Discussion on Psycho and Carrie (1976) Movies

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Title: Discussion on Psycho and Carrie (1976) Movies
Introduction
The study discusses two movies Psycho (1960) and Carrie (1976), which connect the narratives to the contemporary social and cultural realities or moods. The horror film Carrie represents an adaptation of a tale that shows an adolescent girl suffering from telekinesis on a revenge mission on other characters. The film has a representation of nearly all females as main characters. In this case, Carrie White grows under a very repressive environment fueled by her mentally unstable mother, Margaret. In such an oppressive and abusive environment, Carrie develops a fearful spirit that makes her very uncomfortable dealing with many occurrences within the real-life situation. Her underdeveloped emotions always made her terrified of certain real-life circumstances since she has never gained exposure to such events that concern stages of human development, especially ladies. For instance, when experiencing her first periods while in the shower, the sudden blood flow scares and terrifies her amidst mockery from other girls. The horror genre narrative can influence since it possibly grounds itself within society's social, political, and cultural reality (Carrie).
The opening sequence of the film begins by showing girls having a shower after a gym lesson. There are slow-motion shots that feature naked girls laughing while applying cosmetics and, at the same time, dressing. Then the camera turns towards a timid Carrie sensually taking a shower, with the scene turning horrific as blood is seen flowing down her leg. The scene materializes the feminine character through cosmetics and fantasizes the female body functions as something to be feared (Carrie). There is a depiction of body functions being met by humiliation with beauty projections on the surface of the female body as opposed to in-built beauty. The horror depicts Carrie's period as one of the costs of an adolescent woman's body function for becoming a woman. However, the perpetual application of cosmetics cutting across the various scenes signifies that the feminine character is to be applied rather than embodied (Lindsey 37-38). Such experiences depict that women are always controlling their natural appearances despite failing to control their emotions. Similarly, Carrie (1976) characterizes telekinesis as a menstrual symptom that lacks emotional control. Such a construction is clearly shown through classic cinematic horrors that present the nature of neglect that a girl child undergoes as she grows into womanhood (Collins).
The Carrie film presents the critical issues that adolescent girls undergo while in the company of their peers and entire society during their development. The girl child is usually exposed under very oppressive hidden forces, from their home environment, institutions of learning to the public square(Collins). The film conveys such social image through character development, scenery, and sounds. The onset of adolescence is depicted to unleash some form of telekinetic power from girls that propagates perpetual conflict with their seniors and peers, just like Carrie with her mother and friends. Such experiences lead such characters to become dea...