Behind every great work is a great inspiration. When weird things it’s more obvious. The latest season of the series surprised us with secrets and hidden meanings of details that you might consider superficial. Now the actors of the production have met, and during the press conference they talked what wonderful films inspired the creation of creepy Stranger Things 4.
The result is a collection of works released between the 70s and 2000s. Although we will find mostly horror or sci-fi films, there are some exceptions; and that’s it The Duffer Brothers drew inspiration from Mexican films, action classics and adventure films..
Of course, It is likely that in this list you will find several spoilers unwanted. So make sure you finish the season before accusing us of eviscerating part of the show. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!
Inspiration in horror
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Terror is one of the main elements of this season weird things. In fact, this is probably the scariest of all, taking elements directly from major franchises such as A Nightmare on Elm Street.
You don’t have to look too far to see where he draws inspiration from. weird things from A Nightmare on Elm Street. Vecna, the villainess of the new season, has a very curious attack method. Like our beloved Freddy Krueger, Vecna transports his victims to the universe of nightmares, where he controls everything that happens.and where the way he kills is reflected in the real world.
But that’s not all. Did you know that original actor Freddy Krueger has a role in Stranger Things 4? That’s it. This is Robert Englund, who gave birth to Victor Creel. in the Netflix series. Creel is a man consumed by the horrors of his past and the murder of his family in the 1950s.
Carrie
The classics of science fiction, horror and suspense by Stephen King did not ignore. Actually, the character Carrie was a big inspiration in the birth of Eleven. The Duffer brothers even commented on this during media interviews. wired in 2019.
“Of course you have a high school girl with such incredible powers and incredible abilities and we always looked at how King handled it when we talked about Eleven. The idea that she has these incredible abilities, but is she really dangerous?”
Carrie’s story is quite tragic, both in the film adaptations and in the original book. In the fourth season of the series weird things we can see the parallelism between the stories of Once Upon a Time and Carriebeing teenage characters with incredible powers who suffer from bullying.
Terror Street: 1978
These choices are a little different. Although the Duffer Brothers did not consider this film in preparation weird things, Terror Street: 1978 presented by Sadie Sinkwho personifies Max in the Netflix series.
For this, Sink notes that this production helped get her on track. for this new season. Recall that in Stranger Things 4Max becomes one of Vecna’s targets, exposing him to many painful and terrifying situations (both mentally and physically).
Science fiction inspiration
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
It is clear that, along with horror, science fiction is perhaps one of the most prominent elements of weird things. During the production of season 3 of the show, we started to notice a change in its tone. A) Yes, weird things began to move away from his youthful tone, moving towards a darker and more mature.
During filming of the third and fourth seasons, the Duffer brothers note that The Empire Strikes Back became one of his greatest referents. During an interview to IGNMatt Duffer commented: “We talked a lot about The Empire Strikes Backwhich may not be now, but has long been the darkest film in star Wars“.
Dose of adventure and action
Indiana Jones
if you saw Stranger Things 4, you’ll find out that the characters Joyce and Murray have some pretty interesting adventures. In fact, even before the season premiere, This was announced by Brett Gelman, who played Murray. polygonal that there will be a lot of vibes this season Indiana Jones.
“A lot of this sounds very similar Indiana Jones. The way he constantly balances the tension of the adventure with humor,” the actor said when asked how his character will develop this season.
loves dogs
Well, yes, it seems that the Duffer brothers also took Iñárritu’s film into account in its production. In fact, this is probably the most explicit reference, and it is she weird things was installed from loves dogs for a certain part of the season.
There’s a scene in the car [en el episodio 5] in which we are all together and it is very stressful. And the Duffer brothers really wanted me to see this film by Iñárritu. There is a scene very similar to the one with Harmon in the back of a truck. It’s really chaotic and there’s blood and obviously they took inspiration from the movie.
Finn WolfhardMike Wheeler
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