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Message: <blockquote data-quote="A Nightmare on Jimmy Todd Street" data-source="post: 378264" data-attributes="member: 3926">I think you make a good point about laugher being contagious and people often laugh at inappropriate times and aren't necessarily laughing out of cruelty.  Chris' friend Norma, the one with red hat who was in on the scheme, tried to get other people to laugh at Carrie and it looks as if she succeeded.  I wonder if DePalma was being ambiguous in that respect. Maybe Miss Collins did laugh out of the sheer shock of the situation or maybe it brought out some cruelty hidden deep down inside, and she instantly regretted it.   I knew someone whose grandmother fell down an elevator shaft and survived. He told me when he was telling that story and got to the part "down an elevator shaft," many people seemed to be holding back a laugh.  Stephen King writes quite often about situations that elicit callousness in otherwise decent people. Maybe this was being conveyed in that scene?   It's a testament to the movie and novel that there are so many layers to explore. You're right, [USER=8]@Willie Oleson[/USER] , it's more than just horror<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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