>Henry had a hate-filled childhood. From the start, he was abused psychologically by his abusive Nazi father, Oscar "Butch" Bowers. Butch encouraged Henry to hate all foreigners as well as other American citizens of different color skin, and hate women, because in Butch's words women were "whores" and Henry grew up with a nihilistic, hatemongering attitude.
Ethan Williams
I didn't think they needed to explain anything. He was way too into torture, feared his father and was just a weak scared kid who Pennywise manipulated to go after the Losers Club.
Dominic Johnson
It was pretty easy to infer he had a messed up childhood without half an hour of flashbacks and exposition.
Chase Miller
Why does everyone insist villains need to be sympathetic?
Juan Smith
so is it settle if bev was really a whore or not?
Ethan Price
Only for her daddy.
Evan Ortiz
So are we supposed to believe he did bang/rape Bev and she's ashamed about it? I just got those vibes during the rock fight scene.
Zachary Russell
When a 2 hour movie already has 7 protagonists, theres no time to flesh out a 2nd tier antagonist
Nicholas Howard
They haven't even shown Ben's fear though.
Aaron Howard
They cut Mike out almost completely too. Even gave some of his plot relevance to Ben. I wonder if it's because they were trying to avoid the whole race thing.
I think they may have killed off Mike's parents so it can be his grandad who tells him about the fire at the Black Spot, as the timeline shift would make it weird for his father to have been there
Oliver Phillips
The mummy shows up in Pennywise's lair when he's cycling through forms
That part where he threw up on Eddie was great
Jonathan Garcia
I thought Ben was afraid of eating healthy
Isaiah Long
he was the boy she kissed
Ayden Hill
No it wasn't, that was Bill. They talk about it earlier. Henry was just being a cocky douche to mask his insecurity
Caleb Brown
Thought it was weird they killed off Bowers instead of keeping him alive for the timeskip. Maybe he'll miraculously survive that huge fuckin drop.
Levi Murphy
His part in the adult section can easily be replaced with Bev's husband. If I remember correctly, Henry only showed up to fuck with Mike in the library
Benjamin Cox
They did in deleted scenes. Presumably going to be in the director's cut in December.
Hunter Torres
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Lucas Williams
>Shadman
Nolan Torres
now i want someone to replace bev and the bowers gang with a shadman picture and the old guy with winslow
Levi Rodriguez
While I think the actor for Henry was an absolutely perfect fit, both appearance and acting wise, I didn't like how they changed his interactions with Mike. In the book, Henry quite literally calls Mike a nigger a good 25-50 times, owing to his dad despising non-whites. Here he hates him because.......he's a bully, and bullies are supposed to be mean? And while I understand why they cut it, I really wanted to see Henry poisoning Mike's dog with hamburger meat + rat poison, it is a defining moment in the book that really hammers home just how fucked up Henry is, because the reason he did it is not just because he hates Mike, but he also did it because he knew it would make his dad genuinely happy. When Henry tells his father about killing the dog, he claps him on the back and they enjoy a 6 pack together while watching TV.
Brayden Harris
name 1 thing his dad did wrong inthe movie
Adrian Green
I literally cant
Joshua Rivera
Did they keep the scene where the other kid jerks him off and offers him a blowjob?
Andrew Hill
name 1 thing his dad did in the movie
Jack Nelson
No, and even worse they cut Patrick's horrifying flying leaches death and made him die in the sewer like some common pleb.
Aiden Baker
The director actually wanted to go into Henry's backstory but test audiences didn't like it
Leo Nguyen
he saved a cat.
Daniel Price
He shot at him? Embarrassed him in front of his friends?
Nathaniel Scott
he did it to scare him into not being a psycho shithead, tough luv
Hunter Diaz
They also made Stan irrelevant.
Kevin Nelson
I like the conversation in the book the boys have near the end about their religions. Richie has some funny bits confusing or making fun of Jews, Episcopalians, Methodists, etc.
Wish we could have seen this.
Jordan Gutierrez
So is Henry confirmed dead?
Samuel Williams
>When your book is too pozzed for even current year Jewlywood.
Hudson Kelly
Such a pity. Patrick's chapter was by far the most interesting and unsettling parts of the book. The portrayal of his psychological disorder felt so real and scary.
Chase Long
I read the book a long long time ago, but isn't Mike the one that finds out Pennywise is back, and he rounds everyone up as adults to go fight him again?
Owen Cox
Probably because the book took place in the '50s instead of the '80s. There was plenty of '80s racism but it wouldn't see as good a fit.
Lincoln Price
absolute thot
James Moore
>Butch encouraged Henry to hate all foreigners as well as other American citizens of different color skin, and hate women, because in Butch's words women were "whores Sounds like /ourguy/
Luis Richardson
This. Kid was just an asshole why can't we leave it at that
Joshua Cooper
>why do characters need to have backstory and depth >just turn your brain off!
Henry Stewart
Got stabbed in the neck by a teenager and died like a bitch.
Colton Stewart
He already had enough backstory and depth. If they showed anymore, he'd beat out Bill and Bev for screentime. We know he's been abused, and instead of doing anything rational about it, he goes off the deep end.
Cooper Jackson
It's extremely hard for me to not imagine half the cast of King's books as the exact same characters.
Ayden Perry
I unironically think they should get Sutherland for adult bowers.
Lincoln Perry
The director said they originally were more explicit about Henry being abused by his father but they said it was taking up too much screentime from the Loser's Club and that it detracted from his presence during his scenes.
Andrew Flores
I hope they at least have someone being eaten by leeches in the sequel, maybe the gay guy who's attacked and thrown into a river in the book? I'd be cool if the leeches got so fat they turned into balloons.
Lincoln Ortiz
Stephen must've gotten a lot of wedgies from greasers when he was a kid >that greaser character in the STand who rapes trashman in the ass with his gun SK is so fucked up
Liam Garcia
I hope all that's brought up in the sequel or in the director's cut at least. Maybe Mike researches Derry's history and learns about Patrick's baby brother, becomes disturbed by it, and then Pennywise uses that to fuck with Mike.