Written in the front, it is convenient to detour. This article does not contain a frame-by-frame analysis of the trailer, nor does it involve spoilers. It is just a summary of some movie backgrounds.
original novel background
"It" (formerly known as IT in English, translated as "The Clown's Soul") is a horror novel published by American horror novel master Stephen King in 1986, and it is also his twenty-second novel. work. The novel revolves around the story of seven young children battling an evil body that uses their victims' fears to disguise themselves and hunt them down. The most common physical form of this evil being is the dancing clown "Pennywise", used to seduce and capture the fears of young children.
The novel basically tells the story of two main time periods and in between in an alternate narrative, and the story itself touches on the issues that are most frequently discussed in Stephen King's work: the power of shadows, childhood fears, and concerns about life in adulthood. influences, the ugly truth behind the town, the spirit of conquering demons through mutual trust and sacrifice, and more.
The novel has won numerous awards since its publication, winning the British Fantasy Award in 1987 , as well as being nominated for the World Fantasy Awards and Locus Magazine's annual readers' vote . Publishers Weekly, an international news magazine website, called it the best-selling hardcover novel of all time.
In 1990, Tommy Lee Wallace adapted The It novel into a miniseries of the same name, and in 2017, Andrés Muschietti brought it to the screen again , and once again divided this work into the form of the upper and lower two feature films . The upcoming "The Clown 2" is the orthodox sequel to the 2017 hit horror film "The Clown".
The glory of the first "Joker's Soul"
In 2017, the first "The Clown's Soul" had a double-boom at the box office. In the first weekend, it raked in 123.4 million US dollars at the box office, and finally collected 700 million US dollars worldwide. It not only became the highest-grossing film adaptation of Stephen King's novel, but also broke the dust. The 44-year record for the highest-grossing R-rated horror film in film history (previously held by 1973's The Exorcist) is the top-grossing R-rated horror film.
After the box office was hot, the production of the film's sequel began, and the main story content of "Joker's Soul 2" will be taken from the second half of the original novel, and Anders Muschietti will continue to return to direct it. Released in North America on September 6 this year, the length of the film is confirmed to be 169 minutes and 11 seconds , which is 34 minutes longer than the 135 minutes of the previous film. This is also the longest horror film in Hollywood commercial blockbusters in recent years.
The director said that the first cut was 4 hours long, and the producer said that the director's cut will be released in the future , which is great news for horror fans and Stephen King fans. Since the film itself is adapted from a novel, a large part of the audience has already read this classic novel before, but considering that the first "Joker's Soul" has also been adapted to a certain extent, the plot of "Joker's Soul 2" is in the details. Maybe there is something new and exciting to look forward to.
Some known points about this work
The story of "Joker 2" takes place in Derry Town 27 years later (it is worth mentioning that 2017's "Joker" is also 27 years away from the 1990 miniseries version of "Joker"), the scrap club The seven (Loser's club) reunite for the ultimate battle with Pennywise the Clown.
In terms of the main creative lineup, Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise the Joker, James McAvoy as Bill Denbrough, Jessica Jessica Chastain as Beverly Marsh, Bill Hader as Richie Tozier, Jay Ryan as Ben Ben Hanscom, James Ransone as Eddie Kaspbrak, Andy Bean as Stanley Uris , Isaiah Mustafa as Mike Hanlon.
From some stills or set photos, promotional photos, and even trailers, it can be seen that there are very few pictures of the seven adult versions of the characters appearing in unison . They are more in the form of five or six people. Everyone in the original book knows that some characters don't end up so happily, so this is also a reminder that the characters in "Joker Returns 2" will have a certain degree of casualties, which is bound to be a fierce battle.
The original novel is divided into upper and lower parts, but it does not completely and clearly distinguish the stories of the two time periods (childhood and growing up), but adopts a typical alternate narrative method. Soul" focuses the complete childhood story in one film, which means that the story of "Joker's Soul 2" mainly takes place 27 years later, and the seven young actors in the first film will also be in the film. "Joker's Soul 2" appeared in the form of flashbacks, including brand new scenes and some deleted clips from the first "Joker's Soul", and because the young actors have grown up to a certain extent after two years , so the shooting of new scenes will use computer special effects technology to rejuvenate their appearance.
In terms of the story, the first "Joker's Soul" did not involve too much clown's background, but judging from the first pilot trailer of "Clown's Soul 2", in the second part, there will be more background about the clown and The description of the detailed information, as to whether the worldview in the original novel "It" can be completely restored, it depends on the degree of adaptation of the production team. It is necessary to know the worldview of the original "It", and Stephen King's other works (unknown here ). Names to prevent spoilers) The worldview is shared, which means that some characters in "The Clown" also appear in other Stephen King novels at the same time , so the depth and breadth of the content of the story is not easy. It can be restored in just one movie, so even the original party should be mentally prepared. The adaptation of "Joker's Soul 2" may be more powerful than expected.
write at the end
For those who have not read the original novel and are not very interested in reading books, it is not recommended to supplement the original book here, because the process of watching the original book and then watching the movie will create some gaps no matter what, maybe good or bad, since The first "The Clown's Soul" was also seen naked, so the second one is no problem if you just watch it with a normal heart.
Secondly, fans who have read the original should also have a sense of composure, watch from a new perspective, try not to go to the movie with expectations for the original novel or the line of plot development, and try to enjoy the movie itself as much as possible. Visual impact and screen shock.
This series of "The Clown's Soul" is a rare horror film hit in recent years. It is neither more metaphorical than "Get Out", nor is it like the dominant visual of Wen Ziren and other great gods. Or a pure horror film with atmosphere rendering to create panic, "The Clown's Soul" is more like a horror commercial blockbuster, with a group show that relies on a super strong cast, and a further development of the clown, the physical incarnation of fear for many years. Horror interpretation, more importantly, has the essence of Stephen King's novels, the discussion and sublimation of death, fear, shadow and other themes .
Although the quality of the movie is not guaranteed, and no one wants it to hit the street, even if it hits the street, the audience will still pay for it. After all, it can scare you when it hits the street.
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