Carrie (1976)
 Carrie
made telling use of split-screen techniques to follow cause and
effect as it monitored the startling telekinetic powers of a
teenage girl passing through a traumatic puberty, in one of the
most powerful and original horror movies of the decade.
The primary cause of Carrie's trauma was the sadistic tyranny
of her bigoted, sex-obsessed, religious zealot of a mother (Piper
Laurie) who associates "the curse of Eve" and its
attendant blood, with sin, death and crucifixion.
In sheer self-defence, her unfortunate child finally
"crucifies" her with flying knives, projected by her
telekinetic powers.
The movie culminates in a fiery whizz-bang of a finale in which
Carrie fries her tormentors to a crisp and the High School Prom
turns into a blazing nightmare.
Sissy Spacek was outstanding as the shy, tortured teenage girl
whose burgeoning sexuality gives her a hellish time at High
School.
The less said about the short-lived Carrie: The Musical
the better!
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