[Movie] I tried my best to convey my desire for a friend who says, 'Back to the Future is too famous, so I've never actually watched it,' to see it.

You love movies, but there are those classic masterpieces you've missed ...you know how that goes, right?
'It's too famous, so it feels too late to start,' or 'It's hard to find the right time to watch old movies' — I think there are many reasons. But that might be a huge waste!
So, this time, I tried my best to talk about a work I really want you to watch no matter what. Since it's a super famous work, I hope you'll forgive the spoilers, and I'd be happy if those interested would join me (I haven't written any core spoilers).

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I don't want to live in a world line without this movie!
[Back to the Future PART 1, 2, 3]
(1985 / 1989 / 1990 / American film / Director: Robert Zemeckis)
■Genre / Sci-Fi, Adventure, Coming-of-age
■Watchability for anyone / ★★★★★
■Satisfaction / ★★★★★ for all three combined (Nothing more to ask for!)

(These are my personal thoughts)

*The following touches on the content of the movie
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■Let's get energized by a masterpiece that is sure to lift your spirits! Today is a dialogue format.

■What is the psychology behind not reaching for famous works?

Eimi Let's get right to it, Miki. Have you ever seen 'Back to the Future'? It's long, so I'll refer to it as BTTF from here on out.

Miki I've seen it, but I haven't seen it.

Eimi I already have a bad feeling about this (laughs). Miki, you often talk about watching new releases, but what about watching these super famous works or so-called classics?

Miki Well, actually, isn't it harder to get motivated to watch super famous works? I might have memories of watching them vaguely when they were on TV, or if someone tells me it's definitely moving, the bar gets raised too high.

Eimi Ah...

Miki At home, it's more fun to explore and find things myself on streaming services... You look pale, are you okay?

Eimi I'm about to cry, but I'm okay. So that's the psychology behind famous works... Then what about that "I've seen it, but I haven't seen it" thing you said earlier?

Miki I think it's just memories from when it was on terrestrial or BS TV. A few years ago, my husband and kids were watching TV and getting all excited, and I might have been in the kitchen cooking.

Eimi Do you remember the plot?

■ A young man in a red vest messing around with someone who looks like a doctor

Miki I remember. First, a young man wearing something like a red vest has something like a remote control for a radio-controlled car, and he's messing around with someone who looks like a doctor, and then the car runs, sparks fly, and it's like, 'Whoa!' or something.

Eimi U-uh-huh.

Miki Before I knew it, he went to the past, and various things happened, and he went to a party.

Eimi U-uh-huh. Did you skip ahead?

Miki In the second half, he's messing around with the doctor again at a place like a clock tower, the car runs at high speed, sparks fly, and the doctor is happy, saying, 'I did it!'

Eimi ...You haven't seen it, you really haven't seen it.Miki has not seen 'Back to the Future'. By the way, I think what Marty was holding was a video camera, and it was Doc who had the remote.

Miki Huh? Well, my husband and kids said it was "the best." When I asked, "Did he make it back?" they said, "He made it back"... oh, is this a spoiler?

Amy I don't think anyone would get mad at you for asking that now and call it a "spoiler"... I mean, if it were this popular with an ending where "they couldn't go back," that would actually be impressive in its own right. No, wait a second, Miki, can I take this opportunity to properly explain why this movie is so interesting?

Miki Sure, but why are you trying so hard, Amy?

■ It's because it's lonely not being able to share such amazing entertainment!

Amy Because entertainment is meant to be shared! I want to be able to say, "That scene was great, right?" and feel moved together. I've been a bit lonely lately. I have people I can talk to about parenting or cooking, but I can't find anyone in my neighborhood or nearby who I can talk to about old movies.

Miki You should probably widen your search area a bit.

Amy I don't intend to force it on people who don't like movies, but it's a waste to like movies but not have properly watched BTTF. Are you planning on just getting older like this, Miki? Tell me your schedule for when you plan to watch it.

Miki Geez, but don't you think it's understandable that I ended up watching it while doing other things when it happened to be on TV?

Amy That's true. The unfortunate part isn't that, but the fact that you feel like you've already seen it, which significantly lowers the chances of you deciding to watch it properly on your own.

