For a film that explicitly deals with the past, Back to the Future seems to withhold a hidden backstory that’s vitally important to the main plotline. As explained in the Making The Trilogy featurette, pivotal character Dr. Emmett Brown is said to have worked as a scientist on the Manhattan Project. His involvement in the invention of the atomic bomb acts as a logical explanation for his flux capacitor invention and his familiarity with nuclear science. And yet, the filmmakers seem to have chosen to omit this key piece of character information.
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Author: Kevin Kodama
