History Fridge / It2017

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* In the novel and miniseries, Henry called Mike a "nigger" as much as he could whenever they encountered each other. However, in the newest adaption, Henry doesn't use the slur once to insult Mike. Why? Because the novel and miniseries takes place in the 50s (60s in the miniseries), where it was much common for a white man to call a black man a "nigger", whereas the 2017 version takes place in the 80s.

** Either Fridge Brilliance or even creepier coincidence, the film is actually set in 1989, meaning that the next coming of Pennywise in the sequel will be set in 2016é And with the crazy amount of horrifying clowns in the news that year...

* Eddie [[spoiler:being killed when he tries the battery acid trick 27 years later]] makes a lot more sense when, in this movie, [[spoiler:he finds out his inhaler is a placebo; he doesn't have any belief in it, so the method won't be as effective against It]].

* The director has said that It's Pennywise form was likely based on an actual Bob Gray/Pennywise that It encountered. Near the end of the film, [[spoiler: Pennywise's stage is at the very bottom of It's gigantic tower of centuries of kill trophies. We've seen what It does to those It just considers a light snack. [[YouDoNotWantToKnow What the hell would It have done]] [[FateWorseThanDeath to someone It was actually interested in?]]]]

* Why exactly was Pennywise able to get to [[spoiler:Beverly?]] Remember, Pennywise is attracted to unbalanced and terrified minds, a fact he uses to full advantage to "recruit" [[spoiler:Henry Bowers]] to It's own side. [[spoiler:Beverly had just attacked her father in self-defense, apparently murdering him. She was both terrified ''and'' unbalanced, and Pennywise already had a link to her from their other encounters; the moment she knocked her father out, she left that conduit open...and Pennywise walked right through.]]

* Why would It simply let Georgie crawl around the street, bleeding horrifically and crying for help? Georgie must have been absolutely terrified... Which is something that It would enjoy, as it would make him taste better.

* The fact that Beverly [[spoiler: sees the bathroom covered in blood]] when It is tormenting her takes on a new context when you remember the scene earlier where [[spoiler: she's buying tampons. The blood isn't just there to be gross. Along with the hair (which she cut off earlier because her father liked it so much) coming out of the sink trying to strangle her, the blood IS what she's most afraid of- her own womanhood.]]
* Eddie [[spoiler: being killed when he tries the battery acid trick 27 years later]] makes a lot more sense when, in this movie, [[spoiler: he finds out his inhaler is a placebo; he doesn't have any belief in it, so the method won't be as effective against It]].

* Stan's [[spoiler: attack and mutilation due to the flute player would give him even more reason to [[DrivenToSuicide kill himself]] in Part Two. He wouldn't want to suffer through something like that again.]]

* [[spoiler: Beverly probably knows that Stan is going to die or go missing sometime within the next 27 years due to his absence from her vision of the adult Loser's Club.]]

* Beverly kept the poem Ben sent her in her underwear drawer. Her father found it there. [[spoiler: Did Pennywise even ''need'' to influence him to do this with his clear, disturbing lust for her?]]
* Why would It simply let Georgie crawl around the street, bleeding horrifically and crying for help? Georgie must have been absolutely terrified...which is something that It would enjoy, as it would make him taste better.

* The librarian lady seems to be the only adult in Derry who isn't creepy, indifferent or hostile towards the children and even encourages Ben to make friends. As someone who's job includes knowing about the town's history, it's likely she has some minor understanding of the 27 year cycle and the high fatality rate among children, and wants Ben to be safe by having friends as opposed to being lonely and easy prey.

* Beverly kept the poem Ben sent her in her underwear drawer. Her father found it there. [[spoiler: Did Pennywise even ''need'' to influence him to do this with his clear, disturbing lust for her?]]

* [[spoiler: Beverly probably knows that Stan is going to die within the next 27 years due to his absence from her vision of the adult Loser's Club.]]
* Beverly kept the poem Ben sent her in her underwear drawer. Her father found it there. [[spoiler: Did Pennywise even ''need'' to influence him to do this with his clear, disturbing lust for her?]]

!!FridgeBrilliance
* The fact that Beverly [[spoiler: sees the bathroom covered in blood]] when It is tormenting her takes on a new context when you remember the scene earlier where [[spoiler: she's buying tampons. The blood isn't just there to be gross. Along with the hair (which she cut off earlier because her father liked it so much) coming out of the sink trying to strangle her, the blood IS what she's most afraid of- her own womanhood.]]

* Beverly kept the poem Ben sent her in her underwear drawer. Her father found it there. [[spoiler: Did Pennywise even ''need'' to influence him to do this with his clear, disturbing lust for her?]]

* [[spoiler: Beverly probably knows that Stan is going to die within the next 27 years due to his absence from her vision of the adult Loser's Club.]]

* The townsfolk shown to be pasting the missing posters of the most recent disappeared children over older ones, with the town preferring to pretend they have no massive missing children problem.

* Stan's [[spoiler: attack and mutilation due to the flute player would give him even more reason to [[DrivenToSuicide kill himself]] in Part Two. He wouldn't want to suffer through something like that again.]]

** After Bev [[spoiler:knocks out her father after he tries to rape her, she's kidnapped by Pennywise. The horrific implication? It was Pennywise who was behind Bev's father attacking her (this would be true to the book).]]
** Stan's [[spoiler: attack and mutilation due to the flute player would give him even more reason to [[DrivenToSuicide kill himself]] in Part Two. He wouldn't want to suffer through something like that again.]]

After Bev [[spoiler:knocks out her father after he tries to rape her, she's kidnapped by Pennywise. The horrific implication? It was Pennywise who was behind Bev's father attacking her (this would be true to the book).]]