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30 Science Fiction Films About The 21st Century. A decade into the 21st Century and we have arrived at the future.

The promise of Tomorrow. But instead we have looming energy crises, endless middle east conflict and more disappointing, we have no flying cars, Heck, for all the bright and clean future promised in 2001: A Space Odyssey, none of the real companies used as brands in the film even exist anymore. How Time Travel Works (and doesn't) in Back To The Future [BTTF Week] Welcome to Overthinking It, the site that subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve.

There's much more where this came from, so if you like this article: [Because what Overthinking It really needs is more Matts, we present this BTTF guest post from Matthew Silver. —Ed.] Arguably, no movie involving time travel can ever actually make sense in the realm of continuity. 50 Best Time Time Travel Movies. L'univers de Stephen Hawking (Voyager à travers le temps) Time Travel in Science Fiction. Science fiction has been around for a long time dating back to as early as 2000 B.C. and the Gilgamesh Epic, a Babylon work searching for ultimate knowledge and immortality.

In the fourth century B.C. “Better Worlds in the Republic” by Plato had elements of science fiction. Later in 160 A.D. in his work “True History” Lucian Samosata dealt with a trip to the moon. 2057: Time Travel. Time Travel Videos" Machine Expert, Hot Tub Novice: Dr. Michio Kaku Talks Time Travel Reality. “Then the Time Traveller put forth his finger towards the lever.

‘No,’ he said suddenly. ‘Lend me your hand.’ And turning to the Psychologist, he took that individual’s hand in his own and told him to put out his forefinger. So that it was the Psychologist himself who sent forth the model Time Machine on its interminable voyage. We all saw the lever turn. H.G.Wells was responsible for our first iconic “time machine” – he even coined the phrase – basically a high-tech chair rigged with a dial and a level.

When Hot Tub Time Machine hit theaters Friday, it came packed with plenty of goof, but gave us little explanation of the time traveling tub. Thing is, there’s never been much of a consensus as far as time travel is concerned, except that it involves a boat load of physics we don’t quite understand (yet). Allie Townsend: So first off, is any of this possible? Michio Kaku: Well, there is a loophole in Einstein’s equation that even Einstein realized was there. The 7 Silliest Time Travel Concepts in Science Fiction. By Jill Scharr, Staff Writer | October 27, 2013 09:38am ET Credit: Robert Kyllo | Shutterstock Time travel has been a standard of science fiction since H.G.

Wells' "The Time Machine" came out in 1895, but fictional people have been hopping through time and space for hundreds of years, from the Hindu sacred text the "Mahabharata" to the 12th-century medieval text De nugis curialium. But just because people have been thinking about time travel for centuries now doesn't mean all of their accounts make sense. Back to the Future: Every Time Travel Scene. Back To The Future (1985) movie script. Review and analysis: Back to the Future. ‘Future’ in flux: Maybe we don’thave the capacitor to change “Back to the Future” reminds us of one of filmdom’s greatest messages: We’re all meant for our time.

But it espouses at least two other themes. Both cannot be correct. One is that people can change. It is embodied by George McFly. The other theme is that we don’t change. Consider the logical pickle we’ve got here. Maybe the purest theme of “Future” then would be “having it both ways.” The latter is doable in a standard film if the child is in his or her 50s or 60s and, for example, might have to take care of a parent (such as in “Monster’s Ball”). One preconception is that Marty is simply better than his parents. One message is clear: Life is about exploring, being assertive and collecting the rewards from it. A major statement is made in Marty’s siblings. While correctly designated as sci-fi, “Future” actually has much in common with the spree of famous teen-angst movies of its time. Or so we’ve often been made to feel. An interview with Bob Gale (Back to the Future) Once again, I would like to thank the great people at the Arclight and Gordon Meyer of Hollywood’s Master Storytellers for making this possible.

An interview with Bob Gale (Oct. 24, 2003) by Karie Bible What were your early influences growing up and what made you fall in love with movies? Disney movies when I was a little kid made a huge impression on me. I think Peter Pan was probably the first movie I ever saw. Of course the coupling of a live action cartoon with the idea of being able to fly is every kid? Interview With Director Behind 'Back To The Future' Documentary Kickstarter Project. Back to the Future is one of those rare films that becomes even more beloved every year that goes by.

As it inches towards its 30th anniversary in 2015, there’s now a documentary looking to chronicle its cultural impact and the community that has started around the film. Back in Time, that documentary, is about halfway to their goal of $33,000+ on Kickstarter with 29 days to go. I recently spoke with the director, Jason Aron, over email to learn about what the film means to him, what we can expect in the documentary and more. Christopher Lloyd Talks 'Back To The Future,' Doc Brown And Playing Captain Kruge.

Today Show 25th Back to the Future Interview. Back to the Future. All Critics (68) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (65) | Rotten (3) | DVD (31) It isn't often that extremely clever moviemakers use their brains in the service of pure fun.

But that's just what the people who made Back to the Future have done. This brilliant contraption of a film could become the hit of the summer. It's big, cartoonish and empty, with an interesting premise that is underdeveloped and overproduced. Zemeckis and Gale... give us two priceless scenes in which the young time-traveler simply regards his parents-to-be with wonderment, delight and empathy.

The picture packs a wonderful wallop. Performances by the earnest Fox, the lunatic Lloyd, the deceptively passionate Lea Thompson, and, particularly, the bumbling-to-confident Glover, who runs away with the picture, merrily keep the ship sailing. Retour vers le futur (1985. DeLorean time machine - Futurepedia - The Back to the Future Wiki. Marty: "Wait a minute.

Wait a minute. Doc, uh... Are you telling me that you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean? " Doc: "Yes, the way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?