It’s been a big week for reliving the past.
If you missed pretty much every form of media celebrating Back to the Future day on October 21st, then relive a bit of the magic here with this more than impressive effort from Toyota. Bringing together Doc and Marty (Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox) and revisiting location scenes from the movies is a bit of a stroke of genius to promote their new vehicle. The car uses hydrogen fuel cell technology and you can learn more about it by following this link.
I don’t know about you, but I remain disappointed that we all aren’t powering ourselves to the local shops on our hoverboards as promised in the original 1989 movie. Back then, it all seemed possible. The fact that our phones are talking to us and Google can send us an ad about the coffee shop we’re walking past in a country we’ve never visited before demonstrates that we’ve come a long way, but the hoverboard in the true Back to the Future sense remains elusive. Seth Sentry sums up the disappoint of many with his song, Dear Science. *warning – swear words within. If it wasn’t for the profanity, this would be a great starter for a science lesson.
And for those of you who were transfixed in a movie theatre in 1977 when a Star Cruiser emerged across the screen in the opening scene of the original Star Wars, then settle back and watch the trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Posted to YouTube four days ago, it’s already clocked up 40,014,984 views. George Lucas must be rubbing his hands with glee.
Have a great weekend. Fire up a classic film. Relive the past. 🙂
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