This is something I have to acknowledge on here before 2017 is up because this is only significant in this year of 2017!I'm not the only one who noticed this. In fact, other people's observations have brought it to my attention, but I still find it mind-blowing enough to share on here. The connections to myself and other current 27-year-olds is the only new thing I am bringing to this theory.
As you probably know, the first installment of the feature film adaptation of Stephen King's It played in theaters starting September 8, 2017, starring Bill Skarsgard as the infamous Pennywise, the Dancing Clown that feasts on the fears of children. People have loved this movie. Skarsgard and the kids have all been receiving positive responses for their work on this.
The rule of this story is that Pennywise awakes from its slumber every 27 years and wreaks havoc in Derry, Maine. Why that specific number? Not sure.
It: Chapter One tells the story of the Loser Club, young teenage kids battling Pennywise, who will be facing the demonic clown once again as adults in It: Chapter Two, when the clown walks again 27 years later. The sequel is coming out in September 2019, around the same date as the first.
The only other time this story took a movie form is the miniseries starring an iconic performance by Tim Curry as Pennywise.
Okay so I was born on November 8, 1990, which means I turned 27 years old my most recent birthday.
I know. I look like I'm 12.
Anyway, It entered theaters exactly two months prior to my birthday. So basically, the clown was symbolically resurrected after 27 years around the same time I turned 27 myself. Pretty cool. If I look at it a certain way, I can say that I am the "same age" as Pennywise, our "births" around the same time.
But here's where things get interesting. The It miniseries starring Tim Curry aired on November 18 and 20 (I actually didn't know it was in my same birthday month and Scorpio season, so that makes this even cooler now!) back in 1990, the year (and month) I was born, only like a week later.
With the miniseries airing in 1990 when I was born and the movie premiering during the same year as my 27th birthday, the time span between the two films is 27 years, which is when Pennywise shows up again...
Shut the front door!
Whether or not this was intentional I'm unsure, but on a personal level, this means that Pennywise hibernates during my ENTIRE LIFETIME, even more so for me because of how the months are lined up. Next year when I turn 28 and thereafter, I can never say this again.
This is only true for people born in 1990 and turning 27 in the year 2017.
Now I'm going to bring this whole point home by blowing your minds once more.
How old is Bill Skarsgard again? The guy who portrayed Pennywise in the 2017 film?
BORN IN 1990 AND IS NOW 27 YEARS OLD!!!
Basically, Skarsgard is in the same boat as me and every other 27 year old born in 1990, only he got to play the evil thing!!! The fact that he turned 27 a mere full month before the movie came out is another mind explosion.
Bravo, coinkidink gods! BRA-VO!
Skarsgard turned 27 just when Pennywise woke up from its 27 year nap. The connections are uncanny!
I love the fact that a guy MY AGE is so talented as Skarsgard and played such an iconic character so well. He deserves an award for it. This film certainly put him on the map.
Skarsgard will be reprising his role as Pennywise in the sequel, but 2019 isn't even remotely as clever as the placing of the 2017 film because it's only coming out a mere two years after the first. There is nothing significant about the year 2019 regarding this franchise.
So, with a few weeks of 2017 left, let's enjoy this honor while it lasts, fellow 1990 babies! And happy birthday to all the brand new 27-year-olds of 2017! :D
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