NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF TIME TRAVEL IN THE FILM BACK TO THE FUTURE

Muhammad Raffi Iskandar Putra; Sri Seti Indiriarni; Evi Rosfiantika

doi:10.35760/dimedcom.2024.v3i2.11627

NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF TIME TRAVEL IN THE FILM BACK TO THE FUTURE

Muhammad Raffi Iskandar Putra
Universitas Padjadjaran
Indonesia

Sri Seti Indiriarni
Universitas Padjadjaran
Indonesia

Evi Rosfiantika
Universitas Padjadjaran
Indonesia

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.35760/dimedcom.2024.v3i2.11627

Abstract

The science fiction drama Back to the future tells the story of Marty, who is accidentally catapulted to 1955 and thwarts his first meeting with his parents. Back in 1985, he must find a way to make his parents fall in love. Doc Brown, Marty's teammate, provides assistance. The concept of time travel used in the movie Back to the future is the subject of this research. This research uses Nick Lacey & Gillespie's narrative analysis approach. This theory divides the flow of a story into five parts: balance, damage, damage recognition, damage repair efforts, and balance reinstatement. The results show that the movie depicts time travel. The character Marty travels through time twice, first from 1985 to 1955, then back to 1985. A time machine that resembles a DeLorean car is used to travel through time. The Butterfly Effect and The Grandfather Paradox are derived from some actions Marty took in 1955

Keywords

lacey & gillespie narrative analysis; movies; the butterfly effect and the grandfather paradox

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