If you have a PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY like I have, you can go back IN YOUR MIND'S EYE and re-live past events and ascertain the moods and zeitgeist. Let's travel back to 1985 when BTTF 1 came out.
I 1st saw BTTF 1 in a public movie theater--dazzling me so there was no time to begin to comprehend everything. However, I can honestly tell you what struck me as ODD AT THE TIME.
Where's the RED SCARE? No Need to Go Nuclear for the Story
As a member of the U.S. military in 1985 I was painfully aware of the Soviet Communist Russian military threat--think Milius' "Red Dawn" really a re-make of the Partisans vs. Nazis 1943 WW2 movie "Hell River". Spielberg/Zemeckis/Gale (SZG) had by 1984 DISMISSED the Red Scare from their minds.
Under Pedo-Illuminati marching orders, they trot out the new MILINDCOMP boogeyman: Islamoterrorism with the Libyans in stereotypical VW bus with AKMs and RPG gunning down Doc Brown over the plutonium he scammed out of them from the local nuclear reactor?
SZG might be dumbshit civilians here with libtarded motivated--but correct opposition to UNsafe nuclear power; re Ukraine now. SZG revealed later their original story had Doc/Marty going to a distant Nevada nuclear bomb test to get the needed 1.81GIG after the plutonium plot conveniently was no longer enough? The REALITY FACTUAL problem is that enriched uranium--let alone megadangerous plutonium--suitable to make an atomic bomb are NOT used in nuclear reactors to generate civilian power. Doc Brown needing 1.81 gigawatts of power could simply steal regular nuclear fission for power uranium from his local reactor--or hack into the power grid a steal society's electricity in a spike for a 1-time time travel move. As you know, deus ex machina SZG chose a lightning strike on the city's clock tower to get the 1.81GIG exploiting their precise time travel knowledge and even connect get Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown) to Harold Lloyd hanging by a clock's hands in an early Hollywood movie. Magnificent!
I KNEW THE PLUTONIUM STORY WAS BS AT THE TIME.
The plutonium aspect was to NOT demonize Doc Brown by instead fingering the new boogeyman Libyans. Libya reveals the SZG CIA handler's bosses were not certain of a new boogeyman big enough to replace the nuclear Soviet Union? How could sub-national group terrorists pose enough of a threat to the big USA nation-state?
By them making or stealing or buying (1995's "The Peacemaker" with George Clooney and sexy MKULTRA babe Nicole Kidman also with 9/11 ROTM Easter Eggs) a nuclear bomb.
So in 1984, SZG are aware the Soviet Union is going down by the CIA backing Afghanistan Islamorebels ("Rambo III") who when this is over, will turn on the USA when ordered. This reality is shown OVERTLY by the 9/11 symbolism in BTTF 1--which you'll miss if dazzled in a movie theater--but not when able to watch slowly by pausing on VHS tape and DVD. In BTTF 2, the WTC towers imploding are covertly shown in the family home screen if you flip the scene up-side down as BARELY HUMAN discovered.
I was not alive in 1955, but it was AT THE TIME OF THE 1985 MOVIE odd to me there was zero mention of the RED SCARE--not even a "Duck & Cover" poster on the walls. A huge driving force of the 1950s zeitgeist was deliberately omitted--removing the RED SCARE/WW3 ANNIHILATION explanation for the youth of that time being hedonistic. BTTF 1 intended to educate the 1980s youth that being a rebelious hedonist has severe LIFE CONSEQUENCES so instead be MORAL & STOICAL with a little bit of romantic LOVE to power you and everything will work out--which I agree. The problem is our Amerika is NOT filled with unselfish, loving "Jennifers".
It's almost as if their CIA HANDLER(s) told them CUT-OUT ALL Soviet WW3 fear mongering; it's on its way out for the new Islamoterrorist boogeyman.
That SZG completely omit the RED SCARE in BTTF 1 is frankly, amazing.
At the time there was ZERO indications to we the MILSHEEPLE that the SovUnion would fall in 1989 so I can report it was indeed a surprise.
Reaganomics Somewhat Bashed?
SZG foist their disdain for Reagan's MILINDCOMP-enriching economics by Marty's brother/sister working a McJob. BTTF 1 asserts if you have more self-esteem you'll not work a McJob which is a lie and a dis-service. Their crowning socio-economic achievement is elder McFly being a published author. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD AND UNLIKELY TO MAKE A MIDDLE CLASS LIVING UNLESS YOU ARE A VERY POPULAR, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR. Most authors are poor and have day Mcjobs to do their calling--their life's passion. I would have felt it more realistic if Mrs. McFly was some sort of professional teacher so there would be 2x incomes.
However, we all dismissed the elder McFly best-selling author, middle class success like a white version of the black's lust to be one of a small handful of basketball players, be rich without working and be a drug, sex hedonist.
