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This structure allows the audience to experience the growing dread and "childhood trauma" alongside the kids without the "safety net" of knowing they all survived into adulthood. Technical & Artistic Highlights

The film shifts the children's timeline from the 1950s (as in the novel) to 1988–1989 , tapping into 80s nostalgia similar to Stranger Things . It(2017)

While the original book and the 1990 adaptation constantly jump back and forth between the characters as children and adults, the 2017 film focuses . This structure allows the audience to experience the

By isolating the childhood era, director Andy Muschietti was able to treat the film more like a coming-of-age drama (comparable to King's Stand By Me ) rather than just a standard slasher. It(2017)