Back to the Future

“I g-guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.” The ultimate film based on love, the meaning of our existence, and masculinity (in a sense). I feel like I understand this film on a spiritual level. This is my third time seeing it this year alone and it always gets better. Even when I was a kid this stuck with me even if I didn’t understand everything. The film is so special to me to the point that I wrote a 12 page essay on it for my film studies final. I went above and beyond on that and it’s one of my most proudest pieces of writing. Seeing how the context of the film can fit into film history was one of my favorite talking points to make and it was one that really made the essay. However, I feel like an aspect that is under-looked is the internal struggle between Marty and his constant uphold of his masculinity. It was interesting, especially this time around, as I’m an adult and I still feel like the meek guy trying to uphold something. I don’t know it just feels odd. This whole movie is a magnum opus and a testament of how generational a piece of art can truly be. Also, if you are one of the people that think that the movie has “weird politics” I implore you actually WATCH the movie. Yeah that’s about it.