Stephen King Compare And Contrast

Everyone has been going wild about the remake of the new movie It that was released in theaters on September 8, and there has been a lot of comparisons to the 1990s version of the film. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, It has got everybody talking. The 1990s miniseries and the 2017 film have many similarities which seems to appeal to a lot of people. It, the 1990s version, is a story told in two different time periods. It tells of a group of preteen outcasts who fight an evil, shape shifting demon who can pose as a clown and other personalized fears. They then come back as adults and fight the clown again when it starts to terrorize the town once more. The eponymous being from another dimension comes out every 27 years to feast on the children of the town. The clown likes to call himself Pennywise. When trying to fight the vigorous Pennywise, the children must face their own personal demons as well as the murderous clown. Still, they may have the same storyline but the 1990s version was different than the 2017 version. The miniseries was not rated and had a runtime of 193 minutes while the 2017 …show more content…
Tim Curry’s 1990 adaptation was a very humane version of the cannibalistic clown. He was rather rowdy and loud for a vicious, murdering clown. The 2017 adaptation is much more of what you would expect. Bill Skarsgård plays Pennywise in a more traditional horror movie kind of way. He’s erratic, disturbing, and undeniably deranged. This version recreates some of the most iconic shots from the 90s film and also makes specific references to King’s novel. Some of which is the story taking place in Derry, ME, which is a popular setting for King’s books. Another is a sign for Jackson Street, which is the exact street from the book. Whichever version people prefer, everybody can agree that both adaptations are terrifyingly great