You'll better understand contemporary media and culture by being familiar with the foundations they're built upon. Much of modern media are either nods or homag

You'll better understand contemporary media and culture by being familiar with the foundations they're built upon. Much of modern media are either nods or homages to, or direct knockoffs of, classics. Creators weave allusions to other works in their own work all of the time, and you won't pick up on or appreciate them without familiarity with what they're alluding to.