BACK TO THE FUTURE BREAKDOWN: Every Detail You Missed | Deep Dive

The scene of George finally standing up to Biff was incredible. You can hear a slight hint of fear in his words, but in that moment, he was willing to accept the consequences of what he was saying/doing. Anyone who's been bullied in their life and never mustered the courage to stand up for themselves can celebrate this moment.

I never thought that Marty was having an anxiety attack during “Earth Angel”. I always thought he was unable to perform because he was being “erased from time”. The same thing happens to Biff in part 2 when he returns the Time Machine back to 2015.

I’ve seen BTTF easily 100 times and I’ve watched dozens of YouTube breakdowns of “things we missed” / “Easter eggs”, and this is the first video I’ve seen in at least 10 years that has actually given me something new to think about when analyzing the movie. Thank you for all the hard work that went into putting this together.

I'm in my mid forties and have seen BTTF a hundred times and just realized the amp was specifically built for Marty. I always just assumed it was a weird science thing that happened to be in the lab. But now realizing, yeah, there'd be no reason for Doc to use his time and talents on building a huge amp just for the sake of having a huge amp. Really solidifies their relationship and friendship.

Never get tired of watching BTTF. My Fav movie of all time!

This video was great. This is my favorite movie of all time and everytime I see an article or video about it, I almost get frustrated because I feel like I know all the nuances and trivia of the film by now. This is the first video in years I've watched that is pointing things out I never knew. That's incredible!

One of my favorite parts about Back to the Future is that everything is telegraphed. There's always some event that subtly or blatantly explains why certain things happen. One of my favorite payoffs is related to the note that Marty gives Doc. You never see him actually throw the note away; he puts it into his pocket after tearing it up.

And when Marty tells Doc that his dad had never stood up to Biff, you can see the gears turning in Doc's head... until he's interrupted. But he then has 30 years to ponder and decide that certain things are okay to change.

Thank you for giving a shout out to the composer. Silvestri did an absolutely fantastic job of blending "sci fi Lydian strangeness" with classic "American Hero fanfare" in the score. I studied film music back in around 2008, and this was always one of my favourites.

This is my all time favorite movie. This breakdown gave me some even more Easter eggs I never knew existed. Thank you, Voss, for this. Now do parts II and III!!

Growing up, I thought Star Wars would be my favorite trilogy. Then 1985 happened. This was a great breakdown of the deeper themes

Great job! Also when Marty tells Doc “all the best stuff’s made in Japan” that’s also a nod to the 4x4 Toyota Marty loves back in the future

When Marty returns to 1985 from 55 you can definitely tell that Docs attitude is far more confident in their exchanges from there on out. While he remains lovable and goofy in the trilogy, there’s an obvious character arc. By Part 3 he’s even ready to ventilate Bufford Tannen with a rifle like frickin “Eastwood”. Hence why even to his own astonishment, he made something that actually works in 1955. Thirty years of being a Hill Valley social pariah, disgraced scientist and having failed countless experiments would probably take an emotional and mental toll no doubt. Just the mere fact of Marty finding Doc and him seeing his success alters time already, hence why Doc figures “what the hell”. He already altered time just by proving a successful experiment to his 1955 “counter part”.

I always read the part of Doc having a massive amp as the reason for Marty being friends with him. But watching this made me realize that from Doc's perspective, if he had to work to make the time loop close (and the timeline isn't self-healing and self-correcting) he would have been in a situation where he had to get Marty mixed up in the experiment in a way that made it possible for what was written in the letter to happen! So it might have been more a case of Doc getting a massive amp because that would make it easier for him to befriend this high school kid?

Wow…I never thought anyone could show me something new about BTTF that I didn’t already know, but you pulled it off amazingly! It really just makes my appreciation of this movie go higher! You guys should be proud of what you made here!

Honestly, its real easy to say the time loop had started with Marty saving Doc the first time. Hence Doc knowing to hire Marty. Hence it creates a new loop of Doc ALWAYS knowing about Marty, hence already knowing all bout him. Then after the bonding with Marty getting to know him, then going back to build the friendship with 1955 Doc.

I've been an insane "Back to the Future" fan my whole life, and there was foreshadowing and parallels I never got until your deep dive here. I LOVED this video!! Thanks so much for putting it together! Here's to hoping you do parts II and III. 🙂

The Back to the Future trilogy remains my all time favorite. I still watch my box set of DVDs with all the commentaries, extras, etc., and love every moment of it each time. Thanks for this deep dive, Erik!! Please keep them coming because I love every one of them!

The Back to the Future trilogy is my favorite movie(s) of all time and this deep dive made me appreciate it EVEN more!

I had expected as I aged, this movie would not age well..... And yet, here I am in my 40s now, and I STILL love this movie. I even enjoy the sequels. And to be honest, Rick and Morty have helped me appreciate these movies even more.

I loved the setup of this review... how you started talking about it being a son saving his father, only to reveal that Doc Brown was the father figure all along who needed to be befriended and saved... I love that....