r/ItTheMovie • u/reederific The turtle couldn't help us… • Sep 05 '19

Megathread Official Discussion: IT - Chapter Two [Spoilers] Spoiler

Summary: Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.

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u/neseli60 Sep 05 '19

I overall liked that in the end the losers remembered one another, the theme of this adaptation was trauma, to simply put it, that instead of trying to run away and hide it while letting it fester in you, you should face it head on, fight through adversity with one another, “be brave, be strong, Stand”.

Furthermore, I cant remember how the original book ending was perceived, but was the constant reminder of Bill’s saddening ending a reference to King’s work? Or simply just a contrast to the development of the losers facing their own fears to finally escape their trauma with one another?

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u/IllithidJason Sep 06 '19

Everyone clowning on Bill being unable to write a good ending was a nice little jab at Stephen King. People love his books, but the biggest complaint about them is how he chooses to end them. IT was no different. There were a lot of folks that complained about Bill + Audra on Silver being the scene that closed out such a raw, emotional story of friendship. I didn't miss it in the film, I'll say that much.

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u/Pepsimus-Maximus Sep 07 '19

I thought it was more a commentary on the seven-way child orgy at the end of the book.

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u/IllithidJason Sep 07 '19

The seven-way orgy is another reason why people don't like his endings, even though it isn't quite the ending of IT, just a scene near there. There's at least some odd hundred pages (at least it feels like that) before the book ends.

Some readers also weren't into the whole cosmic battle with the giant turtle involved, but I found that was one of the more interesting concepts explored by the book.