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Back to the Future is my favorite movie of all time. When first movie was in theaters I wasn’t even born yet, well actually just one year before. I remember that I watched the second movie in early 90’s, probably when I was 4 or 5. Second movie is featuring the near future and in 90’s it really looks like a future ahead of us but in our imagination. I’ve thought that cars will begin to fly in next century. Well now we are in year 2009 and things are looking different than the future of Back to the Future movie. Back to the Future II presents year 2015. So just 5 years left to that future from current time. Now I want to highlight and compare things between the movie and current time. Are we really gonna catch the future in the movie? Let’s see. (Please excuse my English where some correction requires.)

Fuel and Energy Consuming

Fossil fuels are still the most popular fuel source. We are using new resources though (Hdyrogen, Water, LPG, CNG, CO2, Wind, Sun).

See some examples: Hydrogen cars, Honda Clarity, Tesla Roadster

Fusion energy for home users? Producing it from trashes? Will it be safe and cheap?
I dont think it will be possible in 2015. Plus wiki says so too.

Anesthetize

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Anasthetize with gadgets? No need to wait. It’s even possible with spray now.

Antiaging

New cosmetic products & surgeries are helping to slow aging but not adding 20-30 years to your lifespan. Adding hair or refreshing face are possible. You can even change your face and make it look like a celebrity’s one. (If you lost your mind)

We dont know what stem cell will bring for our future.

And what is the point of living more but not having a child? Who will live more in the future? For example: Europe is getting older.

Binoculars

We are much much better now. Even mobile phones can do face tagging. Plus we got google earth, gps devices or mobile phones!

Clothes

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Nike has actually released that sport shoe but it has no auto fitting option. We dont have auto size fitting shoes and hair dryer shirts. We got some clothes which are functionable with mp3 players or mobile phones. We got some fancy tshirts. We got sunglasses that plays mp3 or takes a photo.

More gadgets in clothes will be possible in the future but the question is do we really need it?

Justice System

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It’s getting worse. Criminal rates are getting higher and higher.

Holomax

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We got IMAX. We got holography-like gadgets like a keyboard.

Holomax is not that advanced technology like in the movie but it’s possible in the future without a 3D glass.

No need to mention that computers are way better than the future of the movie. We will see better desktop solutions very soon too.

Big Screens

We got big screen billboards. More bigger and much more quality.

Mj

Surely his music will live on but Michael Jackson has passed away June 25, 2009.

Cyber Waitress

It’s possible now but who wants to talk with a cyber waitress anyway?

And check that CRT screen above. Now we got flat screens, LCDs, LED Screens. Soon OLED will be popular.

Arcade Games

We dont know how future games look like in the movie but I think we are the future now. Speaking about todays gaming, new generation consoles like Xbox360 and PS3 graphics are very great. Besides brand new technologies are coming like Natal Project or Sony Motion Controller.

Robot Trashes

It is possible now but for what? You can buy some vacuum cleaners if you want though.

Fingerprints

It’s possible now. You can be tracable with satallites or with your mobile phones. Your finger prints give your identity but it’s not a global system.

Pepsi

Will Pepsi be perfect in 2015? Dont know

Fancy Cops

Cops should look serious.

Smarthomes

If you have enough money then you can turn your home into a smart one with security doors, cameras, lightning or warming systems. Voice commanding. Iris or fingerprint scanning doors are available today.

Payment Tools

Credit cards; In the begining they were very basic then they came with chips and passwords, now pay and pass, in shape of a watch or keyring. But I believe we will see fingerprint pass in the near future because of stealing protection. Unless someone cut your finger or copy your fingerprint

Webcam

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Webcam is not a problem. We got HD webcams. 3G on mobile phones allow video calling.

Fax Machines

Hello hello anybody home?

We still use faxes (it’s very small in the movie though) but now we use internet and mobile phones more for personaş communication.

Foods

Dehydrated pizza, great fantasy isn’t it? There are pills that contains mixed vitamins or food integradients but a small pizza is not coming out bigger from your microwave. Paste can grow but what about meat?

Hover Cars, Skateboards, Cameras and Flying People

Everybody imagine the future with flying cars. 5 years left but it’s not looking possible from now. First of all it is possible in the movie because of the energy source. It’s cheap and powerfull. There is a prototype but it’s very primitive comparing to a flying DeLorean.

In 90′s I’ve thought it will be possible in 2015 but now time gap is closing.

Speaking about hovercameras we got helicameras and they do the job very well.

People can’t still hang in the air but fly well from a mountain.

Got some great road cars like 1001 HP Bugatti Veyron.

Great racing cars like Formula 1.

Great planes like Airbus A380.

We are building our second space station even a space port.

But sadly cars are not flying but I will keep my hope. Who knows maybe I could update this entry 5 years later and will discuss which car is the fastest in the air.

I hope you enjoyed my article. Please feel free to discuss this article and share your thoughts.

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