History Fridge / It2017

** That being said, even without IT's influence, [[spoiler: sexual abuse was not taken very seriously in this time period, and familial sexual abuse was almost always swept under the rug to avoid embarrassment. Considering Bev's dad failed in his attempt to rape her, and they were the only witnesses, the only testimony is his word versus hers. It's possible that Bev's father was never charged with sexual assault, and Bev may have run away to live with other family, and he may probably didn't care whether she lived with them or not (and might have been afraid of her after she hurt him). [[KarmaHoudini In other words, Bev gets no justice and her father presumably never got any comeuppance for his abusive behavior.]]]]

** That being said, even without IT's influence, [[spoiler: sexual abuse was not taken very seriously in this time period, and familial sexual abuse was almost always swept under the rug to avoid embarrassment and, considering Bev's dad failed in his attempt to rape her, and they were the only witnesses the only testimony is his word versus hers. It's possible that Bev's father was never charged with sexual assault, Bev may have run away to live with other family, and, after a phone call, may have not cared whether she lived with them or not. [[KarmaHoudini In other words, Bev gets no justice and her father presumably never got any comeuppance for his abusive behavior.]]]]

* 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 at any point 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.

** It's also explained in the book: Georgie Denbrough has blue eyes, like all the Denbrough family does. The book explains that Georgie sees the bright orange animalistic eyes looking at him, and immediately gets scared... but then he sees the eyes are changing to blue, and it must've been his imagination, because the eyes are EXACTLY like the eyes of his brother, hismother and his father, and he loves ALL of them, meaning these eyes are OBVIOUSLY trustworthy too. You can even see Pennywise's eyes changing in the film, appearing at first as orange-yellow, then changing to blue as he steps into the light

* When Bill and Stan find themselves faced with three doors, the doors read "SCARY" "REALLY SCARY" AND "[[SchmuckBait NOT SCARY AT ALL]]." At first it seems like blatant lies, considering they find a dismembered corpse behind the third mentioned door. However, when Bill gets the idea that the thing behind the door isn't real, the corpse disappears and they're able to leave unmolested. [[FromACertainPointOfView Pennywise wasn't lying]].

** If you look closer, you can tell it is a different woman, but the idea that said grinning woman is in fact being influenced by IT, especially due to how MoodWhiplash her personality is, since she is minding her business one minute, wickedly smiling the next and the back to looking at books.

** It's also explained in the book: Georgie Denbrough has blue eyes, like all the Denbrough family does. The book explains that Georgie sees the bright orange animalistic eyes looking at him, and immediately gets scared... but then he sees the eyes are changing to blue, and it must've been his imagination, because the eyes are EXACTLY like the eyes of his brother, his mother and his father, and he loves ALL of them, meaning these eyes are OBVIOUSLY trustworthy too. You can even see Pennywise's eyes changing in the film, appearing at first as orange-yellow, then changing to blue as he steps into the light

** This might also be a sign that [[spoiler:Beverly is [[FridgeHorror already being molested by her father]].]] Many children who are [[spoiler:molested over a period of time]] experience an even more complicated relationship with thelphysical changes of puberty and maturity than the average kid.

** This is a minor example, but if you look at Pennywise's eyes in that scene, you'll notice that they're blue, even though they're typically yellow. The color blue is typically used in visuals to calm someone, especially if you're trying to earn their trust. And then fear is associated with the color yellow...

** This is a minor example, but if you look at Pennywise's eyes in that scene, you'll notice that they're blue, even though they're typically yellow. The color blue is typically used in visuals to calm someone, especially if you're trying to earn their trust. And then yellow is best represented by fear...

* [[Film/{{Mama}} Edith's]] "[[ShoutOut cameo appearance]]" as the Flute Lady makes sense if you consider the fact that Mama is a kind of {{Foil}} for Pennywise. Mama wants to [[spoiler:protect her children]] while Pennywise just wants to feed on kids. Mama [[spoiler:started out human and became an EldritchAbomination while Pennywise was never human to begin with.]] Finally, Pennywise is methodical in his methods of frightening children while Mama does it [[spoiler:unintentionally]].

* The diremlctor has said that IT's Pennywise form was likely based on an actual clown named Bob Gray/Pennywise that IT encountered at some point, likely around the time that the 1740s woodcut of Pennywise from the film (perhaps depicting this hypothetical human original) was made. 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?]]]]

** This might also be a sign that [[spoiler:Beverly is [[FridgeHorror already being molested by her father]].]] Many children who are [[spoiler:molested over a period of time]] experience an even more complicated relationship with the physical changes of puberty and maturity than the average kid.

** Pennywise tells Georgie "Bill's gonna kill you!" -- did Georgie tell Pennywise Bill's name...?[[note]]To be fair, when the boat fell into the storm drain, Georgie ''did'' say, "Bill's gonna kill me!" Pennywise could've heard him[[/note]]
* The director has said that IT's Pennywise form was likely based on an actual clown named Bob Gray/Pennywise that IT encountered at some point, likely around the time that the 1740s woodcut of Pennywise from the film (perhaps depicting this hypothetical human original) was made. 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?]]]]

** Interestingly, IT manages to [[spoiler:take Eddie's form for a short time in the Neibolt house]] - but only during a few minutes when the real person is knocked out. Maybe IT can morph into anyone it's been in contact with, so long as they're unconscious at the time. (Which means [[spoiler:Alvin Marsh]] wasn't necessarily dead during the battle in IT's lair.)

!!Fridge Logic
* After Pennywise bit his arm off, why didn't Georgie just use his remaining arm to help himself back on his feet to run away? In the moments before Pennywise grabbed him and dragged him under, he could've managed it.

** Interestingly, IT manages to [[spoiler:take Eddie's form for a short time in the Neibolt house]] - but only during a few minutes when the real person is knocked out. Maybe IT can morph into anyone it's been in contact with, so long as they're unconscious at the time. (Which means [[spoiler:Alvin Marsh]] wasn't necessarily dead during the battle in IT's lair.)

* There's a scene where the Lucky Seven are looking at a missing poster of Eddie Corcoran and they say his arm was found chewed up. This is a few scenes after Mike witnesses Pennywise eating a child's severed arm.

* [[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 Losers' Club.]]