Holly Durr at Huffington Post has an article titled, "The Blood of Carrie: A Feminist Review of the Re-Make."
She spends her time focusing on the 1970's, not 2013 where the "re-make" was done. She sees Carrie as a challenge to the male dominated establishment and Christian fundamentalism. For Durr, Carrie's mother represents fundamentalist Christianity.
the infamous shower scene -- is a product of the meeting of these two forces. Because of a fundamentalist Christian worldview in which menstruation is not simply a biological process but rather evidence of Eve's original sin being visited upon her daughters, Carrie's mother does nothing to prepare her for getting her period.
Only problem with Ms. Derr's assessment is that is not what fundamentalist Christianity teaches. So in her rush to attack Christianity, Ms. Derr builds a straw man position so that she can have fun blowing it up. In the movie, Carrie actually tells her mother that she is not quoting from the Bible. Moretz discussed the fact that Carrie's mother had actually made up her own religion, and was not reflecting the views of a Christian movement.
By the way -- in Genesis, Eve’s curse was pain in childbirth, not menstruation. Women giving birth don't menstruate.
Durr continues: "When Carrie's mother locks her in the closet, Peirce has the crucifix bleed -- something that doesn't happen in the first movie. The blood of the crucifix connects Carrie's first period to the suffering of Christ, deepening the relationship between debased femininity and religion." Someone should get Durr a spot on the documentary Room 237.
The message of Carrie for Durr? "that fundamentalism is dangerous to women." Huh? Fundamentalist Christians believe a man should love his wife, be ready to give his life for her and honor her. That's dangerous to women? Of course not! Because that's not what Durr has decided in her own head Fundamentalist Christians believe. She has decided Margaret White must represent the whole of Fundamentalist Christianity. That's great, maybe we should assume Bill Ayres represents liberals.
Of course, Carrie's school tormentors were not fundamentalist. Nor is Carrie's mother -- she's her own whack-job. The only fundamentalism is coming from Durr's own imagination. She made the movie what she wanted, saw what she wanted to see, and came out swinging against enemies that lie only between her own two ears.
Of course, Carrie's school tormentors were not fundamentalist. Nor is Carrie's mother -- she's her own whack-job. The only fundamentalism is coming from Durr's own imagination. She made the movie what she wanted, saw what she wanted to see, and came out swinging against enemies that lie only between her own two ears.
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