Thursday, February 28, 2008

Dr. Brown is a Hippocrate

It took a long time for this to hit me. You always think of Doc Brown as a good guy. You always thought he had the best interests of the space time continuium in mind. A handyman, an inventory, one hell of a model american.

Back to the Future 2 was full of irritating moments. None were really terrible inconsistencys. The "chicken" ordeal pissed me off. It wasn't like he was ever called a chicken in the first movie, so it wasn't an inconsistency, it was just a dumb addition. The whole chicken plotline felt like it was unnessessary.

Back to the future 2 also showed the flying DeLorean in more depth. The concept of flying cars fascinates many people. I was far more willing to accept this over the chicken.

During Marty's walk around Hill Valley 2015, he spots a billboard sporting Goldie Wilson III. Nothing wrong here, you'd think he'd be running for Mayor. But no, he sells Hover Conversions. Cost? Only $39,999.95. Maybe these economics make sense in the future. Good for Goldie. Doesn't seem like it bothered the folks jamming the skyway later that day. You gotta assume his prices are competitive.

How did Doc Brown, a man keeping a low profile from the past, afford a $40000 upgrade to his Time Machine? According to Marty in B2TF 3, He tells Doc Brown from 1955 that they "Had it done" rather than "We did it ourselves." Where did he get the money? I'd imagine a new head of hair and a change of blood wasn't cheap either. WHERE OH WHERE DID THE MONEY COME FROM???

My guess would be gambling. That Hippocrate Doc Brown kicked Marty's ass for the Almanac idea, but Doc himself had already bent the rules to get a flying car and new hemoglobin. We get it doc, your Time Machine, do as you say not as you do... Maybe you robbed a Ziphead in Hilldale. I don't know. But it's out now.. Doc brown altered the future, the past, and got his perfect life on the back of the innocent.