DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to IT and Childhood Trauma (Patreon)

How can you overcome childhood trauma? And how can facing a scary clown help you with that?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright discuss the journey of facing fears and confronting and overcoming trauma in the IT movies. They also talk about Jonathan's journey of learning to love horror movies, especially ones that are dark but still have heart and humanity, like this series. The phenomenal performances from the kids (especially Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, and Jack Dylan Grazer) in the cast really sell the whole thing, especially with how relatable it feels as they deal with bullying and other real-life struggles and fears, even if facing a psychotic supernatural clown is less realistic. We hope.