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«Ça: Chapter 2: the past comes back for us

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écrit par Loris S. Musumeci · September 18, 2019 · 0 commentaire

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«And sometimes, what we'd like to forget, what we'd like to leave behind, can't stay there. Sometimes the past comes back for us.»

Still the city of Derry, but twenty-seven years later. In the manner of a series, the film immediately recalls its first part by opening abruptly on the floating body of young Beverly Beverly under the clown's murderous grip. Then, immediately to the cheerful, laughing atmosphere of a funfair. But it's not just youngsters in bumper cars. The clown Grippe-Sou is laughing too. Who returns.

From reality to fiction

His first victim: a man who falls in the river that runs through the town. The man in question was at a party with his boyfriend. The couple, spotted in the middle of a kiss by a gang of is spotted and beaten up. This is a true story. A with the exception of the clown's devouring, the facts are real. They left their mark on Stephen King, who decided to use it as a tribute to, or denunciation of homophobia, in his novel. Here's a clever link woven between reality and fiction. It's a link that shows how fiction can represent, if not explain, reality. if not explain, reality.

And the story continues. Mike, the only member of the group of children who fought Grippe-Sou twenty-seven years twenty-seven years earlier, who has remained in Derry, goes to Derry. childhood experiences can give rise to vocations in the service of justice. vocations in the service of justice. All the signs are there. Evil in is back. Beneath his white make-up and red nose, the devil is at work once again. the devil is at work again, allied to the hatred that drove these young people to attack the gay couple. His allies are frustration, jealousy and the venom that kills a man's heart. kill the human heart.

Reunion for the group of misfits

The other members of the group« were urgently summoned by Mike. They had made a promise to each other to get together again to confront the clown if he ever came back. But having moved away from Derry, they had all forgotten the shock of their childhood. Everyone have their own lives, jobs and problems. The summons is therefore seen as an opportunity for a friendly reunion. Which it is. But then the memories return, and so does the fear. The way is then paved for Grippe-Sou who returns to attack them. Running away? They're tempted. But like fear the scar of their promise catches up with them too. They stay, to overcome it. Despite the nasty surprises that await them. Despite the steps each of them must take to heal their past, the ghosts of fear and wounds wounds they must kill. Once and for all.

An invitation to courage

The few synopsis elements clearly indicate that It and This: Chapter 2, although belonging to the horror-horror genre, completely embrace philosophy. Both films deliver a message that may be trite, but is essential: courage is the lifeblood, the key to survival, and in order to kill the fears and traumas most intimate to each individual, it must be carried by the union, the collective. Alone, we're helpless and vulnerable. Together, sealed by the sacred bonds of friendship, we can vanquish the forces of evil.

Stylistically, Andy Muschietti's Andy Muschietti's direction fares a little less well than in the first chapter. chapter. The element of surprise is still present, as in a horror film, but the effect of suggestion but the suggestive effect of the camera acting as an outside spectator almost disappears. This: Chapter 2 does but don't take your children there just yet. Because some certain scenes are bound to make the hairs on your forearms.

On the other hand, the scenario is more refined than in the first chapter. With the exception of an increased esoteric dimension esoteric dimension, which is not only badly shot, but also ridiculously arse that makes you giggle rather than a smile. Humor and derision, however, play a more important role. They to counterbalance the seriousness of the facts. Children die children die, terror reigns, but we're constantly reminded that it's all that it's all just a movie.

And even if part of its purpose lies in the thrills it promises viewers, it remains above all in its invitation to courage and virtue. Wherever we come from, whatever our story. Whether we're orphaned by parents who died in a fire, orphaned by a little brother in a yellow anorak, or abused by our own father throughout our childhood. Life's failures have their part to play. Hope for a cure. For a better life. Even if it doesn't end well for everyone - reality is tragic - it will.