments.
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