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In October 1985, helmed by visionary filmmaker Robert Zemeckis and supported by the shocking duo of Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, Back to the Future revolutionized the world of science fiction and pop culture.
Served by instantly iconic characters, a screenplay of incomparable efficiency, sequences of inimitable invention and inexplicable magic – a charm that is difficult to describe, which worked miraculously throughout its story – this first-class entertainment left its mark on the mind for hundreds of good reasons. .
But today let’s pay special attention to the last two minutes of the film, so exciting and electrifying that the audience was literally on their seats when the feature film was released in theaters.
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the end of the movie
After escaping Hill Valley in 1955 at a speed of 88 miles per hour behind the wheel of his DeLorean, Marty McFly also managed to save Doc from Libyan terrorists and even ensured that his father eventually became an acclaimed author. In short, all’s well that ends well, and the young hero is about to go away for the weekend with Jennifer, when suddenly… everything changes again.
A loud noise accompanied by several bolts of lightning echoed down the street and a DeLorean appeared out of nowhere. The Doctor, who has just returned from a little trip to the future, comes out and tells Marty that he needs to rush to 2015 to help the children he will soon have with Jennifer.
Unbearable waiting
“Where we’re going, we don’t need a road…”, the scientist then cryptically says once everyone is seated before the DeLorean takes off under the stunned eyes of Marty, Jennifer and the audience. The car then speeds towards the camera and abruptly disappears to give way to the end credits, punctuated by an irresistible song. back in time By Huey Lewis and News.
And that’s all! Those who experienced this moment in theaters almost 40 years ago, everyone remembers. Others imagine it very well.
At the end of this mind-blowing journey and this veritable tear in the face of cinema (which culminates in a euphoric “sequel”), Back to the Future achieves the ultimate feat: instantly implanting itself into the brains of all viewers. The irremediable and contagious question: “But when will the sequel to this miracle be released?”
The public finally had to wait 4 years for this sequel, as the brilliance of the original film. Indeed, it wasn’t until 1989, with the same sequence restored to perfection (because Jennifer’s interpreter had changed in the meantime), that viewers were finally able to go back… to the future.
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