Isaac is not a child
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Children of the Corn
tm1617-2 — 10 years ago(February 25, 2016 10:15 AM)
Job has these lines about Isaac: "Isaac started the whole thing. If he hadn't have come, this would've never happened. But when he was young he was a preacher, so everybody believed him. They thought he had a great spirit." That moment explains Isaac's speech, social approach, and why he is so adept at exercising authority over children. He has decades of practice. It can be assumed that Isaac has made a bargain with his worshipful entity to remain physically young in exchange for maintaining the cult and supporting the spirit forever. He is an adult in a child's body, which is why he is played by a grown dwarf instead of a boy.
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tm1617-2 — 9 years ago(May 16, 2016 05:27 PM)
I have read the short story and know that in it Isaac is nine. However, Job's line suggests that Isaac is not a young person. A kid would refer to the early or middle childhood of another kid as the time when someone is 'little' or 'small', not 'young'. Isaac has a highly manipulative, authoritative air that a child, even an unstable one, would not bear. He carries a fervor for wholly controlling lives whereas the original version presents the preacher as one who simply wants to be agreed with and followed solely for religious reasons. Isaac holds sophistication that he lacks in his debut in which he seems closer to an evangelist than a cult leader. Also, the movie is very different from its predecessor. Perhaps the film gives Isaac's character an update to accommodate a grown actor. I realize that we cannot be sure of the age of Isaac, but strongly get the impression that he is an adult.
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thotuknew — 9 years ago(November 02, 2016 06:22 PM)
I see your point, but children can seem older than they are. When I was growing up I talked like an adult and that had to do with the fact I wasn't talked to by my family like I was a child and I believe that was the case with Isaac as well.
faith begins at the end of your comfort zone.