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(2017) Movie Review

By: Hailey DePoy

IT (2017) directed by Andrés Mushchietti is set in 1989. Teens will be fond of this movie, not ​ only is it about a clown that takes children, but it has a group of friends that love each other and always will through ups and downs. Despite all of the jumpscares and scary scenes, it’s the type of movie that brings people together, that makes people want to be themselves, not care to be judged by other people.

The movie was great and well directed. The story is a remake of 's IT (1990) book that was ​ ​ set in the 60s/80s. The movie is not only a horror movie, it’s also has a message. Mushchietti did a good job describing the message within the ¨Losers club,¨ that we should care for each other, despite any differences anyone has. The message is more clear when you have watched both IT movies that were ​ ​ directed by Andres Mushchietti, by watching both the message really comes alive and makes you think.

Director Andres Mushchietti did remake Stephen King's IT, but he split the book up into two ​ ​ movies, IT and IT Chapter: 2. Mushchietti, also worked with Stephan King in IT Chapter: 2, where ​ ​ ​ ​ Stephan King had a cameo scene as a Clerk in a store. When older , played by James

McAvoy, wanted to ride Silver (his bike from when he was a kid) for old times sake, he had to buy the bike from the clerk (Stephen King).

IT is about kids going missing due to a shapeshifter clown. A group of misbehaving friends go ​ and try and find the reason why all these kids are going missing all of a sudden in their town. Along the way they meet a couple of more people to join their group of 4. They go into a house called “Neibolt” to fight off Pennywise (clown). They had to go and fight him two times in the movie. The first time Eddie

Kaspbrak, played by , broke his arm. The second time the whole group went in and knew exactly where to go. They all tried their best to defeat Pennywise and they did, or so they thought. In the end, they sat around in a circle talking and having a fun time. The group made a truce that if

Pennywise ever came back that they would come back too and defeat him for real this time.

The audience can relate to the characters, of how they’re not just trying to find out why all of these kids are missing. They do have other struggles, which makes them different from everyone else. I think it is important to embrace who you are. The movie shows that even if you have struggles that not a lot of people have, you can still do what you love and have fun. In IT each loser had a difference, Bill had ​ ​ a stutter, Ben was known as the “Fat kid”, Beverly is rumored to sleep with every guy, Stanley was

Jewish, Richie was Gay, Eddie is prescribed so many medications, and Mike was homeschooled. The

“Losers'' club, stayed friends and went through a lot together and it's something teens can relate a lot to, because of today's standards. King gave them these differences because anyone can have these problems.

This movie will always be one that I can watch over and over. mostly it’s because it is a fun and somewhat scary movie to watch. I relate to the kids to a certain point. Their friendship is “one of a kind”, everyone dreams of having it. The way they all stick together even after then had some ups and downs that should’ve ended that bond.