by Rich Felicetti
The most popular
film of summer 2017 has been Andres Muschietti’s It, which focuses on an interdimensional malevolent entity that
terrorizes the children of Derry, Maine. The being assumes the role of each
child’s primary fear. It most commonly masquerades as Pennywise, a frightening
clown, given that most young children fear clowns. It is also seen as a leper
when assailing a germophobic child and a werewolf when abducting one child that
is petrified of the wolfman. With each child that goes missing, It grows
substantially stronger.
From a psychological standpoint,
the children are paralyzed by their fear of Pennywise. One common method of
reducing fear is exposure therapy, or repeated interaction with the aversive
stimulus. After facing Pennywise for an extended period of time, they learn
that without his power over them, he is incredibly weak. As the children’s fear
begin to fade, It disintegrates, and the children reign supreme. Thus, after
repeated exposure, the fear was no longer paralyzing, and the evil Pennywise
was thwarted.
So face your fears this weekend and go check out this movie.
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