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Stranger Things Uses Nostalgia For A Purpose
The following contains spoilers for Season 4 of Stranger Things.There has been a recent revival in nostalgia media, where a movie, TV show, or video game will be heavily influenced by the aesthetics of a past decade (usually somewhere in the 70s, 80s, or 90s) and use that as a backdrop to appeal to audiences who grew up during that time, as well as those that wish they did and have nostalgia about a time before they were born. There's a certain romanticization of the past that happens, and these pieces of media like to call back to specific references from the era to once again appeal to that viewer nostalgia.