this is the extraordinary exploitation shocker that conjured impassioned sympathy for a bullied teenage girl with learning disabilities and telekinetic powers.
Carrie, a shy high school student and put-upon daughter, faces humiliation and bullying that drive her to unleash her telekinetic abilities in fury.
So much of Carrie now looks unsubtle to say the least; yet De Palma is a master of making that lack of subtlety work cinematically.
The frankly outrageous soft-porn aesthetic of the initial girls' locker room scene creates a provocative atmosphere, making Carrie's menstruation terrifying and transgressive.
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