Carrie book vs movie

In the movie carrie collapses in the road house parking lot where sue finds her. There are many differences between the book and movie, but the idea remains the same. This is not only kings first movie adaptation but it is also. Apr, 2012 this was stephen kings first published book and first movie adaptation of his work. Throughout her story in both the book and the movie, carrie was a loner, shown as a shy and timid young woman with no confidence. In the movie in the book, carries gym teacher is ms. Jun 17, 2012 this post contains spoilers for the book and film versions of carrie. I was surprised by how much of the film is pulled straight from the book, from dialogue scenes between kindhearted queen bee sue snell and her beloved. Sue escapes the gym carnage because miss collins kicks her out. But one night at her senior prom, carrie was scorned and humiliated just one time too many, and in a fit of uncontrollable fury she turned her clandestine game into a weapon of horror and destruction. So im cranking it up a notch with another stephen king novel, carrie. What i prefer about the movie is that the sports teacher really seems like an adult. It has been a long time since ive read the book, but id say the differences are really quite enormous. Despite her eventually turning into a homicidal, sadistic and destructive force to be reckoned with, carrie was not a monster in the beginning.

Book vs movie podcast listen via stitcher for podcasts. Book vs movie podcast book vs movie carrie stephen king. Play in new window book vs movie carrie the margos take on the stephen king classic in this redo ep. The main difference between book and film is that the film pays no attention to the backstory, choosing to interweave the key points namely the relationship carrie has with her mother into the present without looking at the reports or stories found the book. She made me a star, but it was a young book by a young writer. Study guide comparing and contrasting matilda the book vs the. The real horror of carrie does not lie with the vengeful, telepathic teenager of the movie s title, but in the endless stream of abuse she endures for the majority of its runtime. One reason for carrie s success in both print and film, i think, lies in this. The symbolism, so obvious, adds macabre humor to the movie while allowing the audience to speculate.

Book vs movie carrie the margos take on the stephen king classic in this redo ep its october and the margos are so excited to revisit a classic stephen king talecarrie which we originally covered in 2014 using the old, old way we recorded back in the early days. Today i want to write about one of stephen kings most famous works. Book vs movie carrie the margos take on the stephen king classic in this redo ep its october and the margos are so excited to revisit a classic stephen king tale carrie which we originally covered in 2014. In stephen kings novel she appears to be more like a student herself but on screen shes almost like a mother figure. Judging this book by its coveryes, we do that sometimeswe realize carrie will be a little more violent than your average nice guy takes shy, awkward girl to the prom story. The biggest difference i noticed was carrie s killing of chris was longer and more painful. Study guide comparing and contrasting matilda the book vs.

Carrie at first starts out as the sympathetic hero, but her revenge on them all crosses the line from reasonable to miles beyond ruthless, to the point where shes killing and mindraping people shes never met before. Her peers are unaware that she possesses telekinetic powers. The people at the prom are actually laughing at carrie when the the blood is dumped on her. Have you ever seen someone reading a book with a movie cover and thought less of them for only reading discovering it because theres a movie. We can all identify in some degree about fitting in or not fitting in to society, as this book concentrates on and i think king does a great job of not only exploring these aspects of. Just like shining, the film adaptation is different from the book. Whats the difference between carrie the book and carrie the movie. Bookfilm differences carrie wiki fandom powered by wikia. However, king offered a major incident in his story that clearly displayed carries. There are no major differences but many of the details are different. Carrie s revenge is something that any student who ever had his gym shorts pulled down in phys ed or his glasses thumbrubbed in study hall could approve of. Carrie is an epistolary horror novel by american author stephen king. Some musical cues, costume choices and photography tricks plant carrie firmly in 1976 and make for some cringeworthy moments, but by and large this is considered a classic for a reason.

