Well, I fell in love with the 1976 version of Carrie at first sight.
Classic, it is too classic.
This classic film adapted from the novel of the same name, as Stephen King himself said: "I am writing a horror novel, not a horror novel." I do not agree with the pure definition of a horror movie genre. It brings more to the audience. Too much is actually shocking and thinking on the psychological level.
In the story, Carrie is a middle school student with superpowers and mental powers. The vividness of the film is that it does not focus on the protagonist’s superpowers, but instead focuses on the rendering of fear. The psychological level is also externalized through character behavior. Carrie’s anger and despair continued to nourish with the passage of time and the severity of the incident. In this process, Carrie’s neglect and bullying were effectively prepared, and the real outbreak of revenge had the effect of thunder. .
The film's narrative perspective is cut from the protagonist Carrie, focusing on the external expression and explosion of the character's personality and inner psychology around the events that occur in the protagonist. It is not simply a description of how to kill, nor is it bloody for the sake of blood, but a description and communication that focuses on the spiritual level. (I have to admire Cici Spicer’s acting skills, which give the character a real superpower!)
These characteristics establish the essential difference between the film and the horror film understood in the popular sense. It does not make scary depictions, but only exists for the expression of connotation.
The real climax in the plot and in the audio-visual movie is the final party scene. Carrie was teased by her classmates and was completely triggered after being poured blood. This collapse no longer stays in the psychology, but transforms into a tragic massacre. The massacre of all people.
Carrie, covered in blood, stood on the entire red light stage to create a visual fear. Carrie's angry thoughts caused the wires to go on fire, the beams collapsed, the fire spurts, the teacher vomited blood and died... the whole audience was wiped out. This kind of behavioral psychological expression and portrayal is very direct. For the audience, such images are also more visually and psychologically impactful. The crazy chaos of the party has reached its climax at this time, and the sound is more realistic and exciting. The use of kaleidoscope lens on the screen emphasizes the irony and ridicule, and the weird atmosphere of the music makes the screen and sound effects highly echoed.
Then, Carrie left the venue, where the director designed a car accident. Bloody, she walked out of the scene to a clear road. Carrie's three classmates drove into a dangerous car, while Carrie, who was both physically and mentally terrifying, gave an angry and hateful stare to the direction of the speeding car. Failure, overturning and exploding on the spot, the concise and powerful impact of the picture made the audience's heart shocked one after another.
Returning to the only home where she could or wanted to seek comfort, Carrie lost her last life-saving straw, the straw of the soul, in front of her mother who was also "crazy". The horror image of the mother herself is also vividly portrayed in the film. Blind religious beliefs have distorted her humanity , and her harshness and ruthlessness towards her daughter can even be said to be vicious, forcing Carrie to finally kill her mother in despair and fear.
Another classic segment of the film was born, one knife after another, until the scene showed the mother of San Sebastian nailed into the prayer room, which was full of irony. The mother, who was brainwashed by religion and became ecstatic, became one of the most classic characters in the film.
Her death is very valuable for thinking, and it is finally falling into hell or getting redemption, maybe even the person involved can't penetrate it at the last moment. This kind of fear is created by mankind and is a ideological fear. The daughter's mother-killing also indicates the danger and horror of the emotional relationship between people, which can not help but make people think and examine.
The images with implicit metaphors allow us to see that the director's grasp of the language of the lens is accurate and in place. Not only did he successfully visualize the despair of the protagonist Carrie, but also revealed the meaning of religion, belief, and humanity in the combination of the elements of the screen. . The actor perfectly explained the psychological changes and personality characteristics of the role.
Is Carrie's superpower a gift of talent or a curse of disaster , whether his mother's death is hell or another kind of relief, the reason for the destruction of classmates and teachers is a kind of self-inflict or salvation; these questions all involve the contradiction between punishment and redemption.
The atmosphere of fear created by the film is real and permeates people's hearts, and Carrie's mood is also revealed through the director's unique filming technique. The element of fear is real, and it gives the audience psychological hints and projections, so the weird effect is strengthened to the maximum.
The fear of the film itself is temporary, and the fear of psychological thinking and heart-inspired touch that is derived from it has not been calmed for a long time. An excellent work must touch people. The classic of "Witch Carrie" lies in its unique interpretation of fear. It contains youthful helplessness and loss, a full expression of violence on campus, and even always reflects on religious beliefs, and faces humanity everywhere. .
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