Why is it scared of the turtle?

IT represents chaos, evil, and fear, while the turtle is a force of kindness and is led by compassion, making them direct opposites. Both being interdimensional entities, their powers are at the same level, meaning that the turtle could kill IT if it wanted to, so it makes sense that IT is afraid of it.
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Why is Pennywise scared of Maturin?

Many people may find it strange that a creature like IT is terrified of a figure like Maturin, but what happens is that these two beings are natural opponents and opposites, yet they have equal power. The turtle is a force of benevolence and is guided by compassion, whereas IT represents chaos, evil, and fear.
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What makes Pennywise so scary?

When Stephen King wrote the novel “It,” he asked himself what frightened children the most. The answer he came up with was clowns, and it would lead to the cosmic horror It, who descends upon the town of Derry to frighten and prey on its children, as Pennywise the Dancing Clown.
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Is Pennywise a turtle?

Yes, the turtle. The novel eventually reveals that It's one true enemy is a giant, god-like cosmic turtle, a guardian figure who created the universe, and who also appears in King's Dark Tower series (where he is known as Maturin).
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Will IT 3 come?

Director Andy Muschietti has hinted at the possibility that he has more stories to tell, and that he is open to the possibility of directing the third film in the IT franchise. In a recent interview with io9, Muschietti talked about a potential third film, given the success of both the movies.
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Who is Pennywise afraid of?

Stephen King's IT introduced readers to a one-of-a-kind creature that can take any form, the most common one being Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and as menacing as it is, this creature has one big enemy it's truly scared of: Maturin, the turtle.
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Is Pennywise real?

No. Pennywise is a fictional character.
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What age is Pennywise for?

Common Sense Media, another site that looks at whether movies or other media are age-appropriate for kids, concluded that It is appropriate for children aged 15 or older. The site's review also noted that violence and strong language were factors in the movie, and warned parents of the presence of those elements.
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Which it is scarier 1990 VS 2017?

The 2017 version is much darker than the 1990 original. This can be credited to the fact that 1990 version involved a group of kids from the 60s, and this version involves a group of kids from the 80s. Kids from the 60s are typically labeled as good kids. The 80s era of children are labeled as rebellious.
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Why is Pennywise a spider?

In the book, young Bill Denbrough (Jaeden Lieberher) glimpsed IT's true form in the Deadlights for a moment and he described it as an endless, crawling, hairy creature made of orange light - the giant spider shape is merely an approximation of IT's native shape that humans can understand.
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Who could destroy Pennywise?

10 Anime Characters Who Could Beat Pennywise The Clown
  1. 1 Saitama - One-Punch Man.
  2. 2 Son Goku - Dragon Ball Super. ...
  3. 3 Naruto Uzumaki - Naruto. ...
  4. 4 Inuyasha - Inuyasha. ...
  5. 5 Aang - Avatar: The Last Airbender. ...
  6. 6 Eren Yeager - Attack On Titan. ...
  7. 7 Alucard - Hellsing Ultimate. ...
  8. 8 Kageyama Shigeo - Mob Psycho 100. ...
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Why does Pennywise have a red balloon?

Bill Denbrough described them as writhing, destroying orange lights, and IT as an endless, crawling, hairy creature made of that same light. The theory, then, suggests that the balloons are a representation of the deadlights and contain the souls of the children killed by IT.
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What are the 3 lights in IT?

The Deadlights are the true form of Pennywise/IT. The Deadlights are orange writhing lights that exist in Todash Darkness. Pennywise uses its Deadlights to break a person's mind because one look at the Deadlights will make a person go insane due to it not being able to be comprehended by a human mind.
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Can a 13 year old watch a 15 film with parents?

Nope. A 15 rating means nobody under 15 is allowed full stop. It's illegal. 12A films are the ones where younger kids can go with a parent/ adult.
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How scary is 2?

IT Chapter Two is quite gruesome and aggressive with its violent sequences, even having people beaten to a pulp from the very start of the movie. Considering that it's R-rated, IT Chapter Two doesn't hold back with the blood and how Pennywise devours his victims, which itself may be quite disturbing for some viewers.
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Can a 12 year old watch Level 16?

Suitable for tweens and teens.
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Why can't adults see Pennywise?

The adults being oblivious to what happened to the children is part of IT's influence on the town's residents, as it could make them blind to what was happening if it desired to, as that made it easier for the creature to feed on children.
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Is Pennywise a girl or a boy?

Throughout Stephen King's It, Pennywise is referred to as a male, but author Stephen King pulled a fast one on readers in the book's ending by revealing the creature's true form was a pregnant spider, implying that it is, in fact, biologically female.
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How was Pennywise born?

He took the form of a clown most frequently, Mr. Bob Gray or Pennywise, but his true form is an ancient eldritch entity from another universe who landed in the town that would become Derry by way of an asteroid and first awoke in 1715.
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What does Pennywise like to eat?

It feasts on the flesh of humans simply because our fears are easy to manifest and they make us taste better. According to It, when humans got scared, "all the chemicals of fear flooded the body and salted the meat".
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Is Pennywise a giant spider?

As in the 1990 ABC miniseries, which starred Tim Curry as the terrifying clown, Pennywise takes the form of a giant spider for the final battle.
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