Stranger Things
What town is Stranger Things set in?
What is Hawkins?
"The clouds wept all night."
What is personification?
What’s the largest organ in the human body?
What is the skin?
A film has jump scares, eerie music, and isolated settings. What genre is it?
What is horror?
What does this metaphor mean: “Time is a thief”?
It means time passes quickly and steals moments from us.
What kind of shot focuses tightly on a character’s face to show emotion?
What is a close-up?
"He’s a ticking time bomb."
What is a metaphor?
Which element has the chemical symbol 'Fe'?
What is iron?
A film shows a dystopian future with flying cars and AI-controlled cities.
What is science fiction?
Explain the metaphor: “He’s walking on thin ice.”
He’s in a risky situation and could get in trouble.
In Stranger Things, which character has psychokinetic powers?
Who is Eleven?
"The wind howled through the trees."
What is personification?
In which year did World War II end?
What is 1945?
A movie features a teenager trying to win back a friend while navigating school drama and making funny mistakes.
What is teen comedy (or coming-of-age comedy)?
“Her voice was music to his ears.” What feeling does this suggest?
That her voice was pleasant or comforting to him.
What’s the effect of using an over-the-shoulder shot in a conversation scene?
It helps the audience feel part of the conversation or see from a character’s point of view.
"Her smile was as bright as the sun."
What is a simile?
What is the only continent that has no native species of reptiles?
What is Antarctica?
A movie has a love triangle, emotional dialogue, and a dramatic breakup scene.
What is romance (or romantic drama)?
“The world is a stage.” What might this metaphor imply about life?
That life is full of roles we play and appearances we keep up.
Which camera technique is often used in horror/suspense to create unease by slowly zooming in on a character while the background seems to stretch?
What is a dolly zoom/ Tracking shot
“The classroom was a zoo.”
What is a metaphor?
What’s the mathematical name for a shape with 12 sides?
What is a dodecagon?
A film features outlaws, dusty towns, horses, and saloons.
What is a western?
“Hope is the thing with feathers.” — What is the deeper meaning of this Emily Dickinson metaphor?
Hope is light, uplifting, and always present, like a bird that never stops singing.