Last week, the third season of Netflix's hit original series "Stranger Things" officially returned. With the popularity and word of mouth of the first two seasons continuing to ferment, this sci-fi thriller comedy featuring teenage group portraits and American pop culture elements in the 1980s has become Netflix's first mainstay series, and the third season's broadcast can be said to be prepared By the attention.
Based on the foreshadowing and detailed presentation of the first two seasons, we have a clear enough understanding of the worldview of the entire story of "Stranger Things".
Looking back at the ending of the second season, Will, who had been controlled by monsters for a long time, was finally successfully rescued back to the real world; Joyce's intimate boyfriend Bob was unfortunately killed by monsters in the process of rescuing Will; and Little 11 with super powers, He tried his best to close the door against the world, but he was hurt by excessive use of superpowers.
But in any case, the small town of Hawkins in Indiana, USA, finally ushered in the long-lost tranquility and safety.
One year after the incident, Xiao 11 and Mike officially started dating, but they were secretly obstructed by Sheriff Hopper, who adopted Xiao 11 because of their too intimate behavior; Dustin accidentally dated the same while attending a science-themed summer camp. Suzie, a girlfriend who loves science and invention; Hopper and Joyce's affair escalates... As time goes by, the lives of the residents of Hawkins are also changing.
The third season continued to adopt the multi-line parallel narrative strategy commonly used in American series, which can be roughly divided into four main narrative lines.
Dustin & Steve
After the summer camp, Dustin returned to the town of Hawkins to tell his friends about his perfect girlfriend Suzie, but the friends felt incredible about it, and even suspected that "Suzie" was just a fake character made up by Dustin to save face.
Dustin built a long-range radio that was supposed to maintain long-term contact with Suzie, but that night received a voice message from an unknown Russian. In 1985, when the Soviet Union and the United States were still in the Cold War, it was difficult for the American people not to associate such unknown information from the perspective of conspiracy theories.
As a result, Dustin handed over the recordings he received to Steve, who worked in an ice cream parlour (in the second season, Dustin and Steve, a pair of boys of different ages, formed a strong and wonderful friendship), who knew nothing of Russian. The two spent a long time without any progress.
Working in the same ice cream parlour as Steve is a smart and individual girl named Robin. Although Robin has never learned Russian, he has extensive language learning experience and can speak Spanish, French, Italian and other foreign languages.
With the help of Robin, they quickly deciphered the content of the recording, and based on the content of the recording, they successfully found the base location of these Russians of unknown origin. Dustin, Steve, Robin, and a quirky little black girl have entered the base together, and danger awaits them...
Little 11. Mike & Will
On the other hand, Mike, who was threatened by Sheriff Hopper, had to consciously keep a distance from Xiao 11. In order to avoid meeting Xiao 11, he even lied to the unsophisticated Xiao 11, but the lie was quickly read by countless people. The precocious girl Max sees through.
Then Max took the sad little 11 to the mall to relax. While the two were having a good time, they met Mike and a group of boys who lied about visiting his sick grandmother. Taking this opportunity, Little 11 finally dumped Mike handsomely.
As a result, the friendship between Max and Xiao 11 gradually became closer. Xiao 11 has super powers that can spy on others. With Max's instigation, Xiao 11 decides to use his super powers to spy on Mike's situation. The more they played, the more crazy they became. They decided to peep at the relatives and friends they knew by drawing lots for entertainment. But when Xiao 11 peeps at Max's brother Billy with his superpower, he finds that Billy doesn't seem to be right...
Mike, Lucas, Dustin, and Will were close friends, and in the past, they usually got together to play games. And now, Mike, who was dumped by Xiao 11, was all thinking about how to repair the relationship with Xiao 11, and he was absent-minded about the call of Will as a friend.
In the end, Will, who continued to be left out in the cold, fell out with Mike, and Will, who was slandered by Mike's unintentional remarks, left Mike's house in the heavy rain.
