It (2017) by Andy Muschietti

IT is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti, based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The screenplay is by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman. A second instalment is planned. The film tells the story of seven children in Derry, Maine, who are terrorized by the eponymous being, only to face their own personal demons in the process. The novel was previously adapted into a 1990 miniseries.

The difference between the classic IT and the 2017 version is the special effects, which I found made the film more unique and created a ‘jump’ effect to the audience (as watched in cinema). Nicholas Brooks was the overall visual effects supervisor, and visual effects company Rodeo FX worked on most of the visual effects on It. Amalgamated Dynamics worked on the special makeup effects.

 

Furthermore, in this film the protagonists are all children, which can gain empathy towards them, especially with the opening scene creating fright knowing the little boy in the yellow jacket would be attacked by Penny Wise and left the audience wondering whether he will survive.

The film was set in an almost humorous way that made the audience engage more with the multi protagonists.