It’s time to break down the insignificances in life that are very important to creative minds like you and me.
Have you ever sat down to watch the ending of Back to the Future and wonder how Marty’s parents and his siblings became cool and successful while Marty stayed relatively the same? The simple explanation is that George and Lorrain got it on at the same time as they did in the alternate timeline, and Marty lived his life in much of the same manner as possible.
However improbable it is, we believe it… to an extent. There are so many different moments that could alter the future reality, yet we have to believe in the answer that is given to us by the filmmaker.
This fun little brain experiment is known as a paradox. Paradoxes have been a part of human thinking for thousands of years, and they are still not always well understood. This is even more true when it comes to paradoxes in literature and film.
Whether you want to understand what a paradox is exactly or write the next great brain-twisting film paradox, we are here to help you get started.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
