Celebrities, they are just like us. And like us, they are taking to social media to share every single thought they come up with, as well as movie recommendations and theories, including the #FivePerfectMovies trend on Twitter. While many are simply using the hashtag to share their love for their favorite movies, others are using it as a call to explain the flaws in movies.
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Enter James Gunn. The director started by explaining the difference between a perfect film and a favorite film, saying “A perfect film is something that sings from start to finish with no obvious mistakes, whether they be aesthetic or structural. There are no logical lapses,” then he called out Robert Zemeckis‘ modern classic “Back to the Future.” According to Gunn, the sci-fi film “SEEMINGLY could be imperfect (why don’t Mom and Dad remember Marty?), but I would still argue it’s a perfect film because there are reasons why this could conceivably be the case (time protects itself from unraveling, etc),” he tweeted. “Or maybe I’m in denial. Who knows.”
Indeed, the question of why Marty’s parents don’t recognize him has been a source of debate for decades, including a spoof on “Family Guy,” and it attracted some attention on social media. “Guardians of the Galaxy” star Chris Pratt was quick to chime in with his own theory, challenging the idea that it was not a plot hole. “Maybe they do remember him tho, not as Marty, as Calvin,” Pratt responded on Twitter. “When Marty returns to present day 1985, it could have been years since his parents would have perhaps originally noted the uncanny resemblance between their son and that kid from high school 20 years previous.”
Well, now someone else decided to weigh in. Bob Gale, the screenwriter of “Back to the Future” talked to Heat Vision about the supposed plot and confirmed Pratt is right. “Bear in mind that George and Lorraine only knew Marty/Calvin for eight days when they were 17, and they did not even see him every one of those eight days,” Gale said. “So, many years later, they still might remember that interesting kid who got them together on their first date.”
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He continued, “So Lorraine and George might think it funny that they once actually met someone named Calvin Klein, and even if they thought their son at age 16 or 17 had some resemblance to him, it wouldn’t be a big deal. I’d bet most of us could look thru our high school yearbooks and find photos of our teen-aged classmates that bear some resemblance to our children.”