13 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, #6
#6: Carrie Becomes a Woman
One of the rare instances when a movie transcends the book upon which it is based,
Carrie is every bit as effective today as it was in 1976. That’s because the pain of being an outcast—and the idea of revenge against those who’ve shunned us–is something every person can identify with.
No scene better illustrates this than the opening scene. After Carrie is humiliated and abused by her PE classmates for ‘losing’ a volleyball game, off they go to every teenager’s nightmare: locker room showers.
Carrie looks so blissful in the shower, her contentment in stark relief against the misery she’d experienced just minutes ago. And then…it happens.
The moment is visually stunning, a sudden stream of red staining the clear water from the shower. Carrie notices, and her terrified screams are animalistic. And then the treatment she suffers at the hands of her classmates…truly one of the most effectively disturbing scenes in the history of cinema.
The movie begins with the shock of unexpected blood and the theme is picked up again in the famous prom scene, a rarely seen motif in cinema. Excellent movie all the way through, with a scene nobody will ever forget.
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12 opinions for 13 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, #6
Kate
Jul 7, 2006 at 4:07 pm
this is a really great movie
Kate
Jul 7, 2006 at 4:08 pm
it is the best and awesome i love it and also sad
chloe
Jul 12, 2006 at 1:17 pm
stephen king is a genius! and sissy spacek is an incredible actress! these two combined to make one of the greatest films of the planet! and i love it!!!!!
hedlin
Jul 25, 2006 at 2:15 pm
FLippin’ awesome movie delightful yet so passionate !!!!! 5 flippin’ stars !! scary and so gruesome
Patrick Manzecchi
Oct 16, 2006 at 5:59 pm
For sure one of the greatest horror movies. Sissy Spacek is amazing…and also Piper Laurie is. 1000 stars!
angelsgirl
Nov 4, 2006 at 9:22 am
this movie is awsome i love stephen king is the best at making these stories! very scary! 10000 millon stars
Anonymous
Jan 17, 2007 at 9:20 am
cool
Anonymous
Jan 17, 2007 at 9:20 am
u r frakish mad weird cool lol
Maddie Wuest
Jan 20, 2007 at 7:42 am
The book and the movie are both very good. is is just so good ’cause these things are things we all can relate to. it’s amazing how King to something as somewhat simple as teleknisis and made into such an amazing book/film. i loved it!
Maddie Wuest
Jan 20, 2007 at 7:55 am
hey it’s me again! right now, i’m writing a book report on Carrie. this is gonna get messy….
mike
Aug 2, 2007 at 12:22 pm
HEY!!! im telekinesis and i cant to that =( all i can do is levetate things and move things wit my mind :( its scary still .. wopsrule44@hotmail.com
laura
Aug 29, 2007 at 6:05 am
I love carrie im reading the book now, its my favorit book so far and my favorit movie of all time. i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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