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Children in a small northeastern town (whodathunk?) battle an evil supernatural clown.
I was forced to go see this movie.
I'm told that, like The Dark Tower (2017), It is nothing like the original move and certainly not like the book by Stephen King. Like The Dark Tower movie, It was not an adaption of the novel but a movie that stands alone in its own right.
Yet I was struck by how similar this movie is to the Stephen King genre in general: abusive adults against helpless children. I pondered the abuse Stephen King must have endured as a nerdy child, to affect him in such a way to write basically the same novel over and over again, and mentally debated whether or not he should attend some psychotherapy for his obvious psychological issues. On the one hand, I don't believe in allowing mentally ill people (such as Stephen King) to go untreated; on the other hand, curing it might ruin his career as an established author. Stephen King is a great example of someone who has channeled his psychological issues into something productive.
My second thought was that all of his helpless characters are, like King himself, 6w7s and phobic, except for the occasional 6w5 character.
Thinking to myself kept me occupied during a movie that was a very well done parade of talk/scream/cry moments. The original it movie, although truer to the novel, was lame. I have only watched parts of it before, and could not bring myself to watch the entire thing.
I was accompanied by a few others at the movie, and none of us professed to being scared - because it didn't scare us.
I was interested to see the teenage heroes solve the mystery of the scary clown. But I go to movies to be affected, because it takes a lot to affect me. And there was only one piece from this movie that affected me, maybe two. I was displeased with what happened to Georgie in the beginning. But then, at the end, there was the impressive scene where all the teens reacted at once in a medium angle shot that I felt was extremely well done spontaneity. If I watch this movie again, it will be that scene that attracts me back. Apart from that, I was unimpressed with the bland horror movie elements that have been done so many times before and probably better.
I was forced to go see this movie.
I'm told that, like The Dark Tower (2017), It is nothing like the original move and certainly not like the book by Stephen King. Like The Dark Tower movie, It was not an adaption of the novel but a movie that stands alone in its own right.
Yet I was struck by how similar this movie is to the Stephen King genre in general: abusive adults against helpless children. I pondered the abuse Stephen King must have endured as a nerdy child, to affect him in such a way to write basically the same novel over and over again, and mentally debated whether or not he should attend some psychotherapy for his obvious psychological issues. On the one hand, I don't believe in allowing mentally ill people (such as Stephen King) to go untreated; on the other hand, curing it might ruin his career as an established author. Stephen King is a great example of someone who has channeled his psychological issues into something productive.
My second thought was that all of his helpless characters are, like King himself, 6w7s and phobic, except for the occasional 6w5 character.
Thinking to myself kept me occupied during a movie that was a very well done parade of talk/scream/cry moments. The original it movie, although truer to the novel, was lame. I have only watched parts of it before, and could not bring myself to watch the entire thing.
I was accompanied by a few others at the movie, and none of us professed to being scared - because it didn't scare us.
I was interested to see the teenage heroes solve the mystery of the scary clown. But I go to movies to be affected, because it takes a lot to affect me. And there was only one piece from this movie that affected me, maybe two. I was displeased with what happened to Georgie in the beginning. But then, at the end, there was the impressive scene where all the teens reacted at once in a medium angle shot that I felt was extremely well done spontaneity. If I watch this movie again, it will be that scene that attracts me back. Apart from that, I was unimpressed with the bland horror movie elements that have been done so many times before and probably better.