Netflix Stranger things : 90년대 감성의 미스테리 모험담 / 넷플릭스 기묘한 이야기 미드 / 위노나 라이더 / 스트레인져 띵스

어떻게 보게 되었는가? 

한국 출시 기념인지 넷플릭스에서 한 달 무료권을 제공해서 보게 되었다

그렘린 구니스와 같은 향수를 일으키는 미국의 80년대를 배경으로 호킨스라는 시골마을에서 벌어진 기묘한 이야기를 다룬다

보면서 어쩐지 영화 스탠바이미가 떠오른다했는데 역시나 스티븐 킹의 소설에서 많은 영감을 받았다고 한다

스티븐 킹 역시 트위터에 이 스트레인저 띵스를 추천하는 멘트를 남겼다 

어떤 작품인가?

사라진 윌 바이어스라는 친구를 찾아나선 마이크와 루카스, 더스틴은 일레븐이라는 의문의 여자아이를 만나게 되고 이 아이가 초능력을 지녔다는 사실을 알게 된다

그와 동시에 갑자기 실종된 바버라라는 친구를 찾아나선 마이크의 누나 낸시와 윌의 형의 이야기도 동시에 진행 된다

누구보다 반가웠던 것은 윌의 엄마로 나오는 위노나 라이더이다

90년대 잘 나가던 예쁜 여배우에서 급격한 이미지 추락으로 지금은 대중에게 잊혀졌지만 이 드라마를 통해서 다시 한 번 연기변신을 시도한다

이 기묘한 이야기는 넷플릭스 드라마 중에서 가장 인기가 많은 듯 하다 

What is Stranger Things ?

Stranger Things is an American science fiction-horror web television series created, written, directed and co-executive produced by the Duffer Brothers, as well as co-executive-produced by Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. The first season stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono and Matthew Modine, with Noah Schnapp and Joe Keery in recurring roles. The second season will see Schnapp and Keery promoted to series regulars, along with the addition of Sadie Sink, and Dacre Montgomery.

Set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana in the 1980s, the first season focuses on the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy by his brother and traumatized mother and the local police chief, amid supernatural events occurring around the town including the appearance of a psychokinetic girl who helps the missing boy's friends in their own search. The second season is set a year after the first, and deals with attempts of the characters to return to normalcy and consequences of events from that season.

The Duffer Brothers developed the series as a mix of investigative drama alongside supernatural elements with childlike sensibilities, establishing its time frame in the 1980s and creating a homage to pop culture of that decade. Several themes and directorial aspects were inspired and aesthetically informed by the works of Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, Stephen King, Robert Zemeckis, and George Lucas, among others.

The series was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016. It received critical acclaim for its characterization, pacing, atmosphere, acting, soundtrack, directing, writing, and homages to 1980s genre films. The series has received several industry nominations and awards, including winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2016. On August 31, 2016, Netflix renewed the series for a second season of nine episodes, which is set to be released on October 31, 2017.