The Future Is Now
The future is now; a terrifying concept, as self-tying shoelaces and microwaves that cook your entire meal in seconds haven't exactly become a thing (rumour has it that the former is actually being worked on). This doesn't mean that our time has disappointed in the realm of technology, but we haven't exactly aimed for this kind of future. It was never Robert Zemeckis' plan to have the lot of us bemoan the fact that we don't have whatever they had in this imaginary future, though I'm certainly glad the eighties influenced fashion isn't a thing (even if the nineties are), but we still do in some ways because the fantasy is wonderful. So I hope you'll all watch Back to the future with the knowledge that we can't go back anymore. We're already here.