IT (2017) SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF US!! MOVIE REACTION!! Pennywise | Bill Skarsgård | Welcome To Derry
IT (2017) Movie Reaction and Deep Dive: Confronting Fear with the Losers' Club
Relive the scares and celebrate the friendship of IT (2017) as Tara and Andrew break down Pennywise’s creepiest moments and the Losers’ Club defining victories.
Short Summary
- The film immediately sets high stakes by quickly showing Georgie’s fatal encounter with Pennywise.
- The dynamic and heartfelt friendships within the Losers’ Club serve as the movie’s core strength and thematic anchor.
- The hosts strongly praise Bill Skarsgård's performance, noting his vocal range and physicality as key to Pennywise’s horror.
- The adaptation skillfully balances brutal horror with comic relief, primarily handled by Richie Tozier.
This session analyzes Andy Muschietti's direction, the brilliant casting of the kids, and the film's use of Pennywise as an allegory for confronting personal fears. Readers gain insight into the key thematic elements—unity, loss of innocence, and overcoming trauma—that elevate this horror narrative.
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Top Comments (10)
The contrast of Tim Curry being verbally threatening and Bill Skårsgard being physically threatening is a good reason to watch both versions.
That thing that pennywise does with his eyes that's actually Bill Skarsgärd doing it on his own. He's really shifting one eye to look at the audience.
Bill Skårsgard nailed it as Pennywise. That voice, the drool, the eye drift, etc. pure nightmare fuel. He made Pennywise feel inhuman. Legendary performance.
Pennywise is infecting the whole town. That's why everyone is so mean to the main group of kids.
My favorite Behind the scenes moment is when Bill basically riled up the kids for the final fight by saying "Alright Folks! Who's ready to beat shit outta me?!"
The way Bill Skarsgärd can shift his eyes is so disturbing 😳
Tara is right for clocking Eddie's mom very quickly, all the adults is town are negligent/complicit/active in their children's suffering because Derry has always been tainted by Pennywise, so anything he does to the kids they'll ignore or some are actively made more violent as well
Fun fact, this movie came out 27 years after the mini series in the 90's.
The movies don’t make this super clear, but a lot of the Losers’ victories happen because of the power of belief. Pennywise is this eldritch, all powerful creature, but they can defeat him because they believe they can. Ben kissing Bev wakes her up not because it’s some magic curse, but because he believes it will wake her up. The bolt gun isn’t loaded when Bill shoots Pennywise, but Bill believes it’s loaded, so it hurts him. In the book, Pennywise becomes a werewolf, and silver bullets work hurt him because they believe silver bullets should hurt him. And, no spoilers, but that’s one of the reasons why it’s so much more difficult for the Losers to defeat Pennywise as adults. They’ve lost the power of that childish belief now that they’re adults.
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Top Comments (10)
The contrast of Tim Curry being verbally threatening and Bill Skårsgard being physically threatening is a good reason to watch both versions.
That thing that pennywise does with his eyes that's actually Bill Skarsgärd doing it on his own. He's really shifting one eye to look at the audience.
Bill Skårsgard nailed it as Pennywise. That voice, the drool, the eye drift, etc. pure nightmare fuel. He made Pennywise feel inhuman. Legendary performance.
Pennywise is infecting the whole town. That's why everyone is so mean to the main group of kids.
My favorite Behind the scenes moment is when Bill basically riled up the kids for the final fight by saying "Alright Folks! Who's ready to beat shit outta me?!"
The way Bill Skarsgärd can shift his eyes is so disturbing 😳
Tara is right for clocking Eddie's mom very quickly, all the adults is town are negligent/complicit/active in their children's suffering because Derry has always been tainted by Pennywise, so anything he does to the kids they'll ignore or some are actively made more violent as well
Fun fact, this movie came out 27 years after the mini series in the 90's.
The movies don’t make this super clear, but a lot of the Losers’ victories happen because of the power of belief. Pennywise is this eldritch, all powerful creature, but they can defeat him because they believe they can. Ben kissing Bev wakes her up not because it’s some magic curse, but because he believes it will wake her up. The bolt gun isn’t loaded when Bill shoots Pennywise, but Bill believes it’s loaded, so it hurts him. In the book, Pennywise becomes a werewolf, and silver bullets work hurt him because they believe silver bullets should hurt him. And, no spoilers, but that’s one of the reasons why it’s so much more difficult for the Losers to defeat Pennywise as adults. They’ve lost the power of that childish belief now that they’re adults.
IT: Chapter Two (2019) Movie Reaction: https://youtu.be/qdPuXVeqzmU Vanquish Pennywise when you hit that *LIKE & SUBSCRIBE* Button 👉 https://www.youtube.com/user/TheReelRejects?sub_confirmation=1 - LIQUID IV: Visit http://www.liquidiv.com & use Promo Code: REJECTS - Full Reaction *Watch Along* & MORE For *Royal* Rejects: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects - Grab The New TARAfier Tee & Halloween Sweater: https://www.rejectnationshop.com/