Who are the two gay guys in it chapter 2

Because there is a lot to talk about. First, and most obvious, is that aforementioned opening sequence. Set in the modern-day, this scene shows an openly gay couple being stalked and beaten bloody before one of them is thrown off a bridge, then being devoured by Pennywise. The main issue with this scene is that the film as a whole fails to justify the portrayal of a homophobic hate crime as anything other than a bog-standard, horror movie opening kill.

It has been reduced to a small handful of shots and scenes that are never brought explicit attention to. Richie Tozier played by Finn Wolfhard as a child and Bill Hader as an adult is one of the main cast being terrorized by the titular killer clown through both films.

He is also gay, kinda. The film essentially presents him as closeted, but only through implication. Then, during the climax, Eddie another member of the group, played as an adult by James Ransone dies. Richie takes this particularly hard, the film heavily implying that Richie had romantic feelings towards him.

Coming from someone who likes to read queerness into basically every artistic work under the sun, this came completely out of nowhere. These have combined to create an environment where queer people are most commonly seen in such films as side characters whose sexuality is hinted at in brief shots that can be easily edited out for territories too bigoted to show even the little they included.

But it is arguably even worse in this case because of that opening scene. Not only is this deeply troubling, but it also limits the storytelling potential of the film. But either way, it is essential to recognize and discuss poor queer representation in popular media, such as this.

A time where if you were openly queer, you were most likely to either die, or get sent to jail.

We Need to Talk About the Gay Stuff in IT: Chapter Two

Like Like. We gotta talk about Richie. Finn Wolfhard and Jack Dylan Grazer as young Richie and Eddie Coming from someone who likes to read queerness into basically every artistic work under the sun, this came completely out of nowhere. Like Loading Leave a comment Cancel reply.

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