Saturday, January 29, 2005

Back to the Future 2 is Making My Head Hurt

(This post contains spoilers to the 1989 movie)

I'm watching Back to the Future Part 2 for the first time in a long time. When Marty changes the "future" for his kid by preventing him from going to jail, "tomorrow's" newspaper changes headlines.

So when future Biff takes this sports almanac back in time to his young self and tells him to start betting on sports events, and the time line changes, shouldn't then the future change around Marty and Doc while they're in 2015? Like shouldn't future George McFly disappear or something since now he's dead?

Also, doesn't future Biff stop existing when he gives young Biff the almanac? But if future Biff doesn't exist he can't give young Biff the almanac. So then it can't happen? Ugh.

Still a fun film, but I have to think less.

3 comments:

Blogman said...

Back to the Future 3 isn't making things any easier.

If 50's Doc helps Marty with getting to 1885 then shouldn't 80's Doc remember having done so? Ugh. Must... Stop... Thinking!!!!

Blogman said...

Wait... If the reason Marty goes back to 1885 is to prevent Doc from being shot in the back, then if he was successful, he wouldn't see in 1955 that Doc had been shot, and he would decide to return 1985 instead. Why can't I listen to the voice in my head? "STOP THINKING!"

Anonymous said...

You could spend a whole day by yourself thinking about this.

Note: "By Yourself"