[Lionheart]

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Am I the only one that's disturbed by the fact that Biff was a straight-up rapist? That's seriously the only thing I can fault the original movie with, and I wish they could have found some other way to make George a hero. Most people kinda gloss that scene over, but if you really think about it that was some dark, dark shit.

It would probably count as sexual assault and / or attempted rape. And it gets mentioned a lot. To me it adds the gravitas the scene needs for George to stand up to Biff - not just as a nerdy picked-on guy, but as someone doing something genuinely important. It lends real weight to the perfectly timed buildup. The subsequent scenes riff (riff - Biff?) on the idea that when George stands up to Biff he becomes a confident stand up guy permanently, and Biff stops being a bullying thug permanently (a former coward can become brave, a former bad guy becomes... not bad?) but really it feels like movie logic because life doesn't work that way. We as an audience are so focused on George standing up to him so Marty can be born, and then Marty getting home in time to save Doc, we let the nice neat bow everything gets wrapped up in slide.

The sequel (Part 2) really played with the idea of events changing people though - especially Biff. What would a Biff who got what he wants looks like? Basically a monster. I mean, they have him murdering George McFly to get Lorraine - who he forces into getting fake boobs and cheats on anyway, and he's even prepared to kill Marty. The films don't shy away from showing that Biff is not just a big bullying buffoon, but he can be genuinely nasty.

I've always thought BttF 1 was George's movie, 2 was Biff's movie, and 3 was Doc's movie, and Marty is just our guide through other people lives.

On the subject of the toys however... I really hope Doc makes an appearance. As Joe says above, they might be holding back some stuff. I've preordered Marty and Biff anyway.