Back to the Future screenwriter clears up plot hole after years of debate

Time travel is always a very difficult plot point write into any story, as intersecting pasts, presents, and futures all end up entangled.

However, the trend has resulted in some old plot points from the Back the Future movies resurfacing, and it has sparked quite a debate, specifically on what exactly constitutes a 'perfect movie'.

He said that a 'perfect' movie is something which 'sings from start to finish'. It should also not have any obvious mistakes whether those are technical or aesthetic.

In a bold move, he went onto say that his 'perfect' movie is in fact Back to the Future.

The Guardians of the Galaxy director explained: "Back to the Future SEEMINGLY could be imperfect (why don’t Mom and Dad remember Marty?), but I would still argue it’s a perfect film because there are reasons why this could conceivably be the case (time protects itself from unraveling, etc). Or maybe I’m in denial. Who knows.”

However, it seems that this viewpoint was not exempt from some controversy.

The plot hole of course, is how do Marty's parents not remember him introducing them when they were teenagers?

Screenwriter Bob Gale finally cleared up the apparent contradiction, highlighting that they only met Marty for a few days when they were teenagers.

He told the Hollywood Reporter: "Bear in mind that George and Lorraine only knew Marty/Calvin for eight days when they were 17, and they did not even see him every one of those eight days. So, many years later, they still might remember that interesting kid who got them together on their first date."

And if the choice is between 'our son travelled back in time' and 'that kid just looks like him', then most people would probably go for the seemingly more plausible option.