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bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2023-12-18 11:06 pm
bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2023-12-18 11:06 pm
Storytype
Right, so remember I said in a throwaway footnote that you should ask me about my theory on Stranger Things' neurodivergent storytelling style?
Basically a lot of neurodivergent folks use fiction as a shorthand for real situations in ways neurotypicals don't, as reference points for how to behave and approach things. Stranger Things uses references as narrative scaffolding. The characters also relate to the events in their lives through fictional examples (coming up with names for the things they encounter from D&D). And the cinematic echoes of other movies/TV shows may seem derivative to others, but they do feel narratively resonant to me.
I like how the show just bounds along and assumes you'll be able to keep up and get the references (the times I've been reminded to "slow down and explain" when I'm really CRUISING in my storytelling have Gotten To Me), and how the references themselves aren't just "remember this thing?" but a scaffolding for character motivations and overall mood and themes, like the Spielberg-y, Stephen King-y Season-1 kids' eye view, or the Aliens echoes in Season 2.
Here's hoping they get their shit together with regard to their actors/showrunners being dipshits, too, because I feel so SEEN by their storytelling style!
Basically a lot of neurodivergent folks use fiction as a shorthand for real situations in ways neurotypicals don't, as reference points for how to behave and approach things. Stranger Things uses references as narrative scaffolding. The characters also relate to the events in their lives through fictional examples (coming up with names for the things they encounter from D&D). And the cinematic echoes of other movies/TV shows may seem derivative to others, but they do feel narratively resonant to me.
I like how the show just bounds along and assumes you'll be able to keep up and get the references (the times I've been reminded to "slow down and explain" when I'm really CRUISING in my storytelling have Gotten To Me), and how the references themselves aren't just "remember this thing?" but a scaffolding for character motivations and overall mood and themes, like the Spielberg-y, Stephen King-y Season-1 kids' eye view, or the Aliens echoes in Season 2.
Here's hoping they get their shit together with regard to their actors/showrunners being dipshits, too, because I feel so SEEN by their storytelling style!