[This post contains plot spoilers for the Back To The Future films; if you haven't seen them, why not? Go and watch them, then come back]
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Okay, so let's start with the obvious:
Fashion: Mostly wrong. However, self-tying laces might not be so far off: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38884033/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/
Flying cars and hoverboards: No. I wish, but no.
Inflation: At one point, Old Biff takes a taxi to follow the DeLorean out to the sticks. It costs him $170. If the USA is anything like the UK, that prediction wasn't far off really. Well, maybe a little, but frankly, it doesn't sound all that insane, does it?
Video games: This is the one that really spooked me. In the '80s nostalgia bar, two boys manage to power up an old arcade point-and-shoot game. Answering their musings as to how it works, Marty steps in and shows them, getting a perfect round. At this point, the boys turn to him and say "You mean you have to use your hands? That's like a babies' game!" and walk off in disgust. 8-10 years ago, when I first saw the film, I thought 'hah, that's funny, but totally wrong.' Now, ladies and gentlemen, I give you the XBOX 360 Kinect. Think about that.
Flat-screen TV: Okay, so they probably filmed it using a projector or green-screen or something, but they had them. The future McFly family aren't that well-off, but still have at least two home cinema systems, which is a bit daft, and Marty Junior split it into 6 channels simultaneously, which is more daft, but not far off.
Communications: Future Marty gets fired from his job, and receives multiple faxes to that effect. Apparently there's a fax machine in every room of the house. The kids have TV and phone built (with caller ID, I might add) into their visors/glasses, but they still use fax. It seems no-one saw the internet coming, nor catching on in the way it did.
Just a few little observations for you to ponder. Leave a comment if you think of anything I missed.
J.R.
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