Naturally I Had To Watch The Great Escape After Stranger Things 5 Part 1, And There's One Reference I Appreciated Most

This reference to Elmer Bernstein’s memorable score might seem obvious to anyone who’s seen The Great Escape, but before I watched the movie, the music only sounded vaguely familiar to me – it’s been used in other films and TV shows as a nod to The Great Escape – and I didn’t realize that it was the exact theme from the iconic film Robin was talking about. While it’s possible that this was not the intention when referencing The Great Escape in Stranger Things, but after watching The Great Escape, I did wonder if events later in the movie offered a bit of unfortunate foreshadowing to what happens at the end of Episode 4 of Stranger Things 5. As dark as the ending to Episode 4 was for Stranger Things 5, with the children ending up in the clutches of the Demogorgons, I don’t think anything could’ve prepared me for the ending of The Great Escape.

Author: Kelly West

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