April half term revision
LFTVDs Stranger things media language and narrative Genre hybridity: Show is a mix of 1980's sci fi, horror and coming of age stereotypical basis used in popular movies during the 1980's Use Steve Neal's Genre theory to argue repetition of tropes mixed with differences made by Netflix to make binge watching possible Intertextuality: Hyper real vision of the 1980's built from media of the time like Spielberg films rather than reality. Links to Baudrillard's Postmodernism Technical codes Sound: Synth heavy soundtrack and 80's pop music establishes mood and built in nostalgia Visuals: Use of binary opposite lighting for Upside down vs real reality Levi- Strauss's binary opposition (safety vs danger) Narrative structure Equilibrium: The 4 boys playing dungeons and dragons Disruption: Will's disappearance Recognition: Joyce realizing Will is missing, the boys find Eleven Representation Gender Joyce Byers: Challenges stereotypes of women being weak throu...