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<blockquote data-quote="Werewillie Oleson" data-source="post: 378225" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Yes, and that's a very understandable reaction because Carrie's misfortune (prom night always seems like a big thing in these films) plus the sight of all that blood (even if it wasn't blood) isn't something that makes many people laugh.</p><p>But Chris' friend Norma laughed, there's no mistake about it.</p><p></p><p>I don't think the split screen had anything to do with it, but I do agree that the kaleidoscopic sequences could suggest that reality and Carrie's mind are out of sync, as it were.</p><p></p><p>But that weren't the <em>only</em> parts that showed the laughter.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]48947[/ATTACH]</p><p>And it only stopped when the doors started to shut.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]48948[/ATTACH]</p><p>Actually I think this change in atmosphere is essential to the scene. Changing from joy to fear is much more powerful than changing from aghast to fear.</p><p>But I'm not saying that they were all explicitly laughing <em><strong>at</strong></em> Carrie. </p><p>Laughter can be contagious, and especially in a situation like this when people don't know what to do with themselves it could easily work as a feeling of relief or denial, something to make the anxious situation look less serious. And I guess some of them were actually laughing at Tommy.</p><p></p><p>What you and Jimmy say makes perfect sense to me but I'm still not convinced that the laughter didn't happen.</p><p>Naturally, in the grand scheme of things it doesn't even matter if they were laughing or not. It doesn't change Carrie's feelings and it doesn't make the drama bigger or smaller.</p><p>Just the fact that they witnessed her ultimate humiliation, which also happened on "their" territory, made them all look complicit by default, from Carrie's point of view anyway.</p><p></p><p>I just rewatched the scene in which Sue discovers the bucket, it sort of goes on forever but it works because it oozes suspense.</p><p>The film is a masterpiece no matter how you perceive the events and characters. It's not just horror, it's CARRIE.</p><p></p><p>Great thread [USER=3926]@Jimmy Todd[/USER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Werewillie Oleson, post: 378225, member: 8"] Yes, and that's a very understandable reaction because Carrie's misfortune (prom night always seems like a big thing in these films) plus the sight of all that blood (even if it wasn't blood) isn't something that makes many people laugh. But Chris' friend Norma laughed, there's no mistake about it. I don't think the split screen had anything to do with it, but I do agree that the kaleidoscopic sequences could suggest that reality and Carrie's mind are out of sync, as it were. But that weren't the [I]only[/I] parts that showed the laughter. [ATTACH type="full"]48947[/ATTACH] And it only stopped when the doors started to shut. [ATTACH type="full"]48948[/ATTACH] Actually I think this change in atmosphere is essential to the scene. Changing from joy to fear is much more powerful than changing from aghast to fear. But I'm not saying that they were all explicitly laughing [I][B]at[/B][/I] Carrie. Laughter can be contagious, and especially in a situation like this when people don't know what to do with themselves it could easily work as a feeling of relief or denial, something to make the anxious situation look less serious. And I guess some of them were actually laughing at Tommy. What you and Jimmy say makes perfect sense to me but I'm still not convinced that the laughter didn't happen. Naturally, in the grand scheme of things it doesn't even matter if they were laughing or not. It doesn't change Carrie's feelings and it doesn't make the drama bigger or smaller. Just the fact that they witnessed her ultimate humiliation, which also happened on "their" territory, made them all look complicit by default, from Carrie's point of view anyway. I just rewatched the scene in which Sue discovers the bucket, it sort of goes on forever but it works because it oozes suspense. The film is a masterpiece no matter how you perceive the events and characters. It's not just horror, it's CARRIE. Great thread [USER=3926]@Jimmy Todd[/USER] [/QUOTE]
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