Throughout its run on Netflix, Stranger Things has celebrated the relationships of its young protagonists. Their bonds were strengthened through the shared trauma and triumph of fighting creatures from another dimension and the careless government agencies that enabled them to enter our world. But the story succeeds largely because of its 1980s setting, which not only provides a Cold War rationale for the adults’ behavior but also gives the teen heroes a certain pre-internet innocence that appeals to people who grew up in that decade and to those who appreciate the pop culture of the era.
Brothers Matt and Ross Duffer started a nostalgia trend when they created Stranger Things in 2016, and their fellow producer and director Shawn Levy has brought their vision to life with a family appeal befitting his filmography, which includes the Night at the Museum movies and, more recently, The Adam Project and Free Guy. Their...
Brothers Matt and Ross Duffer started a nostalgia trend when they created Stranger Things in 2016, and their fellow producer and director Shawn Levy has brought their vision to life with a family appeal befitting his filmography, which includes the Night at the Museum movies and, more recently, The Adam Project and Free Guy. Their...
- 5/17/2022
- by Michael Ahr
- Den of Geek
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