![]() ![]() ![]() Director Andy Muschetti’s superlative, two-part film adaptation only underscores how powerful and universal It’s themes really are. It might be a bit too sprawling, suffering a bit from the type of bloat King could get away with, being the bestselling author of all time. Ithas come to stand for King at perhaps his most prototypical: a sprawling cast of working class characters, a small town evil (or just an evil small town), rich, detailed prose, and a classic showdown between the forces of light and darkness. However, when the evil - masquerading as a demented, grotesque clown called Pennywise - returns 30 years later, they must return to their hometown to stand against it. The members of the Losers Club grow up and apart, moving away and becoming successful nearly across the board. In the summer of 1957, a group of preteen misfits face an ancient evil that emerges from hibernation every quarter-century or so to kill and feed on both the townspeople and Derry’s general awfulness. ![]() Few small towns seem to attract disasters like Derry, Maine. ![]()
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