In the first two seasons, Will was captured and controlled by the mind flayer for a long time, and although he is now free from the control of the mind flayer, there is a subtle connection between Will and the mind flayer and the world. . When Will, who had left Mike's house in the heavy rain, was angry, he also sensed the signal that the mind flayer was still active in Hawkins Town.
Despite all the quarrels and conflicts between them, as close friends, Will, Mike, Eleven, Max and Lucas unite once again at a critical moment to try to find and destroy the mind flayer.
Joyce & Hopper
The Joyce and Hopper part is the only adult line in the show. Hopper has long been fond of Joyce, but Joyce is still in the throes of Bob's death. Hopper, who has always been macho, mustered the courage to take the first step and took the initiative to invite Joyce to go to a restaurant for a date. Unexpectedly, Joyce missed the appointment.
In fact, Joyce didn't mean to miss the appointment, and it wasn't that she didn't have a bad impression of Hopper. But earlier, she found that the refrigerator magnets in her home and store had inexplicably lost their magnetism, so she consulted the teacher who taught physical science at the local school, so that she forgot about the date for a while.
Joyce, who has lost Will, is sensitive and sensitive. She quickly associated the "demagnetization of refrigerator magnets" with the power outage in the town some time ago. Go back to the location of Bob's death to confirm the situation.
Hopper, who was originally disapproving of Joyce's doubts, was violently attacked by an unknown man at the scene of the incident. Only then did he unite with Joyce and decide to find out...
Nancy & Jonathan
Nancy, who was in love, worked hard to get a job at the newspaper where her boyfriend Jonathan works. She wanted to make a big splash here, but unexpectedly she became a vase of tea and tea for the superiors, and her dream was knocked by reality. broken.
Unwilling to the status quo, Nancy received a call for help from the newspaper. The old woman on the phone claimed that her home had been invaded by a ferocious monster. Nancy thinks this is newsworthy news, and she begs Jonathan to accompany her to interview the old woman, only to get caught up in this bizarre and dangerous incident...
Compared with the overall relaxed and cheerful tone of the first two seasons, this season is more dark and sentimental. With the departure of many characters and the revealing of painful memories, the third season will focus more on the level of human nature. thinking and characterization.
The appearance of new characters is one of the highlights of this season. Robin is without a doubt one of the biggest characters of the season, and this new addition is played by the '98-born Maya Hawke.
Maya Hawke is the only daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. As early as 2016, Maya Hawke starred in the miniseries "Little Women" and received good reviews from the industry. . It is worth mentioning that Quentin's upcoming high-profile new work "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" also has Maya's role.
Of course, a three-dimensional story needs both laughter and sad moments. Many of the most beloved and important characters of this season have also left the audience's field of vision forever. The sacrifice of these characters adds a strong tragic color to the whole play, and also highlights the eternal charm of human nature.
The way to win the American TV series "Stranger Things" is not only such a fascinating storyline, but also the American pop culture elements of the mid-1980s permeated all aspects of the show, and the right nostalgic tribute link is also the show's three full seasons. Great viewing pleasure.
This season also directly or indirectly pays tribute to genre film classics such as "Zombie Out", "The Thing", "Back to the Future" and "Terminator".
At the core of the production of "Stranger Things", the Duffy brothers (Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer), who have multiple identities such as screenwriters and directors of the play, are loyal fans of science fiction and horror films. They have a deep understanding of the American genre film culture. Emotions and unique insights. The reason why "Stranger Things" is so successful is destined to be inseparable from the two people who have rich experience in watching movies of the genre.
Since the three seasons, "Stranger Things" has talked about a lot of American-style family themes, and has a good interpretation and expression from the perspectives of personal growth, family affection, friendship, and the truth, goodness and beauty of human nature. But its profound and fundamental touching lies in the Duffy brothers' perfect reproduction of those ancient pop culture atmospheres.
In my opinion, "Stranger Things" should not be summed up simply and rudely as a genre drama with a simple and wonderful plot. It is also a diary that covers the common emotions and experiences of genre fans. A love letter to American pop culture in the 1980s.
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