HBO MaxIt Chapter Two (2019)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
Starring Cast
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Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
HBO MaxApple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict and its resolution are rooted in universal themes of friendship, trauma, and courage against a supernatural evil, rather than any specific political ideology.
The film includes visible diversity within its main cast, consistent with the source material, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on the characters' struggle against a supernatural entity and personal trauma, rather than offering a critical portrayal of traditional identities or making explicit DEI themes central to the plot.
Secondary
The film presents a complex portrayal, opening with a brutal homophobic hate crime that is unequivocally condemned. This is balanced by Richie Tozier's central, empathetic character arc exploring his repressed homosexuality and unrequited love, which is depicted with dignity and affirms the worth of his queer identity, leading to a net positive impact.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
All major characters in "It: Chapter Two" maintain the same gender as established in Stephen King's source novel and the previous film adaptation. There are no instances of characters canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.
The film adapts characters from Stephen King's novel "It." All members of the Losers' Club, including Mike Hanlon who is canonically Black, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established depictions in the source material and prior adaptations. No race swaps are present.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.5
6.8
Critic Ratings
6.2
5.8
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