It’s not just a normal Wednesday.
I mean I’m sure 9 a.m. might of looked and felt the same. I’m sure there were milestone birthdays being celebrated at Morton’s Steakhouse, but the nerd in me was excited for a completely different reason.
1.21 Gigawatts.
Yeah … Today was the day that the male version of myself, Marty McFly, and Doc Brown blasted Huey Lewis & The News and went Back To The Future. If you have no idea what a DeLorean is … then this might not be the post for you.
For the rest of who grew up in the Walkman era and phones with mile-long twisty-turny chords then you know the beauty of the this movie. the importance of the time-space continuum and the whoa-factor to this date. October 21, 2015 was the day that Marty and Doc went back. This is the day when hoverboards, flying cars, and shoes that tied themselves were supposed to exist. The Cubs were supposed to win The Series. It was supposed to be The Jetsons Era.
The fact that it’s 2015 and most of the predictions have yet to happen just goes to show you that Zemeckis and Spielberg’s imagination gave us too much credit. But all the cool gadgets and futuristic innovations that we were supposed to exists wasn’t what drew me to the movie.
Nope.
I wanted to see what happened next.
I wanted to find out what was up with Marty.
The first movie was such a great story about how friendship and a moment of courage changes your life. You know I was going to tune in to see Part II. And that was a story, within a story, within a story. It was a cool concept for me. I wondered what I would see in 2015. I wondered where I’d be and what I’d be doing on that day. It was so far ahead I couldn’t imagine it, I couldn’t even picture it, but I knew I’d be something and be doing something with my life. Something futuristic, something cool I imagined.
The day came and went.No hoverboards, no hydrogen-powered cars, no shoes that tied themselves. Not even a visit to the Sharper Image Store. Nope. Nothing cool about fighting an ear infection.
So even though today wasn’t what I thought it would be, I still enjoyed Marty’s time travels. I watched those flicks again, trying to remember where I thought I would be in 2015, trying to get that feeling back. Remembering the theater and the popcorn and the people I went to see it with, I ended up going back in time myself, and the night ended on a good vibe.
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The Wish Factor 
So you remember how far away 2015 seemed too? I mean, it was for-EVER away from where we sat, in those theaters. The one nice thing about seeing a movie in the theaters back then? No cell phones…..
I love the post, Cali.
Dude I totally remembered what that was like, I was like what? I mean even Prince’s song 1999 seemed crazy far…but now that time has passed us and it feels like sooooooooo long ago … Man! Crazy how I’m already in 2015! And you’re right…no cell phones!
Dude, they do not make movies like that anymore and I totally hate them for it. I want more timeless movies like this.
I know right! Plus they’ve got to start getting their own ideas and stop remaking old movies because they just suck out all the goodness and ruin the original. Ugh. I so want movies like this to come back. Totally with you on this sister!
It seems fitting that a time travel adventure feels just as timeless as this.
I know right? Timeless is definitely the word for it, when something this great happens that’s exactly how you feel when you experience it … Timeless is right! Wish we had more of these now.
It’s weird to think we got to a date that once seemed so far away. You’re right that the story is more important than the gadgets, but they are a lot of fun!
Duuuuuuude totally…2015 seemed like forever! But now that it’s here wasn’t really … Went by fast. And those characters cracked me up they were great, as were the gadgets 🙂