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Further Analysis
Why is the Back to the Future trilogy noteworthy? The first film (1985) won an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects, and was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Best Song, and Best Sound. It was nominated for Best Film by the British Academy Awards. It was the highest-grossing film of 1985, bringing in $218 million (Wikipedia). Although the second and third films didn’t do as well-- the second brought in $125 million in 1989; the third brought in $90 million in 1990 (Yahoo! Movies)-- the trilogy has nonetheless had a strong impact on popular culture and is also noteworthy in the Science Fiction genre. The first film in particular endures because of its “tight script, excellent continuity, engaging score, and generally high overall production quality. Complex concepts of time travel and associated temporal paradoxes are presented in a manner that is easily understood and considered plausible by most audience members. The story deliberately appeals simultaneously to parents and children. It highlights experiences that are generally common to successive generations, while making fun of cross-generational distinctions” (Wikipedia).
Click on the links below for analyses of just a few of the aspects of the trilogy that makes it arguably one of the best trilogies of all time.
Science Fiction: The Dangers of Time Travel
Analyses are the work of Anjali Desai except where otherwise noted.