Released in 1985, Back to the future is a pure product of the adventure films that the decade had the secret of. Rhythmic, full of winks and nods, the feature film succeeds in making accessible and fun a concept as twisted and complicated as time travel: Marty Mcfly, a young man from the 80s, accidentally finds himself projected into 1955 by the DeLorean to go back in time with his old friend Doc. In the past, he meets his parents, then single and in high school, and sets off in search of the young Doc to help him return home. In addition to being a film about the 80s, Back to the future is also a film about the 50s, about these small post-war American towns that we don’t see so often in the cinema. The opportunity to see the evolution, in 30 years, of morals, music, fashions, but also and above all of Doc, this sumptuous failed genius who discovers with so much happiness that in the future, “that’s it” he has “finally invented something that works!”
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Les Blues Brothers by John Landis (1980)
Les Blues Brothers, directed by John Landis in 1980, is a perfect blend of deadpan comedy, music and action. Impossible to get bored with the crazy adventures of Jake and Elwood Blues (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd), two brothers on a mission to reform their old blues band and save their childhood orphanage, threatened with closure. This is the starting point for an extravagant epic, with car chases that must have ruined all of the old Chicago police cars, improbable encounters and multi-layered misunderstandings. The charm of the film lies in its use of the blues, with the unforgettable appearances of Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker, who each time bring a timeless interlude between two fight scenes.
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