Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Best of the Year: 1985 - Back to the Future

  

No joke... this is quite possibly the most perfect screenplay every written. There isn't a moment wasted. Every line, every shot, every scene is constructed in such a way to propel the plot, create empathy for the characters, and engage the viewer. This is all within a framework of time travel which may be one of the most complicated formats for fiction. Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd pull of one of the best "buddy" relationships in movie history. A movie so good they couldn't even screw it up with sequels, video games, or a Saturday-morning cartoon series.

My post in 2010.

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