In 2013, Kimberley Pierce directed a remake of Brian De Palma’s horror film classic Carrie. The arrangement stays the same, but by using a little modernization, additional character development, and new scenes here and there, Peirce essentially reinvents the same familiarity while making the film her own. Pierce jettisons the focus off of Carrie’s tumultuous relationship with her mother and puts a microscope on Carrie’s desire to fit in. While Brian De Palma’s version focuses on the sexual deprivation of a teenage girl, Kimberley Pierce’s version focuses on the dangers of teenage bullying. Because cyberbullying was a prevalent topic in 2013, it makes perfect sense why this film places Carrie’s school misfortunes at the center. In 2013, there
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In the 1976 film, every telekinetic occurrence was accompanied by horrific music. This was a forewarning that Carrie White was going to use her telekinetic power for something malicious. Pierce treats Carrie’s discovery of her newly found power likening to a superhero discovering their powers. In the 1976 film, when Carrie White is researching telekinesis the scene is accompanied by horror music. In the 2013 film, when Carrie White is researching telekinesis on the computer, it is accompanied by Hallmark music. The filmmaker does this in order to remove the audience from seeing Carrie White as the villain. If the audience identifies Carrie as the villain, the effectiveness of the movie goes down the drain. If Pierce has Michael Myers music playing in the background the audience recognizes her as the monster. Pierce wants Carrie’s supernatural powers to be seen as neither virtuous nor corrupt. This neutral view of her powers allows the audience to understand that she only used her powers when she felt like she had no other choice. This is a warning to the audience that everybody has a breaking point. Unless the audience had watched the older version of Carrie, they would not have expected her to go on a psychopathic rampage. Consequently, the director is warning teenagers to end bullying because the victim will eventually retaliate …show more content…
By making Carrie White’s mother a sympathetic character, Pierce removes the focus off the tumultuous mother-daughter relationship. In the 1976 version, Margaret White was a woman who hated women and was devoutly religious. She spouted every anti-female scriptural reference she could find, and she didn’t even believe in sex after marriage. This oppressed Carrie dreadfully, and when she campaigned against her mother, it seemed as if she disobeys patriarchy as well. In the 2013 remake, it seems as if Margaret White may be mentally ill. Also, she makes it no secret that she loves her daughter, she tells her several times throughout the film that she loves her. This version of Margaret White also seems to be more serviceable than the previous one. Margaret White picks up and drops off Carrie to school and seems very concerned with Carrie’s well-being. She works at a dry cleaner’s rather than in her living-room, and she dresses a lot more normal than her predecessor
In the 1976 film, every telekinetic occurrence was accompanied by horrific music. This was a forewarning that Carrie White was going to use her telekinetic power for something malicious. Pierce treats Carrie’s discovery of her newly found power likening to a superhero discovering their powers. In the 1976 film, when Carrie White is researching telekinesis the scene is accompanied by horror music. In the 2013 film, when Carrie White is researching telekinesis on the computer, it is accompanied by Hallmark music. The filmmaker does this in order to remove the audience from seeing Carrie White as the villain. If the audience identifies Carrie as the villain, the effectiveness of the movie goes down the drain. If Pierce has Michael Myers music playing in the background the audience recognizes her as the monster. Pierce wants Carrie’s supernatural powers to be seen as neither virtuous nor corrupt. This neutral view of her powers allows the audience to understand that she only used her powers when she felt like she had no other choice. This is a warning to the audience that everybody has a breaking point. Unless the audience had watched the older version of Carrie, they would not have expected her to go on a psychopathic rampage. Consequently, the director is warning teenagers to end bullying because the victim will eventually retaliate …show more content…
By making Carrie White’s mother a sympathetic character, Pierce removes the focus off the tumultuous mother-daughter relationship. In the 1976 version, Margaret White was a woman who hated women and was devoutly religious. She spouted every anti-female scriptural reference she could find, and she didn’t even believe in sex after marriage. This oppressed Carrie dreadfully, and when she campaigned against her mother, it seemed as if she disobeys patriarchy as well. In the 2013 remake, it seems as if Margaret White may be mentally ill. Also, she makes it no secret that she loves her daughter, she tells her several times throughout the film that she loves her. This version of Margaret White also seems to be more serviceable than the previous one. Margaret White picks up and drops off Carrie to school and seems very concerned with Carrie’s well-being. She works at a dry cleaner’s rather than in her living-room, and she dresses a lot more normal than her predecessor