What the clown represents, the film tells very clearly, it represents the fear of growing up, the fear of becoming an adult. The adults in the whole town are the most common group of people: they are indifferent, they see bullying and the weak and ignore (Ben); they are greedy and control the child's mind (Eddie); they desire and covet the child's body (Beverly); they are arrogant , Deny the idea of children (Bill); they are cruel and want children to kill the weak as they do (Mike); they are selfish and only care about their decency (Stanley); they are afraid, but they want to cover up and intimidate others (Ricky and Henry) Seven people, exactly seven deadly sins, seven fears. The fear of children comes from this fear from childhood to adult adolescence. Beverly’s blood reflects the fear of first menstrual cramps, Bill’s responsibility to take care of his younger brother, Mike learns the truth about the death of his parents, and Stanley loses his mother and Bar Mitzvah, the xenophobia and loneliness of the little fat man, Eddie is timid and unreliant. The children in the film are not missing, but they have lost their childishness. They are unity, kindness, selflessness, sincerity, love, and dedication. Different from others, they have overcome the fear of growth and assumed responsibility, while also retaining the truth, goodness and beauty of their children. I like the director's beautiful film, the calm and naturalness of the small town, the ignorant love and desire of adolescence, the fragmentation and collapse of various mirror images that symbolize fear, and the rare delicacy in horror films. This is a childhood horror film for adults to remind us of what we have forgotten and what else.
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