Miki Now that you mention it, that happens more with famous works... I might have watched "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" while doing other things at least 10 times in my life.

Amy You need to watch Nausicaä properly once, too. For now, today, I'm going to talk about the young man in the red vest, not the blue outfit!

■ I think this might be the most universally appealing blockbuster ever made.

Amy First of all, BTTF is a movie that appeals to everyone. In every respect, I think it's the most interesting movie in the world. That's just my personal opinion.

Miki I thought you loved "Star Wars," but is that not the case?

Amy I think "Star Wars" is a movie with an explosive amount of elements that tickle the geek heart within a grand scale. That part is the best, but it's not for everyone.
Compared to that, BTTF is a super-entertainment masterpiece that can be understood by upper elementary school students, is definitely interesting to men and women of all ages, whether you're a movie beginner or a movie geek, and leaves you with a great feeling. It's a miracle born in 1980s Hollywood.

Miki That's passionate! Well, I'll steel myself and ask you to tell me the highlights again. Coffee refill, please.

Amy The setting is California, USA, in 1985. The protagonist is a high school student named Marty McFly. His special skill is skateboarding.

Miki Ah, the young man who was wearing a red vest and holding a remote control or a camera or something.

Amy Marty plays guitar in a band, but he doesn't pass the school festival audition and things aren't going great. The atmosphere at home isn't exactly good either, and the only thing going well is his relationship with his girlfriend, Jennifer.
Then, late one night, he gets called by his friend, the scientist Dr. Emmett Brown, to a shopping mall parking lot, where he is shown "My years of research have finally paid off!" a car-shaped time machine. It's a modified sports car called a DeLorean.

Miki Oh, so that name I hear so often was the time machine. Is it different from the one where the boxer's girlfriend shouts his name at the end?

Amy That's Adrian. Anyway, Dr. Brown—I call him Doc—is surprised when the DeLorean, carrying his beloved dog Einstein, appears from the world "one minute in the future." However, a shocking accident occurs afterward, and Marty, riding in the DeLorean, time slips to the world of 30 years ago.

■ The incredible sense of speed from the beginning & the snappy dialogue are also highlights!

Miki Oh, that's the scene in the square at the beginning where things go crazy and sparks are flying.

Amy Even if you're watching while doing something else, that scene leaves an impression, right? The DeLorean is built so that it won't cross space-time unless it hits 140 km/h, so the scene where Marty flies into the past is a highlight of the first half, full of speed and thrills. In addition to that, Doc is suddenly shot by extremists, and Marty is left with no choice but to fly into the past—it's a shocking turn of events. You're glued to the screen wondering what will happen next, making it
the perfect setup for the first half!

Miki He goes to the past while confused in many ways, and coincidentally meets his own mom when she was young, right? I've seen that part.

Amy You remember that pretty well.

Miki Yeah, I remember the scene where Marty is a bit troubled because he's called "Calvin." Why was that again?

Amy That's a small detail, but it's a running gag, so watch and enjoy it (laughs). Anyway, the only person he can rely on is "Dr. Brown of this era = Doc", so he finds where he is, goes to meet him, and tells him, "I came here in the time machine you completed 30 years from now," asking for help to return to the future, but...

Miki Huh, I might not remember that part.

Amy This exchange is also a must-see. Their conversation is fun, and even though the situation is quite serious, Doc's eccentric character, or rather his mad scientist persona, is just hilarious.

Miki I was probably in the bath.
Amy Please record it next time it's on terrestrial TV.

Miki If I recall, he gets into trouble because his young mom falls in love with him, right? Like, my own existence is going to disappear! or something.

Amy Exactly. He gets shocked when Doc tells him, "If your mother doesn't marry your father George, you won't be born." Marty had been getting in the way of Lorraine and George's first meeting.

■ As a movie lover, I can't imagine a timeline where BTTF doesn't exist!

Eimi By the way, I don't think there are almost any creators currently involved in any kind of video production, or stories about sci-fi or time travel, who haven't watched BTTF. Just like there are no anime professionals who haven't watched Galaxy Express 999, Yamato, Gundam, Eva, or Ghibli films.

Miki Oh, I see. It's also the source material for so many things.

