Carrie

            I watched Brian DePalma’s Carrie this week.  I had seen this film once before but it had been so long that it felt as if I was watching it for the first time.  I miss 70s filmmaking.  70s filmmakers like DePalma were so willing to experiment.  They would do a shot just to do it rather than worry about it looking corny or distracting. I find that experimental nature exhilarating and I miss it in today’s movies.  Carrie uses a several minute split screen sequence that is a joy to watch.  Carrie just gets pig blood spilt on her head she images that everyone is laughing at her.  This causes her to uses her telekinesis to lock everyone in the gymnasium and ultimately burns the school down.   Carrie is not only terrifying but incredible fun to watch because of the creative sequences and camera shots.