Stranger Things Analysis - 955 Words

Aaron Bady’s review of the hit show Stranger Things defends the show and its use of â€Å"play†. Stranger Things quite remarkably manages to encapture elements of the sci-fi, fantasy, romance, and horror genres, making it a universally liked show. However, some critics have disagreed. First, Bady restates the circulating conversations about the show. These particular conversations state that the show is not original. Bady addresses that these findings are indeed correct but â€Å"do not matter.† Then, he discusses why it â€Å"does not matter† and why there ought to be some other standard than originality when critiquing artwork. More broadly, Bady appeals to the television community as a whole and he suggests that its extreme concern with source†¦show more content†¦Stranger Things--while it might seem so with its corrupt government plot and female hero--isn’t trying to make a political statement, or for that matter, any statement. The mom ent of this article is particularly important to note for its extremely heavy influence on TV and entertainment as a whole. The most apparent binary Bady mentions in his article is the contrast between viewers who are aware of the source material of Stranger Things and those who are not. Take the monster, for instance. Bady says, â€Å"there is also another derivation of the creature, one that describes the creature’s career as a Dungeons and Dragons monster, and which is animated by the necessary ignorance of all of those previous origins, which reduces it to a name and a general feeling. The two are separated by a vast aesthetic chasm; the first requires you to know, the second not to know.† Bady says the monster in Stranger Things â€Å"belongs to the second category, because it bears no necessary relationship to any of the other Demogorgons; it just is whatever it is.† Put simply, Stranger Things only copied the 80s vibe and Dungeons and Dragons for the sake of asthestic, to look cool. Quite frankly, it wasn’t counting on its audience to be familiar with the demogorgon†™s roots nor does the audience need to know in order to appreciate the show and the show’s message. Bady used this example of the demogorgon and the binary of knowing the origins--or notShow MoreRelatedVisual Analysis : Stranger Things1094 Words   |  5 Pages Visual Analysis: Stranger Things One of the biggest television shows today is the beloved Netflix original series Stranger Things. 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