Intertextuality and Stranger Things

The Intertextual scenes used in Stranger Things represents the common stereotypes of 1980s small-town America this is shown with the Spielbergian ideologies. The series of Stranger Things has a large showcase on the weaponised intertextuality in the show.

In E.T. and Stranger Tings their are many scenes, for example both the families of E.T. and Stranger Things have similar structures with a single mother trying to keep her family fed and two sons one who is older than the other. Their are also many themes that Stranger Things and E.T. have in common, with both Eleven and E.T. being hidden away form society and how the main cast are children and share in scenes where they escape Government Agencies who are in vans with the main cast on bicycles and their is also a link between E.T. and Stranger Things with both Eleven and E.T. showcasing a unknown power. 

Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Stranger things also showcase intertextuality with both having scenes where the communication with the alienated member of the main cast being done with flashing/ blinking lights.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Stranger Things is also clearly influenced by the scene in The Shining of Joyce two handing an axe is clearly an inspiration for the scene in Stranger Things, this is furthered by the presentation of Stranger Things in a more Steven King inspired setting.