The majority of books and movies about teenagers hearkened back to a. Movie post is pretty hard to read, so ive fixed that with a. Aug 07, 2015 but one day, the other girls at the highschool cross the line. Book vs movie coal miners daughter the margos head to butcher hollow to talk about one of the top country music artists of all time loretta lynn is a multihyphen. Perhaps the most important difference between book and film concerns the nature of carrie s power, the source of the book s plot. Oct 28, 20 the ending is slightly different in the book, carrie destroys her home with a hail of rocks, where as in the movie it simply burns and caves in on itself. Book vs movie stephen kings carrie archives brooklyn fit. The major differences between the book and the 1976 movie how carrie became a famous musical flop in the 80s and is now considered a camp classic the casting of the movie including sissy spacek carrie, piper laurie margaret white, amy irving sue snell, john travolta billy nolan and william katt tommy ross. The book is, in its more adult implications, an uneasy masculine shrinking from a future of female equality. The margos were thrilled to discover that the 1980 movie coal miners daughter was based on her 1976 autobiography of the same name.

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. Carrie reads her mind to find out sue knew nothing about the prank. This post contains spoilers for the book and film versions of carrie. You feel emotions towards jack, hes trying to be a good person and help his familyjack in the movie was a nut from the start. Considering carrie s telekinetic powers, this goes about as well as one would expect it to. Cohen, adapted from stephen kings 1974 epistolary novel of the same name.

She hates everyone around her and dreams of making everyone in the town suffer even before the pigs blood incident. What is it about the story of carrie white that has always enthralled me. Book vs movie podcast book vs movie carrie stephen. But one day, the other girls at the highschool cross the line. What are the differences between stephen kings novel it. Carrie s mother is a religious fanatic who spouts scripture while locking carrie away in a closet. Listen to book vs movie podcast episodes free, on demand. Jorge j ocampo unpopular opinion, there is a 2002 made for tv movie adaptation of carrie starring angela bettis. The cast includes amy irving, nancy allen, john travolta, betty buckley and william katt.

With chloe grace moretz, julianne moore, gabriella wilde, portia doubleday. Julianne moore was the best actor in the remake and did an. I finally got around to reading carrie, finished it in a couple of hours. Film columns now, one ending with the film victorious, the other ending in a tie. If youre a fan of the story, this collection is a must. We spoil away the details, uncover the plot points, discuss casting choices and shower with praise or pummel with snark as we see fit. In 1974, stephen king and his publisher, doubleday, released what has. In the movie in the book, carrie s gym teacher is ms. The book has such vivid descriptions that i know a lot of differences by heart. The book, only because i felt that jack was underdeveloped in the movie. Its october and the margos are so excited to revisit a classic stephen king tale carrie which we originally covered in 2014 using the old, old way we recorded back in the early days.

We think that the movie is better, because it gives more of a realistic feel rather than looking through different police reports and other incident reports. Set primarily in the future year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrie white, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied highschool girl from an abusive religious household who uses her newly discovered. With the latter examplemy bvsf of world war zi couldnt really come down on either side, since i enjoyed both the book and the film, and found them to be far too different to adequately compare. Carrie white theyre all going to laugh at you in case youve been in a nuclear fallout bunker your whole life and havent seen either of the movie adaptations of carrie or read the book, heres a quick summary of carrie s story. Carrie was adapted into a film quite quickly, released in theaters in 1976. What are the major story differences between carrie 1976. Book vs movie carrie the margos take on the stephen king classic in this redo ep its october and the margos are so excited to revisit a classic stephen king tale carrie which we originally covered in 2014 using the old, old way we recorded back in the early days. It is regarded as a watershed film of the horror genre and one of. The winter horror special starring a telekinetic highschool beauty. This is not only kings first movie adaptation but it is also based on his first. It has cheesy dialogue and all the effects that come with a tv movie, but bettis was phenomenal as carrie.

