Horror with a source that is not unknown

Rating: 7/10 (16 October 2017)

High school student Carrie White has grown tired from enduring her life of oppression and torment under the tampon-throwing hands of her fellow classmates, the apathetic ruling of her school authority, and the maniacal punishment of her pious mother. As Director De Palma makes sure the audience is fully aware of our protagonist's hardships and consequent psychological states, he avoids a simple story where a demonized monster brings harm to innocent lives. Carrie's telekinesis abilities develop alongside her womanhood, and she becomes able to powerfully assert her justified agony onto those who mistreat her...and onto everyone else in her world. Furthermore, this movie presents us horror with a source that is not unknown, the most notable being religious extremism, social cruelty, and the persecution of femininity. Lastly, the movie does a fantastic job in constantly manipulating us as viewers into thinking things are safe. Warning: it is all a trap, because this is a twisted story where hopeful aspirations lead to the most terrible outcomes.
For being blatantly but intelligently horrific with significant allusions to our societies treatment of womanhood, I give this movie a 7/10.