In Back to
the Future, Marty goes back to 1955 and devises a plan for his father George McFly to
win over Lorraine in order to ensure Marty's survival.
The
plan involved Marty pretending to sexually assault Lorraine then George would step in
and stop him. Biff meddles with Marty's plan, by kicking Marty out of the car and then
he tries to rape Lorraine. George expecting to find Marty in the car, instead finds Biff
and musters the courage to stop Biff and protect
Lorraine.
Near the end of the movie when Marty travels back
to 1985 we see that Biff is outside of Marty's house waxing George's car. Why would
George employ Biff to do this job? I can't imagine Lorraine would be too happy with the
idea.
Answer
I haven't seen any director commentary, so I can't speak
with full authority.
However, I don't think they thought
that hard about it. I think it is put in there for dramatic
effect.
The antagonist was defeated, and now instead of the
big man on campus, he practically begs from George McFly for work. It is a triumph of
the little guy over his oppressor.
The movie is full of
David vs
Goliath moments, and that's when you know the underdog ultimately
won.
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