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Ode to Gen X
Melissa Vosen Callens
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University Press of Mississippi 
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Pädagogik
Beschreibung
Even for the casual viewer, the Netflix series
Stranger Things will likely feel familiar, reminiscent of popular 1980s coming-of-age movies such as
The Goonies,
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and
Stand by Me. Throughout the series, nods to each movie are abundant. While
Stranger Things and these classic 1980s films are all tales of childhood friendship and shared adventures, they are also narratives that reflect and shape the burgeoning cynicism of the 1980s.
In
Ode to Gen X: Institutional Cynicism in "Stranger Things" and 1980s Film, author Melissa Vosen Callens explores the parallels between iconic films featuring children and teenagers and the first three seasons of
Stranger Things, a series about a group of young friends set in 1980s Indiana. The text moves beyond the (at times) non-sequitur 1980s Easter eggs to a common underlying narrative: Generation X’s growing distrust in American institutions.
Despite Gen X’s cynicism toward both informal and formal institutions, viewers also see a more positive characteristic of Gen X in these films and series: Gen X’s fierce independence and ability to rebuild and redefine the family unit despite continued economic hardships. Vosen Callens demonstrates how
Stranger Things draws on popular 1980s popular culture to pay tribute to Gen X’s evolving outlook on three key and interwoven American institutions: family, economy, and government.
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E.T. the Extraterrestrial, latchkey kids, Back to the Future, The Goonies, Gremlins, slackers, Generation X, Stand by Me, The Breakfast Club, Back to the Future II, Big, nostalgia, Nightmare on Elm Street, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Dead Poets Society, American Dream