A scary moment in Back to the future between Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and his mother Lorraine Baines McFly (Lea Thompson) is almost impossible to watch without pausing the film. Many largely consider Back to the future be fun and a good addition to the science fiction genre, such as its premise and memorable characters help keep the now-familiar trope of time travel and all its problems fresh. Its unique aesthetic and iconic lines also help keep the film in the minds of modern audiences, even with some of its more outlandish additions to the plot.
The story of Marty’s ill-fated adventure from 1985 to 1955 hits most of the classic time travel beats: Him almost erasing himself by preventing his parents from meeting, his attempt not to share anachronistic information, and his final return to his own time. However, one aspect of the film is well known and still very uncomfortable today: the crush that Marty’s mother, Lorraine, develops for him. There are several moments in between Back to the future characters who become awkward because of this, but a hard-to-spot moment between Lorraine and Marty adds even more discomfort to this plot.
Lorraine checks in on Marty in a hard to pinpoint moment in Back to the Future
Lorraine sees Marty’s underwear
In a time difficult to identify Back to the future, Lorraine checks in on Marty, adding another little beat to the uncomfortable crush storyline. Marty finds himself in Lorraine’s room after rescuing his young father from a near-fatal car accident.waking up in shock to see his almost unrecognizable mother caring for him. Marty remains confused as Lorraine tries to calm him down, clearly already in love with the strange man she rescued. Marty ends up falling out of bed with Lorraine running after him.
Lorraine’s mother then calls out to her, causing her to run over and throw Marty’s pants at him. He appears in his underwear for a moment, and the audience can see in Lorraine’s mirror reflection that she stops and watches him, leaving the room with an emotional expression on her face. That Back to the future the details are hard to spot since the scene’s beats pass so quickly, but it’s another indicator that Marty’s actions have thrown things off course in ways that keep the film from aging well.
Back to the Future has aged well, but Marty McFly’s relationship with young Lorraine hasn’t
Marty and Lorraine’s relationship does a really good job of making the audience uncomfortable
Although many aspects Back to the future have aged well, Marty’s relationship with young Lorraine has not aged well, despite the discomfort being intentional. The scenes between Marty and Lorraine can make Back to the future hard to watch as Marty continually fails to make his mother fall in love with his father. Even though Marty is clearly as uncomfortable as the audience should be with Lorraine’s advances, these little moments between the two take the discomfort too far.contradicting the film’s seamless integration into the modern zeitgeist.
Because it’s a key part of the story, it’s pushed too hard, making the deliberate discomfort a little too strong in the otherwise light-hearted film.
However Many other concerns about the film’s problematic elements may be assuaged due to Marty’s presence in the 1950s.that specific storyline continues to be a point of contention. Because it’s a key part of the story, it’s pushed too hard, making the deliberate discomfort a little too strong in the otherwise light-hearted film. Despite that, Back to the future continues to be a classic in the science fiction genre as more and more projects use it as a model for how disastrous time travel can actually be.