Anybody remember those old stereo units that weighed a ton and are possible to convert but only if you have a lot of time and ingenuity or a good deal of money? They’re the piece of furniture your parents might have had that followed them from one home to another if they moved more than once in your life, and were a pain to consider taking anywhere. This guy has managed to find another use for his however and has converted it into a small scale depiction of Stephen King’s IT, taking a few of the older bits from the 1990 miniseries and piecing them together with those from the more current film. The result is actually kind of awesome.
Every detail is as lifelike as it can be, right down to the minute details that you would think might be too much to really get right.
The old, nostalgic feel of the movie definitely hearkens back to the 1950’s during which the original miniseries depicted the story. And is that Silver on the sidewalk?
It certainly looks like Bill Denbrough’s iconic bike, the same one that helped him and Stan Uris escape Pennywise in the book and in the miniseries. And there’s the trickle of water running down the gutter that would eventually lead poor Georgie right to his doom.
You could make the argument that some of this looks like it did in the most recent movie largely because despite the time span the feel of the town didn’t change all that much.
This however is definitely from the miniseries since Michael Landon’s I Was A Teenage Werewolf wasn’t playing in the 80’s.
Both the miniseries and the film decided to show this particular junction in all its detail, which could be why the artist decided to add it in.
Ah yes, where Georgie met Pennywise. Strange that no one heard a little boy screaming in the rain. But then IT didn’t always enjoy an audience.
The lighting kind of brings out the forlorn and overall uncaring nature of the town as well, as though painting Pennywise’s influence in a way that is hard to describe in images or words.
We didn’t get to see the demise of Patrick Hockstetter in the miniseries. It could have been a time issue or just because the individual character was considered to be that disturbed. That’s really saying something for a Stephen King story.
Following a trail of blood down a sewer shaft never seems like a good idea unless you’re a kid looking for the evil thing that’s causing all the problems in your town. To tell the truth it doesn’t sound like a good idea even then.
Right down to Betty Ripsom’s shoe, this guy is all about detail.
The area where the kids in the miniseries had their showdown with it is a great deal different than in the movies, but it was just as intense and equally important for the story.
Looking at it from this angle it’s almost like a cathedral of sorts, but one built upon pain and suffering and degradation rather than anything positive.
If you haven’t read the books you might not know what this means. The Turtle was the entity that, in King’s world, created the cosmos quite by accident. Unfortunately by the time the kids come back as adults the Turtle is dead, and Pennywise is still very much alive.
The rat’s a nice touch to be honest.
The iconic saying that the clown delivers to Georgie and then so many other victims is one that people have tended to pick up on and is one of pop culture’s most memorable sayings at this point.
Yet another nice addition to the entire piece since it ties in what’s finally waiting at the end.
I’m not sure what brought up the idea of the floating balloons other than the clown motif, but these are just about as creepy as the clown that holds them.
This is one awesome project.
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