Eimi BTTF's very existence is history and legend now, you know. For a movie lover, a timeline where this work doesn't exist is impossible. For iconic works like this that are often used for parodies and homages, I personally recommend watching the original at least once. Because the "fun factor" and "joy factor" when you watch works that were influenced by it—the "Oh, this is..." moment—are completely different.

Miki I get it... My husband and I burst out laughing when we see things like parodies of Drifters' skits, but the kids don't really laugh at them.

Eimi To get back to the story, Marty needs an astronomical amount of electricity to return to the future. Doc tells him there's no fuel in 1955 that can generate that kind of power. But actually, Marty discovers a flyer from 1985 he happened to have that says, "Lightning strikes the courthouse clock tower at 10:04 PM on November 12, 1955". In other words, that's the future... an event happening one week later.

Miki What perfect timing! Oh, the clock tower scene I was watching while drying off after a bath might be that one.

Eimi So, the plan is to drive the DeLorean and get the electricity from the lightning right at that moment to return to the future, which makes for a very anxiety-inducing development.

Miki Relying on the Thunder God, huh...

Eimi No need for the "God" part. It's not Drifters.

Miki But just going back isn't enough, right? What about Mom's romantic feelings?

Eimi That's where I'll quickly organize the tasks Marty needs to clear!

■ "Eek!" during the scene where the power cord comes unplugged

<Marty McFly's challenge>

(1) "By one week from now when the lightning strikes, make Lorraine fall in love with (his future father) George"(2) "However, that

George is a timid guy who doesn't seem to be popular with girls at all"(3) "Biff, who is George's boss in 1985 and bullies him every day, is quite the delinquent in 1955 too, and he keeps getting in the way, which is

infuriating"

Amy ...That's roughly the gist of it.
Miki That's tough. There are a lot of challenges, teacher. But what do you mean by "infuriating"? (lol)

Amy Regarding (3), while it's not an essential condition for returning to the future, he's a presence you want to deal with somehow. He is the villain throughout the series, after all.

Miki And even if you manage to clear these challenges (1), (2), and (3), whether the DeLorean powered by lightning can actually return to the future is a gamble, isn't it?

Amy Doc from that era tries his best too, but the climax is, well... one accident after another, and this scene of "will they be able to return or not" is super thrilling! Even if your whole family is watching while doing other things at home, everyone is sure to stop what they're doing and be glued to the screen.

Miki Please remember to turn off the heat for the deep-frying.

Amy Even though I know how it ends, those four minutes after 10 PM...especially the scene where the, like, plug comes out, I always scream! Is it called a cable? That thing.

Miki What kind of plug? I might not remember that part properly.

Amy You were probably drying your hair after a bath, weren't you, Miki?

Miki How did you know?

■ Rather than calling it a "so-and-so movie," the story is simply interesting.

Amy But here's the thing, even if he could return to the future, there's a big problem remaining. It's the challenge I didn't mention earlier (4).

Miki Teacher, the challenges are already beyond my capacity.

Amy That is the "what to do about the Doc attack" problem that happened in 1985. Even if he makes it back, if Doc dies, there's nothing to be happy about. Come on, what will you do, Marty!

Miki Oh, that's right. I'm starting to want to watch it properly... I vaguely remember it being a happy ending.

Amy Vaguely isn't enough. I want you to experience the emotion that comes from watching it properly.

Miki But I realized something. The reason I was satisfied with watching it while doing other things was because I wasn't that interested in genres like sci-fi or time travel in the first place. I don't want to make it about men or women, but I had a preconceived notion that it was a "movie guys would like."

Amy It's true that this movie often gets fans excited talking about things like the DeLorean... how that time machine is popular and models are selling, or how the future predictions in Part 2 compared to the actual year 2015, and so on. Maybe that's outside of your interests, Miki.

Miki So, I thought it was fine not to watch it seriously.

Amy I understand that. But I want to tell you this one thing. Works that have been passed down for decades are, in the end, "interesting stories." Even if the genre is "X movie," it transcends those boundaries and has points that can move anyone.

■ The moving friendship between the two is the pillar of this ultimate entertainment masterpiece!

Miki The story is interesting...that just hits home in a simple way.

