The movie takes place in a town where all the adults are essentially villains- so its not just the kids versus the clowns everyone else. A wonderful group of actors face off against Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and they all nail their parts. It all seems very easy for today's generation to figure things out- most of IT establishes this narrative. We are used to kids doing stupendous stuff these days- whether running billion dollar companies, or bringing back lost souls from other dimensions. Probably so because today, we are used to Stranger Things. ![]() Juxtapose that with an eternal evil shape-shifting entity who wakes up every 27 years to prey, and you have a shawarma of a plot. In IT, King reversed Spielberg's E.T, and explored everyday monsters of childhood- abuse, violence and neglect. His stories are studies on relationships rather than all out horror. ![]() But that is what typically Stephen King is all about. ![]() But is more funny than terrifying- it's R rating more a justification of teenage slang in the script, rather than for true scares. The cinematography is great, the pace is even and the CGI is flawless. All the kids are well cast, the script is funny and tight, and there are plenty of monster shots. ![]() A bunch of kids, outcasts in their own right, being terrorized by an ancient demon that plays upon the fears of its victims is pretty much the standard in Hollywood horror movie territory. I mean it was a good movie, no doubt about that. So I went and saw IT, and came back unimpressed.
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