Carrie

In the Horror genre there are plenty of remakes, we can talk about the 

slasher genre, with Freddy and Jason. For instance,  the first Freddy Nightmare on 

Elm Street, 2012, and its predecessor created in 1984. In this case I want to focus on 

horror films, instead of slasher horror. For instance in the film Carrie, two versions 

were filmed, in 2013 and 2014.  In this blog I’m going share the differences between 

both versions of the film, Carrie. Focusing on aspects such as cinematography, 

Sometimes remake’s of horror genre over use’s their technology that is made 

today. I say this because, the new Carrie, has too much going on. I feel like today’s 

horror genre lacks realism, due to special effects, creating films based on it. The 

narrative of the 2013 version seems to be blurred behind the visual effects of the 

awesome storyline. I feel like the old vintage film look fits a horror genre much 

better, old pictures always look creepier to stare at.

            The first version of Carrie in 1976 digs deep down in the narrative, 

highlighting the struggle of a teenage girl being pure.  In the recent 2013 version of 

the film, the message of a girl having there period blood wasn’t clear. The message 

was to let audiences know that when teenage girls go through their period, they are 

now considered a woman. Carrie has a fear of becoming a woman, not being ready 

to grow up, and let her go. Carries mother represents adults letting go of their 

daughter into the awful cold world.

-Sompong Viengvilai