Where the story is concerned there were two significant differences from the earlier version and more importantly the novel that are worth mentioning. Stories change in the telling, though, and as they do, so do endings. The original carrie could be read as a universal allegory of adolescence. Carrie and tommy win prom king and queen chloe grace moretz, ansel elgort. Theres also her selfharming, religious fanatic mother to contend with. The film treats the schools gym teacher miss desjardin judy greer who punishes chris hargensen portia doubleday, leader of the girls who torture carrieas carries shadow good mother. One of the bad guys in the movie had gotten angry with his girlfriend for. Carrie was just a normal girl with normal hopes and desires like everyone else, and they pushed her and when people get pushed, eventually they break. When asked where he got his influence for carrie, king said that when he was in grade school he observed two girls that were rumoured to have been exorcised due to their. A number of people confirmed that the original cut was longer and a lot different than the theatrical cut. The inspiration behind stephen kings carrie is based on. Carrie s story is very contemporary and yet atypical.
Portia doubleday and chloe grace moretz in carrie 20 kimberly peirce at an event for. The man interviewing her asks if what she saw happen couldve been a natural accident. On top of that, she discovers that she has telekinetic powers. With her stringy hair, mousy appearance and beatendown posture, sissy spacek gives a heartbreaking performance as carrie, who is tormented by her high school peers and abused and extremely sheltered by her religiouszealot mother. Theyd watched a movie a few weeks ago, just some threestar netflix garbage while they were waiting for the next season of their favorite show to drop. It is the third film adaptation the others were in 1976 and 2002 of stephen king s 1974 novel of the same name and the fourth film in the carrie franchise. Sheltered by her overbearing, and extremely religious, mother margaret julianne moore, carrie longs for the normal life of the other kids at thomas ewen consolidated high school. It has cheesy dialogue and all the effects that come with a tv movie, but bettis was phenomenal as carrie.
Carrie was released in 20 on friday, october 18, 20 in nationwide movie theaters. Ben afflecks film argo took the best picture oscar at the 85th academy awards. Watching carrie 20 now love the movie this is the film that got into stephen king movies fell so bad for carrie she gor bullied and abused if i. The answer is because this new 20 carrie from director kimberly peirce is just that a reimagination that harkens back to the original source material stephen kings novel. Meanwhile, carrie discovers that she has telekinesis and learns how to control her ability. Carrie 20 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. The inspiration behind stephen kings first novel it is always interesting to think about where the brilliant king comes up with the horrific ideas for his best sellers. The biggest difference i noticed was carrie s killing of chris was longer and more painful.
Carrie bluray and dvd arrives january 14th dec 4, 20. Firstly, she gets her first period and thinks shes dying, then she continues to struggle to deal with all the bullies at school. Sue snell, one of the girls that tormented carrie, feels bad and asks her. As in the first film, blood runs through carrie, first.
A reimagining of the classic horror tale about carrie white chloe grace moretz, a shy girl outcast. The bluray comes with an alternate ending that wasnt seen in theaters. The horror remake debuts on digital hd on january 3rd. The new carrie film, starring chloe moretz, is a pale copy of the classic 1970s horror movie. The last time we saw carrie white, she was looking a little, well, red around the gills. The story of carrie, has been enshrined in pop culture as a fairly straightforward horror story, a quite literal bloodbath. That story is also strengthened by the passage of time. The reboot is as good a carrie remake as possible, though its not truly a scary movie. Carrie white chloe grace moretz is a girl in her last three months of her senior year in high school. Carrie 20 movie simple english wikipedia, the free.
Long before the blood starts spilling, its clear the new team has mostly nailed it. Carrie s climactic empowerment is all at once the tragedy and triumph of a young woman trapped between biblical regression and a secular comingout. A misfit from the moment she first stepped out into the world, highschool senior carrie white chloe grace moretz has been taunted and teased by her peers as far back as she can remember. Carrie is a 20 american supernatural horror drama film directed by kimberly peirce. What they missed both times is that carrie needs to be a disgusting character physically. What are the major story differences between carrie 1976. Therefore, the carrie 20 story presents the same effective and heartbreaking character arc, with some new angles for returning viewers to ponder, but without major deviations to raise the remake into the. Stephen king made his debut into the feature film industry in 1976 with two oscar award nominations for carrie. Before the film was delayed in january 20, there was a lot of positive feedback from those who attended the first test screenings in december 2012. Peirce has turned carrie into dark, sick take on a superhero origin story, complete with wideangle lenses and godseyeview shots and poetic sound effects when margaret is near, carrie hears her before she sees her, thanks to a highpitched whine thats like a dog whistle. The 20 movie was more true to the spirit of the book, particularly in regards to the relationship with the mother, but falls into the trap of movies we probably didnt need a remake of without some good reason. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including the fifth estate, escape plan and broadway idiot. The new carrie makes bullying the real horror wired. Carrie is a 20 horror film about carrie white, a socially isolated teenage girl who, after being bullied by her peers and abused by her fanatic mother, manifests telekinetic powers.
United states october 18, 20 nationwide canada october 18, 20. It drove me absolutely insane watching her orchestrate her telekinesis with her hands like a fucking maestro and her overacting was well past dreadful. Whole sequences have a clarkkentinsmallville feeling. With chloe grace moretz, julianne moore, gabriella wilde, portia doubleday. White self harms by cutting herself and is abusive toward carrie she tries to kill her as a newborn and later in the film stabs her.
Although its billed as a horror movie, carrie is just as much a poignant story of a bullied, lonely teen. The worst scandals to ever hit the history channel. All of her life carrie has just wanted to live a normal life, but. In kings story, carrie s ability to get into peoples heads is shown in a few different ways. It is set in maine and was released on 18 october 20. A new featurette for carrie suggests the film will be a more spectacleheavy treatment of stephen kings horror novel but is it really a proper update of the story. The other girls, being the sensitive creatures they are, yell at her and pelt her with tampons.
Yes, there were a few homages here and there, but it was a whole new take on the story. The horror most strongly associated with carrie is gore, the horror of mass murders and pigs blood. A shy girl, outcasted by her peers and sheltered by her. Other marquee winners were daniel daylewis for lead actor for lincoln, jennifer lawrence for lead. A reimagining of the classic horror tale about carrie white chloe grace moretz, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother julianne moore, who unleashes.
The 20 carrie remake once again follows the titular carrie white chloe grace moretz a shy and awkward teenage girl who is routinely bullied and ostracized by classmates. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Jorge j ocampo unpopular opinion, there is a 2002 made for tv movie adaptation of carrie starring angela bettis. As it is we rely on the solid story carrie is one of kings better novels and modern special effects. There are no major differences but many of the details are different. Stephen kings classic novel about a tortured, telekinetic teen gets new life in this adaptation from boys dont cry director kimberly peirce. Carrie s secret fantasy is brutally brought to life. Also, moretz is actually a teenager like carrie in this film. King novel otherwise omitted from the film and then laying a flower on carrie whites grave. All 47 songs from the carrie 20 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Chloe grace moretz was intimidated to take on carrie. Peirce has turned carrie into dark, sick take on a superhero origin story, complete with wideangle lenses and godseyeview shots and. Her religious extremist mother makes her teenage life very confusing. But in 20, a redo offered an opportunity to take a freshly cutting look at the dangers of bullying, an issue now very much on the nations social.