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Film Review: It Chapter 2 - Andy Maschietti
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Director: Andy Muschetti
Release Date: 26/08/19 (Regency Village Theatre), 06/09/19 (USA/UK)
Box Office: $437.4 million
Budget: $79 million
Running Time: 169 minutes
Starring: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Bill Skarsgård
It Chapter 2 is a film that I was eagerly awaiting the release of. Not only for the fact that I love Stephen King’s books and the adaptations of them, but also due to my enjoyment of the first instalment of these recent remakes. The 1990 miniseries (often mistaken for films themselves) were adequate renditions of the story, yet due to the era of their release I felt that they lacked in realistic visuals. Not to mention the aspects of the original book that they glossed over.
Despite my attempts to avoid any spoilers and news about this release prior to watching it, I did not manage to avoid them entirely. Specifically in reference to the plotlines on homophobia that the original miniseries missed out. King based this section of the book on an actual murder that took place, the murder of Charlie Howard in King’s hometown of Bangor, Maine. This scene in particular leading many to criticise the film as exploiting the crime. Though it could be argued that it creates more awareness of the homophobia that still exists in the world around us.
I also enjoyed the intertextual references within the film, particularly regarding Stephen King and his work. The writer himself even has a cameo within It Chapter 2 as the owner of a pawn shop. Having a somewhat self aware interaction with the character of Billy who is a novelist as an adult. There are also references to other Stephen King inspired films, with one of Pennywise’s illusions using the phrase “Here’s Johnny”.
It Chapter 2 did not fail to disappoint, not only did it bring in aspects of King’s original novel that the previous rendition left out, but visually it was impressive. I’m not embarrassed to say that a few of the jump scares really got me.
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