Movie adaptation of the novel IT (1986) by Stephan King, ‘It: Chapter one’ is going really popular on the charts and among the young crowd. Directed by Andy Muschietti, this movie is a Super natural horror by genre, and unlike many movies of the same genre, keeps the viewers hooked from the start, till the very end. News has it that the second installment to the movie is being planned already.
The unusual plot of the movie revolves around seven children in Derry, Maine, who are preyed upon by a diabolical creature known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown or Bob Gray. This clown is the ‘it’ in the movie who assaults and assassinates the children of the town once in every twenty-seven years, making use of his supernatural abilities of shape-shifting and being invisible to adults. The group of the seven confused and tormented kids form a band and throughout the movie individually come across painful truths of life and face their own demons.
Owing to the fitting cinematography and splendid direction, this horror drama comes off as more deal than anticipated. The emotionally affecting core story binds the viewer and projects a picture that many people will come to remember and fear. There are moments of subtle humour as well as some really terrifying imagery. For a loss of words it can just be called ‘Scary’. It is scary to the point that it keeps the viewer on the edge the entire time and generates actual tingles, not just jump scares. Children get brutally beaten up and tortured which creates a disturbing image but adds to the necessary drama of the plot. The adults in the story are absent for most of the movie, and strangely segregated and abusive whenever present, which adds to the disturbing and moving element.
A killer opening scene and a creepy plot that keeps oscillating between nightmarish, disturbing and humourous, gets every viewer sucked in, in the most spine-chilling and alarming way. Not to mention, the incredible soundtrack incorporated in the movie, which leads to people bobbing their heads in between the chilling stares. The music track includes late 20th century hits like New Kids on the block, Young MC, The Cult, The Cure and many others.All in all, It is a brilliant movie. It has an amazing cast, impeccable screenplay and visuals and a creepy storyline – the perfect mix for a good horror movie. ‘It’ is clearly the best horror film of the year because not only does it frighten, but also explores the deeper, underlying themes through the children’s perspective- the trauma and painful memories associated with the events. Strictly not for people who are afraid of clowns, It is a complete entertainer- scary, touching, funny, warm and thought-provoking.