Honestly, I watched the second It movie last night and I’ve already deemed it a national treasure. The chemistry between all of the actors was the exact same as their younger counterparts. It absolutely did not disappoint. I want to touch up on a couple things:
The ending absolutely hurt my soul. The fact that at some point, Richie had to drive home, after facing all of his fears, losing Stanley; his best fucking friend, then having Eddie; the man who he’s loved for the last (probably) 30 years, bloodshed all over him and then having said person holding onto him as Eddie was dying is just to much to bare. Richie literally has to go home empty handed with only memories and it just devastates me. Everyone else got positive endings. Bill got a different perspective on things (finally wrote a good ending) and absolutely no harm came to his wife. Ben finally got the girl, the object of his affection for years. Beverly got to be loved unconditionally, without measure, by a man that treats her like a princess. And Mike got to get away from that hellhole town. If you really think about it, the only one who did not get a happy ending was Richie. He absolutely did not deserve losing two of the closest people to him.
Also, I think a there was a huge parallel in the first and second movie that I’ve noticed no ones really touched up on. In the first movie, at the very end, the Losers gather around Bill, whose (finally) suffering the loss of Georgie. Bill’s practically holding onto Georgie’s yellow rain jacket for dear life. He’s absolutely broken and is probably the most in need of the comfort his friends are giving him. At the end of the second movie, the remaining Losers end up holding onto Richie, whose breaking down completely, mourning the loss of Eddie. Unlike with Bill, how all of the Losers were completely serious, they tried to find comedic relief for Richie, because his way of getting over things has always been through comedy. If that isn’t friendship, I don’t know what else is. 💗
Finally, for those of you who believe Richie’s love for Eddie was one sided, you’re completely delusional. There’s so many other posts to support the couple as cannon. As well as the book. I’m not even going to get into it myself, because I just don’t have the time to write every single point.
Ps. It literally looked like Lord Voldemorts last form after they bullied him to death.
Just had to end the post on a semi-positive note.
