And how nice it was to see the future, yesterday I saw the movie again and I have seen it when it was released back in the day, I'm now in my mid thirties.
I felt really akward, because seeing that movie really made me feel old. I mean in back to the future part II they time travelled from 1989 to 2015 and now we are 2015. Dear lord...
But ok , let's get over our nostalgia and look at how they saw 2015, what inventions and technology they (the directors back in 1989) thought we would have right now in 2015 (and if we actually have it or not)
1) thumbprint technology: yes we have that, it's not as commonly used as in the movie (to open your front door) but it's certainly been used.
2) precise location weather forecast on your watch: we have it, with gps and radars on the internet we can easily forecast at a pretty precisce time if it's going to rain where we stand or not. The technology looks a bit more precise in the movie, but that's mostly because we don't use this tech in conjuction with gps location.
3) Self drying clothes: no we don't have it
4) Shoes that tie themselves: Apparently some german company came up with that this year in january, probably because of the movie lol. We can easily make it, but do we need it.
5) Flying cars: We have them, but they are not mainstream at all, and they're not as functional as in the movie. Flying cars today still need to take off like a plane, the cars in back to the future II can rise up and land like a harrier jet with jet engines that can change direction. We could make a car like that, but it would costs billions of dollars, so the directors were a bit optimistic there.
6) flatscreens: we even have them flatter than in the movie, almost as flat and thin as a piece of paper actually.
7) holographic and 3d technology; we have it
I can't think of any more right now...
Any thoughts on these inventions or other inventions/technology in the movie that I might failed to mention?
And any thoughts on what changed/didn't change the last 26 years?
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