Margaret White Was Right -- Can You Deal With That?

Check out the Dread Central interview with Julianne Moore at dreadcentral.com.  I love this interview!

Moore says that what she really appreciates about Carrie is that "we were revisiting Stephen's (King) novel instead of trying to remake the original movie."

And with that, she makes the observation that there is a lot more character development taking place in the novel than made it into the original film.  I think that's very interesting  as Carrie is a very short book.  Yet is is deeply character driven, something that would become a hallmark of King's work for years to come.  She points out that King based Carrie on two bullied girls, and that the themes in Carrie are "timeless."

Moore points something out that's almost so obvious you could miss it!  Though White is "a bit psychotic," she is actually working to protect her daughter  because she loves her.  That's good!  Wait, there's more. . .

if you think about it- she's right. Margaret White was absolutely right- she said the world was going to laugh at Carrie, and that's what they did. They tormented that young girl, and had she listened to her mother, it wouldn't have happened so there is a sense of truth to some of the things she does say even if they seem crazy or their cruel or they're awful to hear.  (dreadcentral.com)

I never thought about this until now -- but Carrie is as much about parenting as it is about bullies.  I have not gone there  because it would require I try to see things from Margaret White's point of view -- something I'm not excited about.  Yet, parenting does make you a bit crazy!  And people who start out crazy become really nutty parents!  But still, they love their kids.  (Most of them)