November 12, 2017

Stranger Things to a teacher

Two days ago, I just finished watching the last episode of season two of Stranger Things. I have to say that watching this series on Netflix is one of the most interesting adventures which I decided to do since I have studied university in the US. Today I am going to write a blog to my high school’s English teacher in Vietnam to recommend that she should watch this movie.
Because my teacher is a fan of a horror movie so that why she must watch Stranger Things. Although Stranger Things cannot compare with famous horror movies like Insidious, The Conjuring, or the Excorsist, it still creates its own style. The first outstanding element in Stranger Things is its sound effect. Everybody has to agree that besides images, the sound effect is very important in describing the horror movie. Because the main purpose of the horror movie is to scare people with haunted pictures and sudden sound. The technique which the filmmakers use in this film is that before the sudden sound, everything will be completely quiet. The audience cannot detect any sound. Then suddenly, “bang,” a loud sound will make the audience startled.  In horror movie, the professionals call it as a jump scare. In addition, creepy music from the movie and creepy sound from the “Things” is quite unique. Many filmmakers have produced horror movies based on monsters, aliens, or something ugly which people have not ever seen before. Although Stranger Things is produced later than those movies, the sound of the “things” is still unique which means the filmmakers did not copy it from the previous movies. Secondly, the way that the filmmakers establish the “things” is really terrifying. The filmmakers were really clever because instead of creating monsters which were exactly similar, they created monsters with a different outlook. From a tiny one like a hamster to a ginormous monster. Furthermore, with a mouth which is full of teeth and can open like an “X” word and a slimy and nasty body, the “things” can become a nightmare to everyone who is afraid of creepy creatures.
However, although the film is a horror genre, it still conveys a priceless lesson to the audiences: a mother can do anything to her children. In the movie, when Will was missing, no one believed Joyce, Will’s mother, that Will was contacting with his mother through the light. Although everyone was still searching for Will, they did not believe that Will was kidnapped by a monster. Everyone thought that Joyce was crazy, but she ignored every rumor and continued to find her son. Finally, she found her son, but then she realized that the monster was inside him and used him as a spy in the real world. She did not give up on her son and continue to save him. At the end, she would sacrifice anything to protect her son and get rid of the “things” inside him.
In conclusion, I think you should watch this movie. The astonishing pictures and catchy sound will lead you to a whole new adventure which you cannot expect.

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