My husband and I have Comcast with OnDemand and watch the “free movies” all the time. Last night we started watching Back to the Future as we both loved that movie but probably haven’t seen it in ten years or so. We went to bed around 7:30 as our house is full of “sickies” or shall I say a really bad cold and complete exhaustion and enjoyed our ‘flick.’

We watched the first one and were so excited about it we decided we were going to make a marathon out of it. So tonight we decided to turn on the second movie. The second one goes to the future of 2015, but was made in 1985. Their futuristic assumptions of 2015 was quite a bit off. I was really excited to know that the predictions of our electronics was very farfetched. For some reason this got me so excited that they over predicted the future 30 years later, although we have advanced significantly, it was comforting to know we aren’t that advanced.

Some of the many ideas for 2015 included: TV’s and robots to provide customer service which eliminated jobs for all mankind. Food and drinks at a restaurant being teleported in from who knows where, rather than being prepared in the kitchen. “Big buck hunter” for all of you who enjoy this game as much as me, was frowned upon by the kids in the movie because you had to use your hands to play the game. (Apparently their games were much more technologically advanced) Cars would turn invisible and fly through the sky and a “hover board” which was a flying skateboard was the new mode of transportation. Although I think we are on the path for some of these things, we don’t have robots taking over our careers yet. And….I must say, a hover board would be pretty cool.

It was fun to watch and definitely captured my thoughts of our societal advancement and although 30 years is far off, the predictions were even farther off in light of the movie. Now I know it is a movie, but the fact that we are only two years away from that 1985 assumption for 2015, it was very enjoyable to watch and see where we have come and where we are headed.

For all of you who enjoy the original “Back To The Future”, you should have a marathon as we did and be excited that the 30 year prediction will probably take place when our kids are our age rather than today. :)

***Note: I looked up what the year 2030 will look like and sometimes things are better left unknown…

This car is pretty close to the cars in Back To The Future

“…but I see a world with less forests, less wildlife, more roads, and more buildings in the next 20 years. I see busier streets and fewer 90-year-olds in our homes by the year 2030. The Arctic and Atlantic poles will probably have fewer Eskimos and polar bears to shelter. Streets will have fewer children and hopscotch, hide-and-seek, and dodge ball will be games of the past. Families of seven to ten, will probably be a normal thing by then. Kids won’t probably know what a dolphin, tiger, or what a whale shark will look like. The rich will be richer and the poor, poorer. There will be a lot of people who will hit the gym. There will be more people who won’t hit the gym. Will robots be part of the household? Maybe. Will war end? Hopefully.” –Click-here for more.

We have the power to teach our kids what they should know, and not let these things be lost. It’s up to us. Fascinating that these people make a living on predicting the future….