Eimi BTTF has so many ways to enjoy it depending on the person. There's the attractive time machine called the DeLorean, the eccentric characters like Doc, the cityscapes of the past and future that Marty travels to, and some people even examine the timeline and foreshadowing from Parts 1 through 3. When fans talk to each other, there are so many different things they say, like "this is the part I like," and it gets exciting with "Oh, that part too!" The music is great, too.

Miki By the way, what parts do you like, Eimi?

Eimi I love all of it, but the best part is probably the friendship between Marty and Doc. I think that for movies and dramas, "no matter how outlandish the setting is, or how amazing the visuals and scale are, in the end, it comes down to whether you can truly empathize with the story itself."

Miki I get that. I'm the type who gets moved by human drama, too.

Eimi Human drama, huh (laughs). It's not touched upon much in the main story, but I think Doc is treated as quite the eccentric in town. From a parent's perspective, it's the kind of feeling where you'd want to say, "You shouldn't get involved with that person."

Miki Actually, your Marty-kun got into some terrible trouble by getting involved with the Doctor...

Eimi Those two are bound by a mysterious friendship that transcends age and status. I'm sure he's someone Marty can empathize with. The fact that the story continues with such powerful momentum through Part 2 and Part 3 is all thanks to their friendship, and I always cry at the end of Part 3.

Miki There's a part that makes you cry in this story?

Eimi There is! Although, I've had fans of this movie say to me, "Was there a part that made you cry?" (laughs). The ending of Part 3 is just too perfect, and I get choked up thinking, "Ah, it's over..." The friendship between Marty and Doc is the most important pillar of this fantastic sci-fi entertainment!

Miki I guess it's better to watch Part 2 and Part 3 in succession, then?

■ I want to erase my memory of Parts 2 and 3 so I can experience the thrill of watching them for the first time again

Amy It's not just that you should watch it, I think you'll end up watching it. The ending of Part 2 is especially shocking, and if there's anyone who can watch that and not immediately connect to Part 3, they're a real tough cookie for sure. The person who thought of that plot is a genius. And the situation that happens to Doc in 1955 at the end of 2 is hilarious no matter how many times I watch it. That shouldn't have happened after all that (laughs).

Miki You're laughing all by yourself... somehow, I'm starting to feel frustrated that I don't get it! I'll start by properly watching the first one. And if I finish watching up to Part 3, maybe we can share the excitement by saying, "That scene was great, wasn't it?"

Amy I'm looking forward to it! I know I'm being repetitive, but masterpieces that have lasted for decades are truly "dense" after all. That's why missing even one important line can affect your overall understanding, and if possible, I don't want you to miss a single scene is my honest feeling.

■ If you can get a lifelong, dense emotional experience in two hours, it's actually good time performance

Miki Indeed, when I was watching while blow-drying my hair, I feel like I was seeking out a shallow experience myself.

Amy I don't intend to force it on you. It's just that, even though we live in an era that prioritizes time performance, if you can watch it carefully for two hours and get an emotional experience that lasts for decades, I think that's better time performance. It's tough because everyone is busy, though... Oh Miki, I am dying of envy that you are about to properly watch the "Back to the Future" series!

Miki This is the first time I've been envied for doing nothing (laughs).

Amy Tell me your schedule. And if you don't mind, can I stay right next to you when you watch it? I won't say a single word.

Miki You'll definitely talk.

Amy Well, I'm going to get energy from movies again this year! And if possible, I want to share that excitement with important people like Miki.

Miki I have a feeling you'll just keep hitting pause saying, "Did you see that scene just now!?"

Amy Well, that's all for today... Thank you so much for reading such a long piece to the end!

Miki You must really love movies too!

🔳 Below is the same "conveying with all my might" series

・[Movie] I tried my best to convey the emotion that transcends genres of 1 and 2 to a friend who says, "I've never watched "}, {Terminator""↓↓↓

・[Movie] Part 1: I tried my best to organize the information on the 9 films for a friend who asks, "Why can't I get into "}, {SW""?↓↓↓

・[Movie] Part 2: I tried my best to organize the information on the 9 films for a friend who asks, "Why can't I get into "}, {SW""?↓↓↓

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