Pennywise Red Balloon Lamp - Officially Licensed IT Movie Merchandise

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We will explore the various ways in which the red balloon symbolizes different themes in the story, and examine its significance as a visual cue for the characters.

In fact, the balloons are considered in the fan theory to not only represent the deadlights – but that they also carry the souls of all the children Pennywise has devoured. It makes sense when you consider maybe the balloons don’t float with helium, but rather the kids’ souls, as suggests the quote “they all float down here.” The balloon is a symbol of the danger that lurks beneath the surface of the seemingly idyllic town of Derry and a reminder that even the most innocent-seeming things can harbor darkness and malevolence. A person dressed as a 'killer clown' is stalking the streets of a sleepy village, leaving locals terrified. The red balloon in “It” is initially introduced as a symbol of the innocence and imagination of childhood. For the children in the story, the balloon represents a simple and innocent pleasure and serves as a reminder of the joys of childhood.

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Pennywise uses the balloon as a way to lure children in, appealing to their sense of wonder and curiosity before revealing his true nature. The balloon becomes a tool of manipulation, used to ensnare the unsuspecting and vulnerable. The red balloon serves as a metaphor for the fear and anxiety that the children feel, and the constant threat of danger that looms over them. It becomes a physical manifestation of their fears and represents the psychological trauma that they experience as they confront Pennywise. Overall, the red balloon serves as a powerful visual cue for the children in “It”. It represents the danger that they face and serves as a warning of the looming threat that Pennywise represents. The red balloon serves as a metaphor for the struggle between good and evil that lies at the heart of the story. It represents the constant battle between innocence and corruption, and the potential for evil to corrupt even the most innocent-seeming things.

The theory, then, suggests that the balloons are a representation of the deadlights and contain the souls of the children killed by IT. The deadlights could be described as a sea of bright, orange balloons, which Pennywise takes a bit too literal. The strings of the balloons resemble the spider legs of IT’s final form, and when taking the films’ representation of the deadlights, they could also be a nod to the strings connected to the deadlights. What makes the balloons float is not helium, but the souls of all the children Pennywise has killed, hence why his famous “ they all float down here” quote.It is a warning of the malevolent forces that seek to prey upon the town’s children and a reminder of the psychological trauma that they experience as they confront Pennywise. Speaking about going over the top, have we mentioned that we have all the Pennywise accessories that you could ever ask for? You can make sure that your Pennywise costume is really jaw-dropping from head to toe. Starting from our clown shoes, to an eerie purse to keep and extra red balloons in, and plenty of Pennywise makeup kits and Pennywise masks to help you spread extreme fear wherever you go! It goes without saying that the novel IT is easily one of the most iconic works that horror author Stephen King has ever published. A large part of that is due to the iconography of the novel’s titular creature, which generally takes the form of a clown named Pennywise. The book has been famously adapted as both a 1990 miniseries and two films, the first of which was released in 2017 and the other in 2019. Interestingly, in all versions of IT, Pennywise is shown either holding or standing near bunches of balloons. In the film adaptations, however, the balloons are only red – whereas in other versions they come in multiple colors. Now a fan theory has popped up to explain why we only ever see red balloons in the IT feature films.