It Chapter Two
IT Chapter Twotries to spin the reveal of Stan ’s self-destruction note into a touching moment , but in doing so , go bad the character and sends a bad message . While the firstITmovie and its sequelIT Chapter Twochanged many aspect ofStephen King’sbook on which they ’re based , one secret plan point that remained the same was that the Losers ' Club does n’t return to Derry at full strength .
The Losers ' Club - or as they ’re sometimes come to to , the Lucky Seven - all lead back to Derry as grownup , nearly 30 years after on the face of it vanquishingIT ’s titulary puppet . Of naturally , Pennywiseactually is n’t dead , so much as soften enough that it returned to hibernation . Having had 27 years to diagram its revenge , Pennywise ca n’t wait to claim ultimate triumph over the now grown kids that once prove its superior . Of naturally , before the Losers even arrive for unit of ammunition two , they ’ve already lost one of their own , Stan Uris .
Related:2019 Proved To Be A Mixed Year For Stephen King Movies
Tragically , Stan opts to take his own animation instead of revisit his childhood revulsion . Retaining this plot power point was expected , whereIT Chapter Twowent wrong was drastically changing Stan ’s motivation for cash in one’s chips by self-annihilation , in a way that ruined his graphic symbol .
In the IT Book and Miniseries, Stan’s Suicide Is a Rash Decision Motivated by Fear
In both Stephen King’sITbook and the1990 miniseries adaptation , the Losers ' Club " beacon keeper " Mike Hanlon phones all his sometime friends to permit them get it on Pennywise is back , and remind him of their promise to return if it did . Stan is the last to get his call , and hearing from Mike make a rush of terrorise puerility memories to flood back . Overcome with fearfulness and emotionally shatter , Stan restfully sets off to take a bath , during which he cuts his carpus and bleeds to death . This is not portray as a calculated act , and is instead the method acting of escape valve utilized by a urgently trepid man . Stan ’s self-annihilation is both tragical and sudden , and it give Pennywise emotional ammunition to utilize against the Losers . However , inIT Chapter Two , Stan ’s suicide note reveals his death to be a cold , logical calculation , made after much thought , utterly betray his original character arc .
IT Chapter Two Portrays Stan’s Suicide as The Right Decision, An Irresponsible Message
In 2019 , a time where cognizance of depression and other genial wellness condition is much mellow than it used to be , the wayIT Chapter Twopresents Stan ’s suicide note is quite irresponsible . Instead of presenting Stan ’s demise as the terminal act of a dire humans , Stan ’s suicide note paints his sad end as an number of friendly relationship , and courageousness . Stan says he knew he ’d be the imperfect connectedness of theLosers ' Clubwhen battling Pennywise , so he rent himself out of the equality . Stan leave behind a married woman and family unit that will presumptively never understand why Stan did what he did , since it ’s doubtful he saw fit to sit his spouse down and explain that he only had to die so his friend can in good order fight an ancient condition - shifting buffoon . Even worse , the other Losers react to Stan ’s note as if the information revealed is heartwarming , when they should instead be horror-stricken and angry . Presenting self-destruction as Stan ’s good option inIT Chapter Twois both upsetting and negligent , and Stephen King fans merit better .
More : IT Chapter Two Tries To Fix Stephen King ’s Ending Problem ( But Ca n’t )
