are Happening!

Kelly Wong

Are you a fan of sci-fi? Do paranormal powers, Other than that, the soundtrack and audio monsters and dimensions excite you? Or are you is truly amazing. Binaural technology is used in a fan of Horror? Do you like suspense or to have some scenes and the realistic ambience will get your heart scared out of your body? I’ve got the you into the mood. The music for the series also perfect show for you! Stranger Things, the sci-fi- gives it lots of character. The mysterious and allur- horror series, has blown up in the summer ing soundtracks add to the scenes—they are even of 2016! Directed by the Duffer Brothers, Stran- good to listen to on their own! ger Things is full of suspense, mystery as well as romance! Last but not least, the characters. The Duffer Brothers did a marvelous job, both with charac- Set in the 1980s, the story of Stranger Things ter design and casting. From the energetic kids to takes place in a small town named Hawkins. A lit- the concerned adults, each and every character tle boy, Will Byers, goes missing as the audience is very well thought out with their own mind sets is shown the hints of a monster kidnapping Will. and personalities portrayed. The cast also did an His friends, Lucas, Dustin and Michael go on a amazing job playing the characters. Featuring ac- search for Will, and meet a girl, , who has tors like Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, David escaped from an experiment facility. They learn Harbour as Jim Hopper, as well as actresses like that she has a strong control over her mind and Millie Bobbie Brown as Eleven, the lively char- can manipulate objects by just thinking. Will’s acters were illustrated perfectly by these talented mother, Joyce, and brother, Jonathan, start get- performers. Eleven is shy as she has been trapped ting weird phone calls and eventually go to the in the experiment facility for the most of her life, cops for help. Officer, Jim Hopper, takes on the but can also be impressive and awesome at times; case. The Characters soon find out more about Jim, on the other hand, acts like a tough man, but what happened—a parallel dimension called the has a dark back story and a weak heart. Jonathan Upside-down, and the monster, the Demogorgon, is slightly creepy but also heroic at the same time. that lurks there. It’s amazing how each and every character has their own story. While a boy going missing may sound cliché at first, the story will sure keep you captivated. There This masterpiece has to be one of the best are lots of surprising twists in the plot as well as short sci-fi series I’ve ever seen with the best char- lots of mysteries. Stranger Things captures audi- acters and soundtracks. Mysterious but comedic ences and makes them crave for more! at times, there’s a reason why it became so popu- lar!