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Back to the Future (1985)

Film

DirectorRobert Zemeckis

Meta takes1

Figures

Objects & symbols

The photograph of Marty and his siblings, which fades as he alters the past.

Tropes

Marty's romantic entanglement with his teenage mother, Lorraine.
The transformation of George McFly from a bullied weakling in 1955 to a successful author in the revised 1985.
The film's depiction of 1955 Hill Valley.
The film's combination of science fiction, teen comedy, and 1950s cultural references.
Marty McFly being mistaken for "Calvin Klein" due to his underwear brand. → The Commodity Fetish

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