The memories of the 1985 release of 'Back to the Future' are still vivid to me.

Back then, it was hard to find a home that owned a video player, let alone the internet or cell phones.

When I first heard about the movie's release, I thought it was just another American film coming to theaters, but this movie completely transformed the imagination of my generation.

I still vividly remember waiting in line at the local theater on a Sunday morning to watch the film.

As soon as the movie started, the scenes of 1950s America, the neatly dressed people, the gas stations and diners, and the classic cars felt like a different world.

Among all of this, the most striking memory is undoubtedly the DeLorean. The gullwing doors that open like wings, the silver stainless steel body, and the concept of transforming into a time machine. That car was not just a vehicle to me; it felt like a magical symbol that could take me to another world.

To be honest, a part of me still holds onto the dream of owning a DeLorean, just like I did when I was 16.

Michael J. Fox, who played the protagonist Marty McFly, was already a teen star at the time, but to us, he was the very embodiment of an 'American high school student.'

His image of wearing jeans and sneakers while playing rock music on an electric guitar and skateboarding around looked so free and cool.

Hearing that Michael Fox can no longer act due to Parkinson's disease feels like a piece of my youth is disappearing.

What I envied while watching the movie was the American prom culture, high school students driving their own cars, and the American youth scenes of throwing parties without their parents knowing. We were living in a time of intense study for entrance exams, so that sense of freedom felt so foreign and enviable.

And I was surprised to see depictions of school violence, bullying, and social hierarchies in the film.

I remember thinking, "I thought America was different..." but ultimately feeling that 'people are the same everywhere.'

The scene where the delinquent character Biff bullies Marty's father was not much different from someone I could easily picture in my own classroom back then.

Now, I am well into my 50s, driving a Kia Sorento to work instead of a DeLorean.

However, 'Back to the Future' remains a medium that evokes my youth.

Whenever I happen to flip through channels and find that movie, I stop what I'm doing and watch it to the end.

When that familiar background music plays, it feels like I'm transported back to my teenage years.

And the movie that allows me to reminisce about that time is Back to the Future.

It is not just a movie; it was a time machine that illuminated a page of my life.