Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox recently opened up on why the film still resonates with a considerably younger audience, despite being made decades ago.
Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd say ‘bully culture’ helped Back to the Future’s popularity
According to Michael J Fox, Back to the Future still has relevance in the current day and age due to the “bully culture.” He explained, “We live in a bully culture right now. We have bullies everywhere — you don’t need me to point the finger at who, but there are all these bullies.”
He continued, “In this movie, Biff is a bully. Time is a bully. For me personally, Parkinson’s is a bully. And it’s all about how you stand up to them and the resolve that you take into the fight with them. It’s about your resilience and your courage” (via Empire).
As for Christopher Lloyd, who played Doc Brown on Back to the Future, he is surprised by how often the film has stayed with younger viewers over the years. Even though it is a science fiction story, both actors agreed that it is the human struggles at the center of it that make it relatable. It represents themes such as friendship, courage, and the opportunity to rectify mistakes. The actor said, “It continues to amaze me how deeply the Back To The Future films affected young people. It still comes up all the time.”
Back to the Future was released in 1985 and was a massive commercial and critical hit. It is now widely considered to be one of the best sci-fi movies ever made. The cast also includes Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, and Thomas F. Wilson, among many more.
Originally reported by Preksha Sharma on ComingSoon.
