Back to the Future Part II in the Real 2015 Is Mostly Just Depressing

This is heavy. My heart, that is.

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Oct 15, 2015 10:45 am

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We might not have flying cars or hoverboards—well, mass market ones that work over any surface, anyway—but the real 2015 doesn’t often get a lot of credit for the huge ways in which the world has changed since Back to the Future Part II was made. … And that’s probably for the best, because not all of the changes have exactly been good.

Allow this animated College Humor short to demonstrate what it would really be like for Marty McFly to arrive in 2015 from 30 years in the past. Movie futures are always fun to pick apart, but we didn’t know until recently just how wrong Back to the Future II had gotten it. If you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go cry into my Pepsi Perfect and try to hope for a better 2045.

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Dan Van Winkle

Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.