Today was an interesting day in class. Yesterday, I fully finished Back to the Future for the first time. And yes, I know that it is totally insane that I haven't seen the movie fully until now. But I have to say, I loved it. Anyways, today was THE DISCUSSION. I don't know if it was the same for your class, but my class (well my group) was really into the discussion. We were all taking a poll on google classroom on how we classify Back to the Future just like our Be Reel blogs. The one thing I noticed is that the majority of both classes voted the movie was a GOOD GOOD movie. However others (and I mean me mostly), voted that the movie was BAD GOOD. I know that any of you who are probably reading this are probably trying to figure out what happened in class the day you were sick or early winter break. Therefore, I will try to keep my personal opinion aside so you can vote without my opinion affecting your vote.
Before this vote was cast, we watched a comedy sketch by a man named John Mulaney on explaining Back to the Future. I highly recommend watching it. I will post the link along with this video. Please be warned that it is a little inappropriate, but for the most part hilarious. John Mulaney explained certain aspects of the movie that made it a BAD GOOD movie. The movie was a great movie for my enjoyment. However, there were certain aspects that could have been better. For example, Mulaney and I agree that the relationship between Doc and Marty was pretty sketchy. First of all, we aren't given a backstory to the start of their relationship. All we know is that Doc is crazy and old and Marty is a young high school boy who meets up with his crazy, old, "best friend" in a mall parking lot at 2 am for a science experiment. At the beginning of the movie, I really thought that we were gonna learn something about Doc's past that reflects on the relationship that he shares with Marty, but absolutely nothing is shown, said, etc. Another point to bring up, the costume design was cringy. I admit when Marty full on gets kissed by his mother, I was full-on cringing. But I cringed the most when they went back into the future and Marty's mother didn't really look aged enough to be his mother. The makeup just seemed a little cliche and too obvious that it was makeup. And that is what made me cringe the most. My fellow classmates argued with me and the discussion got pretty intense.
Even though John Mulaney brought up excellent points, I will admit this movie really put a smile on my face. It was so pleasurable for me and really a good part of my day to sit down and really watch it. It was cheesy and dramatic, but I'll admit that cheesy and dramatic is sometimes what sells. The parts that get me is the originality of the piece. Back then, nothing has been seen like this before minus the exception of Star Wars and you really have to keep that in mind to really appreciate it. That is why my classmates argued with me so much. They had a true appreciation for the time era and what was possible at that time.
After that discussion that ran towards the bell, we worked on our assignments that are due tomorrows such as the tweets, the letter revisions, and the Be Reel blogs (due new years eve). It was a pleasure doing the last blog of 2018. Everyone, that's for a great week and happy holidays. May your holiday be merry and Dwight (sorry I love the office). Merry Christmas and see you in 2019.
John Mulaney Skit- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vkXvl5_MIc
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