Three Logics of Traveling Through Time and Space

Roman 2022-04-20 09:01:01

A brief summary of several common worldview settings that have been seen on the subject of time and space travel~~ The first one: closed causal chain or circular causal chain, the past and the future are both predestined history, history cannot be changed, go back to The pig's feet that tried to change history in the past instead created history, that is to say, the past and the future are mutually causal. 12 Monkeys, former destinations (the logic of this film is strong and self-consistent, I think), terminators are all of this kind, and interstellar travel and arrival are also the second type: going back to the past (or by communicating with people in the past time) Other ways to affect the past) can change history, and after the change, a new timeline will cover the old one. Because of the butterfly effect, many people's lives and even their existence may have been changed. Generally, only the traveler still has the memory of the original timeline. For example, Back to the Future, Butterfly Effect, Mirage, and Steins; Gate. The original parallel universe existed at the same time. For example, Avengers 4 "Eternal End" has both one and two!

The first tastes of a fatalistic, mechanistic worldview. The latter two express that life has a variety of possibilities, and history is full of chance and randomness. A small choice can lead to a very different life. Lola Run, No Name, and Fate of the Kong (well, some dirty stuff got in there) is also the truth.

View more about Back to the Future reviews

Extended Reading

Back to the Future quotes

  • [Marty enters his house and sees Biff harrassing George]

    Biff Tannen: I can't believe you'd loan me your car without telling me it had a blind spot. I could've been killed!

    George McFly: Blind spot? Now, now, Biff, now I never noticed that the car had any blind spot before when I would drive it. Hi, Son.

    Biff Tannen: What, are you blind, McFly? It's there. How else do you explain that wreck out there?

    George McFly: Biff, can I- Can I assume that your, uh, insurance is gonna pay for the damage?

    Biff Tannen: My insurance? It's your car. Your insurance should pay for it. I wanna know who's gonna pay for this?

    [shows his shirt]

    Biff Tannen: I spilled beer all over it when the car smashed into me. Who's gonna pay my cleaning bill?

  • Sam Baines: Stella! Another one of these damn kids jumped in front of my car! Come on out here! Help me take him in the house!