It: Welcome to Derry
Summary
WhileWelcome to Derry ’s Pennywise backstory could be intriguing , theITprequel risks ruining one of Stephen King ’s most iconic villains thanks to its focus on the theatrical role . Director Andy Muschietti’sITwas a major smash in 2017 . An adaptation of King ’s infamously extended best seller of the same name , the movie follows the Losers Club , a group of loveable unseasoned pariah who successfully shoot down an ageless evil known as Pennywise . However , 2017’sITonly conform one-half of the source novel ’s sprawling story . IT : Chapter Twopicks up the plot 27 age later , and that 2019 sequel proved a lot less popular .
Now , theupcoming showWelcome to Derrypromises to expand theITuniverse with a prequel hardening in the sixties . This is a risky suggestion since viewing audience already know how the tale of Derry ’s resident monster finally end , but this is not the only issue brook in the way of the prequel ’s success . In the rootage novel , Pennywise ’s trippy backstory necessitate Maturin the Turtle , the creation of the cosmos , and the colonial conquest of America , but the movie adaptation understandably trimmed these in - profundity origins . As such , Welcome to Derrycould ironically hurt Pennywise ’s reputation , regardless of whether the show focuses on the goliath or his early victims .
Welcome To Derry Centers On Pennywise
The prequel’s focus on Pennywise will make it tough to set up a hero.
It will be sly for theITprequel series to focalize on Pennywise since the villain ’s original actorBill Skarsgard wo n’t be returning inWelcome to Derry , but this is n’t the only problem with this advance . Pennywise is an ancient entity that has existed since time immemorial , so the vicious fiend is unlikely to be the show ’s protagonist . It is more likely thatWelcome to Derrywill be told from the POV of his earlier victims , with their storyline explaining more of Pennywise ’s backstory and his modus operandi by procurator . The problem is , Welcome to Derrycan’t have a Losers Club equivalent because the Losers in reality beat Pennywise .
Pennywise will inevitably become the centering ofWelcome to Derrysince none of his victim from the ‘ 60s can end up defeating him for good . If the series focuses on a predecessor to the Losers Club , their story is guaranteed to end in loser . However , if the prequel prioritizes Pennywise over his victim , the show will leave viewer with no one to root for . WhileWelcome to Derry ’s association to Stephen King ’s other storiesmeans that the show can offer a quite a little of Easter eggs for hard-core sports fan of the author , the key characters of the prequel are almost vouch to be an issue for the show .
IT’s Pennywise Backstory Never Worked
IT: Chapter Two’s attempts to flesh out Pennywise’s origins made no sense.
Welcome to Derry ca n’t focus in the first place on Pennywise because the character has no bow thanks to his one - note villainy . However , even ifWelcome to Derryuses Pennywise ’s early victims to exemplify more of the monster ’s backstory , theITmovies already prove that the scoundrel ’s origins do n’t work onscreen . The scenes that assay to excuse what or who Pennywise is inIT : Chapter Two , from the Bob Grey flashback to the Ritual of Chud to the infamous ending , were its worst moments . Pennywise ’s true nature is confusing and conflicting . This is n’t an issue when he ’s portrayed as a force of nature , but it is when he is the labor ’s main draw poker .
The‘60s setting ofWelcome to Derryallows the series to show how Pennywise convey vantage of social ills like racism , much likeIT : Chapter Two ’s opening conniption see the colossus use homophobic hatred offense to beef up himself . However , this causes another issue for the prequel . IT : Chapter Two ’s hatred offense scene garnered unfavorable judgment for its tonal incompatibility , with the comedic sculptural relief of later scene jar in comparison to this appalling savagery . This would be even high-risk inWelcome to Derryconsidering how tough the nominal place setting ’s racism was , with Mike Hanlon ’s parents dying in a fire that the town give the axe due to their race .
Welcome To Derry’s Story Is Inherently Bleak
Knowing that Pennywise won’t be defeated makes the prequel’s plot a grim one
If the show does n’t prioritise Pennywise over his victim , it will still be a story that ends in inevitable unsuccessful person for the heroes , and more than potential , their death . Even if Bill Skarsgard finally returns , that series sounds like no fun to watch . Welcome to Derrywould also lose the nostalgia of the‘80s setting of theITmovies , impoverish the serial publication of another selling point that made the 2017 adjustment so popular . While there could be an earlier Losers Club that loses their lives to Pennywise , focus on the human race behind an earlier , less successful fight against Pennywise is bound to be depressing .
Welcome to Derry ’s story is inherently stark , an issue thatIT ’s source fabric already bear with . However , theITmovies manage to equilibrize this with sweet moments shared by the members of the Losers Club . This would n’t influence in the prequel , since any new characters are guaranteed to eventually be kill or at least be unravel out of the titular township by the villain . As such , it is surd to see howWelcome to Derry’sITbackstory could avoid ca-ca the Stephen King spinoff hopelessly grim .
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