You know in Back to the Future 2...

Roar

... when marty goes back in time, kisses his mother before going on to play a huge part in his mum and dad getting together...

how the bloody hell did his parents not realise that the child they had grew up to look EXACTLY like the person that brought them together?

You'd think you'd remember something like that..

johnny_ultimate

Never EVER try to reason out the plot holes in time travel based films if you value your sanity. Why do you think Doc Brown turned out the way he did?

Also consider that none notices that a clothing brand is named after him later on. And lets not forget that noone seems to notice that Chuck berry releases a song which is identical to the one he played at the dance.

Capt'n Midnight

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

L31mr0d

Roar wrote: »

... when marty goes back in time, kisses his mother before going on to play a huge part in his mum and dad getting together...

how the bloody hell did his parents not realise that the child they had grew up to look EXACTLY like the person that brought them together?

You'd think you'd remember something like that..

right, so the ability of Martys parents to remember the face of a guy they met, briefly, a few decades ago is a problem to you (I can barely remember the face of my teacher when I was 8), but the fact that Marty can not only alter timelines with ease but that he is aware of this by the fact that his body slowly starts to fade in and out with changes he makes and that people will disappear from photographs but the actual photographs don't disappear, is not a problem to you.

I'm calling the engineers paradox

lostexpectation

ITS A FABLE! /kermode

Karl Hungus

Films have time travel completely wrong anyway. For every action, the consequences are played out in another reality. If, in this reality, you were to invent a time machine then go back in time and kill yourself, it would make no difference to our timeline, but in another reality, you've just been shot by yourself. :pac:

Pigman II

Roar wrote: »

how the bloody hell did his parents not realise that the child they had grew up to look EXACTLY like the person that brought them together?

You'd think you'd remember something like that..

Who says they didn't remember?

In fact perhaps back in the 80's while George is up late writing his novel Lorraine goes into Martys bedroom and gets some unresolved issues out of the way (frequently).

norrie rugger

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Films have time travel completely wrong anyway. For every action, the consequences are played out in another reality. If, in this reality, you were to invent a time machine then go back in time and kill yourself, it would make no difference to our timeline, but in another reality, you've just been shot by yourself. :pac:

Ok and you know this how?

norrie rugger

move this to the physics and chemistry forum. You'll get some entertaining answers

ziggy

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seanybiker

ziggy wrote: »

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Thats what i was thinking. Crap couldnt be bothered checking me collection lol

Mitch Connor

ziggy wrote: »

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In your reality, maybe.

Mr. Frost

Yes it was BTTF1.

And to say how nobody remembered him as 'he was named after a clothing brand' is silly. Two people with the same names, imagine that!

And it would've been 13 years later that Marty was born and another 14-17 years before he started to look like he did.

You don't know how George and Lorraine would process the information/memories.

BTTF Fan signing off!

mukki

yeah, and when you explain that.....


could someone tell me how in the hithickers guide, was that guy able to go back in time and become his own father

Roar

L31mr0d wrote: »

right, so the ability of Martys parents to remember the face of a guy they met, briefly, a few decades ago is a problem to you (I can barely remember the face of my teacher when I was 8), but the fact that Marty can not only alter timelines with ease but that he is aware of this by the fact that his body slowly starts to fade in and out with changes he makes and that people will disappear from photographs but the actual photographs don't disappear, is not a problem to you.

I'm calling the engineers paradox

Mr. Frost wrote: »

Yes it was BTTF1.

And to say how nobody remembered him as 'he was named after a clothing brand' is silly. Two people with the same names, imagine that!

And it would've been 13 years later that Marty was born and another 14-17 years before he started to look like he did.

You don't know how George and Lorraine would process the information/memories.

BTTF Fan signing off!

well, they named their son Marty, after the person who got them together, which would suggest to me that they remember him pretty well..

Pigman II wrote: »

Who says they didn't remember?

In fact perhaps back in the 80's while George is up late writing his novel Lorraine goes into Martys bedroom and gets some unresolved issues out of the way (frequently).

lmao..

Basq

Can someone explain in the film 'Bolt' how they can get a dog to talk? And how does a dog end up having a voice that sounds suspiciously like 'John Travolta'?!

Always stumped me!

johnny_ultimate

basquille wrote: »

Can someone explain in the film 'Bolt' how they can get a dog to talk? And how does a dog end up having a voice that sounds suspiciously like 'John Travolta'?!

Always stumped me!

Pfft. Everyone knows talking animals are a result of MAGIC!

Basq

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Pfft. Everyone knows talking animals are a result of MAGIC!

You say 'magic', I say 'witchcraft'!

johnny_ultimate

basquille wrote: »

You say 'magic', I say 'witchcraft'!

Good animals = Magic ('cause magic is awesome)
Evil animals (e.g. the hyenas from the Lion King, any animal voiced by Eddie Murphy) = Witchcraft

Roar

basquille wrote: »

Can someone explain in the film 'Bolt' how they can get a dog to talk? And how does a dog end up having a voice that sounds suspiciously like 'John Travolta'?!

Always stumped me!

marty mcfly brought magical talking animals back from the future in the delorean.

Dancor

norrie rugger wrote: »

Ok and you know this how?

He is Karl Hungus. He knows all.

Kwl

mukki wrote: »

yeah, and when you explain that.....


could someone tell me how in the hithickers guide, was that guy able to go back in time and become his own father

You think thts confusing? What bout in Futurama, when Fry goes back and becomes his own GRANfather!!

overexcitedaj

And yet a delorean being able to travel back in time doesnt bother anyone?
Even though no one is allowed find plot holes in what i believe to be one of the greatest films of all time.

ixoy

If you want to try a time travel movie that pretty much gets the causality angle right, try 'Primer'. It's as close as you'll get on the screen.

Ruu_Old

basquille wrote: »

You say 'magic', I say 'witchcraft'!

The dog is a Scientologist of course!

*tosses Sports Almanac in the back seat*

Conor108

Just let it go man:)

Wacker

overexcitedaj wrote: »

And yet a delorean being able to travel back in time doesnt bother anyone?

*knocks on overexcitedaj's head a la Biff* HELLO?!? Did you not see the Flux Capacitor?!?

Capt'n Midnight

overexcitedaj wrote: »

Even though no one is allowed find plot holes in what i believe to be one of the greatest films of all time.

Talking about plot holes

I just saw that Harry Potter film. A bit unrealistic if you ask me. I mean, a ginger kid with two friends?