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During the iconic vista in Stephen King’sITwhen Pennywise kill Georgie , the freak changes its eyes from yellow to drear , for a very creepy-crawly intellect . One of the magnanimous successes in the history of horror , 2017’sITarrived on the back of a wave of ballyhoo , and thankfully carry off to hold up up to it . Reviews from critics were incontrovertible , andITbroke the bank at the box office , raking in $ 700 million , and becoming the highest - gross R - rated horror film to date .

WhileIT ’s level of success surpassed expectation , there was never really much doubtfulness it would do well . Not only is it an adaptation of one of the most popular authors in the world , it ’s an version of arguably the good bookStephen King’sever written , which is saying something . IThad also famously been turned into a dear 1990 video miniseries , starring Tim Curry asPennywise the Dancing Clown , the eater of worlds , and of children .

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hand down the best known picture from any version ofITcomes too soon in the story , whenPennywise lure in young Georgie Denborough , finally exact the boy as his latest repast . It ’s a terrifying scene , and one executed to perfection byITdirector Andy Muschietti .

IT: Why Pennywise Changes His Eye Color Before Killing Georgie

So anticipated was the 2017ITfilm ’s take on Georgie ’s decease , that most of the scene was in reality released online beforeIT ’s theatrical debut in an effort to promote the movie . It was a smart move , as the scene quick made clear that Bill Skarsgard ’s translation ofPennywisewould be the hooey nightmares are made of , and that this adaptation would n’t overstretch any clout in the creepiness department . One aspect of Georgie ’s death scene that was n’t part of the miniseries adaptation was Pennywise change his eye color during their conversation .

In the 2017ITmovie , Pennywise ’s eye colouring material change from yellow to blue during his exchange with Georgie , and while it goes by rapidly in the pic , Stephen King ’s script reveal an insidious grounds behind the color swap . On the page , the scene is told from Georgie ’s perspective , and too soon on he remarks on the creature ’s yellowish eye , the colour he always imagined a monster waitress for him in the basement would have . A bit later on , Georgie thinks that he must have been mistaken , as Pennywise ’s middle were now a lustrous , invite disconsolate , the same color as his female parent and buddy Bill ’s heart . Being such a powerful being , Pennywise clearly sensed that the yellow coloring was unsettling to Georgie , so he change his eyes   to blue on the fly as a way to make Georgie associate him with family and safety . This made Georgie all the well-off to lure in to his fucking demise .

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Georgie looks down the drain in the IT movie opening scene.

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