Metaphor for your FEARS

Rating: 6/10 (25 August 2019)

When I was younger and watched the original IT I didn't like it at all. I found it quite boring. I watched it again later as an adult and then I had a very different perspective. I started to understand the deeper meaning behind the story.
I watched this new remake and I have to say as as horror fan, this Pennywise scares me much more.
If you want pure horror (which I'm also a big fan of), then this may not be your cup of tea.
This is a film with a deep story and good character development where you feel the pain of each of these outsider kids. It's about being bullied, being the new kid, being the tomboy, being the kid with the stutter, being the chubby kid, being a redhead, being the immigrant kid, being the kid with a dead sibling, or simply being different.
Pennywise the evil clown sums up and symbolizes the internal pain and struggles of eacg of these kids and their friendship is the best means to destroy the pain, the fear, which is the demon within.
I always thought I didn't get Stephen King and his films never made sense to me. Maybe this was because 1. I was too young to appreciate the hidden meaning and 2. I only looked for a film that would scare me, regardless of the depth of the film.
The Incest Issue:
I'm giving it 6/10 because of scenes where a father seems to express incestuous feelings toward his own daughter. I'm aware that this is unfortunately a very painful issue that has happened to some. I would just be very uncomfortable if I had to watcg it with my father or if my daughter ever saw it. I guess since this (fortunately) doesn't happen in most households, even bringing up the possibility of such feelings may not be appropriate (even in the context of criticism).