GREAT SCOTT: 2015 ACCORDING TO BACK TO THE FUTURE II
Back to the Future II was directed by Robert Zemeckis and debuted in 1989. It starred Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, a teenager who must time travel (again) to the future year, 2015. Some differences between the expected 2015 and the actual 2015 are shown here.
Clothing Styles
In the movie, McFly is depicted wearing a varsity-style jacket, self-adjusting shoes and jeans. While jeans are now a wardrobe staple, varsity jackets have more recently become popular, especially among teenagers. Self-adjusting shoes, the exact style worn by McFly in fact, have been created by some shoe companies and sold in small quantities.
Technology
Self-adjusting jackets like McFly wore, however, have not gained a foothold in today’s fashion. Other examples of technology in the movie include a machine which re-hydrates dehydrated food items (in the movie, a dehydrated pizza), and a pantry installed in the kitchen ceiling. While at least this movie didn’t depict food in pill-form as some science fiction works do, these items are still too far-fetched to be a part of mainstream society.
Cars
Not all cars on the road are futuristic, as they are shown in Back to the Future II. A quick glance around the Sandpoint High School parking lot will find that not all of the cars in the lot are 2015 models (some are likely even older than this movie), but all of the cars in the movie are of the sleek, futuristic style. This excludes the famous time-machine DeLorean, of course.
Failed Fashion Trends
Pockets of jeans worn inside-out have not become popular, either. Additionally, the 1980s “chic” style (think: bold colors and patterns, wraparound sunglasses, and tutu skirts) is not the norm as it is shown in the movie.
Time Travel
And, most importantly, time travel still hasn’t been invented…yet.
Sarah Wells is a senior and is News Editor (first semester) and Photo Editor (year-long) for the Cedar Post. This is her second year on staff.