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You’ll Float Too†¦. (An analysis of the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s It using Aristotle’s Poetics) When the word â€Å"poetics† is used, poetry and roses are often what come to mind. However, poetics can be any form of entertainment. Aristotle is talking about drama and plays specifically, and in today’s world, he would be talking about movies. Several movies are released in theaters every week. There is a variety of genres, including drama, thriller, horror, comedy, and romance. Aristotle creates the basis for all critiques and judgments of drama in his essay Poetics. Aristotle creates this idea of a good drama that still can be applied to modern film today. â€Å"After Aristotle s death, his philosophy continued to be taught at the†¦show more content†¦These kids are indeed the protagonists of the storyline. They are extremely relatable characters in both their fears and tribulations. In the beginning of the film, Georgie is afraid of the dark, and must conqu er his fear to retrieve some wax from the cellar. Nothing was there when Georgie went into the cellar, but he thought there was something there because his fear made his brain imagine that something was hiding in the dark. The movie does not start off with jump scares and creepiness like a majority of horror movies. Rebecca Lewis praises the movie when she writes, â€Å"Director Muschietti uses horror tropes such as the young boy afraid of the dark empty cellar and the pouring autumnal rain to put you on the edge of your seat before you’ve even met Pennywise the Dancing Clown,†(Lewis). By starting the film off this way, Muschietti creates an environment that almost every person to watch the film could relate to. Most people used to be afraid of the dark when they were young. Georgie’s fear of the dark enticed the audience, bringing them into the experience and reminding them of their own fear of the dark. This is an extremely clever device used by King and Musch ietti to captivate the audience. Aristotle comments in Poetics that the audience can relate to the protagonist through fear. Joe Sachs comments that, â€Å"Fear can obviously be an insidious thing that undermines life and poisons it with anxiety,† (Sachs).Show MoreRelatedRita Hayworth And The Shawshank Redemption Analysis1362 Words   |  6 PagesClose Comparative Analysis Of Stephen King’s Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption and Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption When comparing the ending of Stephen King’s novella, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption with the ending of the 1994 film adaptation by Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption, there are key differences. 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