However, in this version, carrie survives the end of the story. Like most of stephen kings books, carrie is filled with gore, including deaths by electricity, fire, and one telekinetic heart attack. The dinner table scene between carrie and her mother, with a mural of the last supper as a backdrop, is an example of such imagery. Carrie tells her mother she wants to go to the prom, she wants be normal. Book vs movie stephen kings carrie archives brooklyn. Carrie white is humiliated when she gets her first period in a high school shower, and the other girls throw tampons at her. Tina blake and norma watson replace the ballots with fake ones so that carrie and tommy are. In the film, carries telekinetic prowess is first shown in the shower scene, where her panic shatters a light bulb and causes tampons and sanitary napkins to lurch away from her. Among his best novels and movie adaptations, which do you prefer. For me it seems like carrie finds her peace whereas in the movie she never does. Book vs movie carrie stephen kings debut novel vs the. Carrie white, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom. Its a unique film, the first adaptation of a stephen king novel, in fact, carrie was stephen kings first novel and arguably the best except for the shawshank redemption. Margaret white is the owner of what may be the creepiest film prop of the 1970s.

One book, three movies one of which spawned a sequel, one musical. Have you ever seen someone reading a book with a movie cover and thought less of them for only reading discovering. What they missed both times is that carrie needs to be a disgusting character physically. The use of facebook was new but didnt conflict with the original seriously. Carrie was a fractured young soul in need of support and love.

In case youve been in a nuclear fallout bunker your whole life and havent seen either of the movie adaptations of carrie or read the book, heres a quick summary of carrie s story. What are the major story differences between carrie 1976 movie. And she takes pleasure in the all of the death and destruction she causes in the final act. This is not only kings first movie adaptation but it is also based on his first published novel. I thought the original was a better movie, the acting was better, especially sissy spacek as carrie. Book vs movie carrie the margos take on the stephen king classic in this redo ep. Oct 28, 2018 book vs movie carrie the margos take on the stephen king classic in this redo ep. This was stephen kings first published book and first movie adaptation of his work.

Even when one of the girls tries to make it up to carrie it only gets worse. Only eleven people survived the massacre at school. In 1974, stephen king and his publisher, doubleday, released what has now become one of his most wellknown works. In conclusion the movie and the book have many different and similar aspects to them. The movie focused more on the fact that carrie was unpopular in high school whereas the book depicted how miserable and humiliating her life had been in the town of chamberlain ever since she was a child, culminating in her final humiliation on prom night. Book vs movie replay carrie the margos take on the stephen king classic in this redo ep its october and the margos are so excited to revisit a classic stephen king tale carrie which we originally covered in 2014 using the old, old way we recorded back in the early days.

The people at the prom are actually laughing at carrie when the the blood is. It was his first published novel, released on april 5, 1974, with a first printrun of 30,000 copies. In the novel, we are told, she was telekinetic even in childhood theres a gobbledygook scifi explanation of the power being transferred through the white family matrilineally and intensifying with the. Book vs movie replay carrie the margos take on the stephen king classic in this redo ep its october and the margos are so excited to revisit a classic stephen king talecarrie which we originally covered in 2014 using the old, old way we recorded back in the early days. With sissy spacek, piper laurie, amy irving, john travolta. Nov 27, 20 the main difference between book and film is that the film pays no attention to the backstory, choosing to interweave the key points namely the relationship carrie has with her mother into the present without looking at the reports or stories found the book.

A shy girl, outcasted by her peers and sheltered by her. The film stars sissy spacek as carrie white, a 16yearold diffident teenager who is consistently mocked and bullied at school. Carrie has a crazy mother, can do crazy things with her mind, and goes completely crazy at the prom. The margos head to butcher hollow to talk about one of the top country music artists of all time. The 1976 movie was, of course, worth the full price. For me, carrie white is a sadly misused teenager, an example of the sort of person whose spirit is so often broken for good in that pit of man and womaneaters that is your normal suburban high school. Mainly the destruction of a good bit of the town where carrie lived. The book that got stephen king started, carrie is a fantastic and compelling story. The new carrie film, starring chloe moretz, is a pale copy of the classic 1970s horror movie. Carrie knew she should not use the terrifying power she possessed. For me, the book s documentary style telling, using interviews and police reports after the fact, was much more interesting than the straightforward way of the film.