How it unfolds in the East Jade scene of Chapter 2 reinvents an iconic moment

As an insatiable horror fan and indulgent eater, what scares me is a special recipe. Yes, I am a "gourmet". At the end of a long and painful week, my immediate comfort is starchy, generously in sauce and sometimes iced. The food is the food. The food is healthy. Food is the constant towards which I can turn when needed, depression and anxiety. That's why Stephen KingThe incident "Jade of the East" to HE will forever remain a favorite horn of scary kitchen nightmares.

These fears come from a place of nostalgia. Think back to family dinners, prepared by the one who manages the tasks of the chef (mom in my household). You may have had a busy or terrible day at school, and then you came home with the smell of Stroganoff beef sticking to your bones. You can also wake up in a pan of "Sunday sauce" stewed with cloves of garlic and oregano. The food, at least in my mind, is connected to memories of shared conversations, delicious meals and happiness drawn from a full belly. Nothing bad ever happens when mac and homemade cheese is on the table. That's why Stephen King's ability to alter these sacred memories deeply shakes a food lover like me.

It's not just King's practical work, of course. "The culinary horror" is one of the few subgenres that I actually believe are scary – uh, which turn louder in the stomach – when they are represented at the same time. screen. Tommy Lee WallaceThe adapted mini-series of 1990 first gave life to King's digestible demons and now Andy MuschiettiS Chapter Two Computer Science spice things up with modern techniques. While reading, my mind wanders in untold places when I dream of macabre figures – everyone can conceive of his own imaginary Pennywise from King's written description – but my brain censors any phantasmagorical thought. This is where the special effects of Wallace and Muschietti perform their dirtiest acts.

It starts with the physical and the visual. To make easy. Pennywise glides hellish surprises inside the crispy fortune cookie shells of Jade of the Orient. Things that should not be; crispy little Trojans, so close to getting into Losers' mouths. And the taste buds trigger a physical reaction so different from the external contact.

Consider the fortune cookie "Bat Wing". What are you most disgusted? A venous cartilaginous appendage touching the roof of our mouth or the skin of your arm? By exploiting the intimacy of food, King channels our paranoias, subconsciously infiltrating everything on your current or future menus. Try to eat a samosa or ravioli without complaining that horrors could be fulfilled inside. It's the power of food horror.

Now, stand in Loser's place. A group of adults gather for chow on Chow Mein, meeting for the first time in 27 years. And the first attack of Pennywise is to transform the prepared dishes gathering them into disgusting beasts. Bill's crew can not even enjoy a night of recollection, dazzle and closeness before Pennywise ceremonially reminds them that nowhere is sacred.

It's a smart trick shot by King. Not only do we see images of fortune cookies turn out to reveal monstrous ingredients, but it surprises the most vulnerable adults. Before you can fully understand why they were summoned to a long-forgotten place or why they were afraid, knowing that they had to return. It's King's way of bringing the characters back into their own Derry hell, deliberately during dinner to double the looming threat of Pennywise. You are never safe. No matter where you are – public dining rooms included.

The miniseries of Tommy Lee Wallace adapts to the cookie creations that the actors can have. When Bev opens his, the blood bursts. Ben does tricks with claws. Richie's reveals an eye that comes and goes. Special effects coordinator Bart Mixon Preferred mechanical models – Ben's Claw Claw like a remotely controlled remote control car, for example – that stands out even today. Losers, pale faces, watch their food come alive with diabolical designs. Mixon illuminates the fetus of the chicken, brings out a blurred arachnid puppet leg, and all this looks so ridiculously fun on the screen. I will say that practical effects should always be used where possible. Here's why.

Chapter Two Computer Science, in order to create as many variations of Pennywise within Derry, opts almost exclusively for digitized effects. This includes Mike Hanlon's Jade Of The Orient meeting. Where the tastes of John Ritter and Annette O 'Toole never leave their seats in the miniseries, Muschietti's adaptation uses an entire private room. You always get the individual fortune cookies, but also a dark red liquid that comes out of a bowl filled with prophetic cooking products. Cut children's heads float in wall aquariums, nibbling Mcavoy James and Jessica Chastain. The 2019 sequel evokes King's writing, checks Wallace's television vision and doubles it – but everything is digital. Nothing "real", nothing tangible.

The animation allows more freedom. The eyeball of Muschietti slips threateningly towards Bill Hader pendent tentacles, compared to Wallace's fixed peeper, who stares Harry Anderson. An insectoid with a baby's head flies without restraint in this new vision, which the technology of the 1990s would not have achieved wirelessly. It's a double-edged sword, because the choices of Muschietti allow gigantic ideas. Even the decoration of the Orient is more pleasant compared to the nasty 90s of the Wallace restaurant, but the practical effects prevail. During my second visit Chapter two, the reduced impact of "Wailing Crawler Baby" does not protect from a rather pretty graphic representation. You have become bigger, but at what price? Rewatch Wallace's dangerous dessert sequence. Chances are you will agree.

This does not mean Chapter Two Computer Science Jade Of The Orient fails, of course. I will jump now from my platform "Why animate what you can create physically". Booking Muschietti for six allows the Losers to approach the breakdown of Pennywise's desires. Under Wallace's direction, the characters are "stupid" when a worried waitress struggles to not cause too many scenes. Now cut to Isaiah MustafaMike Hanlon stalls: "It's not real!" Losers Version 2.0 embrace madness, panic mode, and Mike's suspicious health is immediately questioned, like Pennywise. Chapter Two Computer Science develops the horrors of juicy treats by highlighting the uncertainty of each native of Derry. Back in the grip of Pennywise, a wave of screaming teenagers came back to the sight of armed omnomos.

These are the keys you want in a remake or a rehab. Wallace's fortune cookie scene ignores the wisdom scribbled on each roll. Muschietti does not, using the play on words to make Losers decipher a devastating puzzle. It's a simple act that represents the positive culture of studio remake. Tweak what we know, create your own adaptive signature. We are given more to chew, where Wallace's treatment is rather a momentary freakout. Practical effects can score points, but Muschietti impresses by developing the many ways in which Pennywise uses a simple pleasure – a quick staple, if we are honest – against confused minds. Gary DaubermanThe script deserves praise by entertaining us with something new before updating the attacking creature's attack a few moments later.

I see the scenes of the East as representing both HE Movies; a way to compare. A 1990 worker-style adaptation by Wallace in 1990 that simplifies things in terms of Pennywise's shorter practical locks. Muschietti, mainly in 2019 Chapter Two Computer Science, is able to expand the splendor and themes through the infinite flexibility of digital effects without harming the presentation. One is a useful piece of scary and crawly television horror, the other an ambitious development that doubles the portion size but unintentionally dilutes the quality. All this, drawn from a single round table on fried rice and freakshow finishers. Such an iconic scene, literary or cinematographic.

Some say that the heart of a man or woman goes through his stomach. I will say that it can also be a direct path to our darkest fears. Jade Of The Orient features an episode as tempting and terrifying as it is the first meeting of losing adults – but what makes it more than just a negative omen? Diabolical cookies.

You do not play with another's meal, it's the code of the table. Pennywise not only destroys a perfectly tasty meal, but returns the food itself to the detriment of the Losers Club. In the current pantheon of "culinary horror," Stephen King provides two examples HE and "Thinner". The old, no shock, my favorite king moment brought to the screen. The creator of Derry understands what is most upsetting, how family terror persists and strikes when we least expect it. "Culinary Horror" is a sub-genre so largely underrated, but Tommy Lee Wallace and Andy Muschietti both make King's pride, each in their own way.

Uh, waiter? There is a cockroach in my fortune cookie – and I love it.