Also - Hopper puts a basket of food and eggos in a chest in the woods. I assume it's for Eleven? After the hospital scene a car with two government agents picked up Hopper, I thought they were going to pull a 24 and ship him off to some hellhole to keep him silent. What happened?
Were you a kid in the 80s?Just finished it. Pretty good stuff, but I don't get the hype for the soundtrack and outside of the mise-en-scene, music, and narrative, the show didn't 'feel' very 80s. I expected it to show up in the cinematography and editing more, but that's not entirely a bad thing, just went against my expectations since that's what I heard so much about. Also, villain was meh with a pretty flaccid ending to boot.
No, but I don't see how that's relevant when I said the show felt like the 80s aesthetically rather than technically i.e. not through the cinematography and editing of the show. I guess I should have been more skeptical to the comparisons to Spielberg. Again, not that their filmmaking approach was bad by any means. It was perfectly competent with some neat shots here and there.Were you a kid in the 80s?
No, but I don't see how that's relevant when I said the show felt like the 80s aesthetically rather than technically i.e. not through the cinematography and editing of the show. I guess I should have been more skeptical to the comparisons to Spielberg. Again, not that their filmmaking approach was bad by any means. It was perfectly competent with some neat shots here and there.
It's completely revalent because everyone loving the 80's feel has nothing to do with film technique or how they made films and everything to do with them nailing the exact feeling and atmosphere of being that age in that era. It's pure nostalgia but not the manufactured "oh references to a bunch of media" and more I remember running the town with parents not knowing where I was, D&D in the basement, they nailed the experience not filming techniques.No, but I don't see how that's relevant when I said the show felt like the 80s aesthetically rather than technically i.e. not through the cinematography and editing of the show. I guess I should have been more skeptical to the comparisons to Spielberg. Again, not that their filmmaking approach was bad by any means. It was perfectly competent with some neat shots here and there.
Personally, when something is described using a reference to a director, a well-established one at that, I expect similarities in stuff like cinematography foremost. To be fair though, Spielberg is most iconic for the icon and symbols of his films that are part of pop-culture.Why did you expect that though?
I think I understated it, but the show captured the 80s vibe well - I just wanted to express how I expected it in different aspects of the show also considering it was so hyped up. I also explain it a bit more in the post above, and I do concede for someone like Spielberg it wouldn't be stuff like that which compels people to name-drop him .It's completely revalent because everyone loving the 80's feel has nothing to do with film technique or how they made films and everything to do with them nailing the exact feeling and atmosphere of being that age in that era. It's pure nostalgia but not the manufactured "oh references to a bunch of media" and more I remember running the town with parents not knowing where I was, D&D in the basement, they nailed the experience not filming techniques.
Really? Praising the bad guy? I thought he was as generic and boring as it gets, his role in the final confrontation and his death are absolutely pathetic. One of the worst things of the show by far. "One of the best TV villains ever" ayy. He barely does anything in 8 goddamn hours, and his traits are cardboard thin. Zero character development as well, which fits to his "meh whatever kill him off somehow already" ending I guess.
The white haired woman was a much better antagonist -it wasn't hard-, except for when she awaited her death staring at the girl they've been studying and trying to capture doing her life-threatening spell casting for 10 seconds.
The monster was terrible all around. He captures people with his fucking arms and mouth but somehow they escape when they get to the upside down world? Fucking really? Except for Barbara, who died for drama reasons. Why did he stop eating that deer anyways? To bring the jumpscare later? Ugh.
Just finished it. Pretty good stuff, but I don't get the hype for the soundtrack and outside of the mise-en-scene, music, and narrative, the show didn't 'feel' very 80s. I expected it to show up in the cinematography and editing more, but that's not entirely a bad thing, just went against my expectations since that's what I heard so much about. Also, villain was meh with a pretty flaccid ending to boot.
Really? Praising the bad guy? I thought he was as generic and boring as it gets, his role in the final confrontation and his death are absolutely pathetic. One of the worst things of the show by far. "One of the best TV villains ever" ayy. He barely does anything in 8 goddamn hours, and his traits are cardboard thin. Zero character development as well, which fits to his "meh whatever kill him off somehow already" ending I guess.
The white haired woman was a much better antagonist -it wasn't hard-, except for when she awaited her death staring at the girl they've been studying and trying to capture doing her life-threatening spell casting for 10 seconds.
The monster was terrible all around. He captures people with his fucking arms and mouth but somehow they escape when they get to the upside down world? Fucking really? Except for Barbara, who died for drama reasons. Why did he stop eating that deer anyways? To bring the jumpscare later? Ugh.
Nothing about her? It was about their kid who died.What was it about Hopper's wife at the end? Who is Hopper's wife?
I've been rewatching this show for the first time since its debut, through to episode 6 thus far. It has deepened my appreciation, as it holds up on second viewing.
The second time around, I've been enjoying Cara Buono's Karen Wheeler more -- she wants to be this open, emotionally supportive mother, but neither of her kids want to tell her anything.
I've been rewatching this show for the first time since its debut, through to episode 6 thus far. It has deepened my appreciation, as it holds up on second viewing.
The second time around, I've been enjoying Cara Buono's Karen Wheeler more -- she wants to be this open, emotionally supportive mother, but neither of her kids want to tell her anything.
Her husband is the real winner.