Carrie Teaches Us Menstruation Horror Is No Laughing Matter
CineNiche Graphic Design Purchase poster at Zazzle Brian De Palma's Carrie represents a first in menstruation horror. This packed phrasing simply means Carrie shows the fears of adolescence through the eyes of a sheltered girl on the verge of womanhood. The opening sequence features Carrie's first period and through extreme repression at home Carrie has no idea what is happening to her. All the other girls laugh and throw tampons and pads at her. In her state of frenzy Carrie has smeared her blood everywhere. Miss Collins, her gym teacher, comforts her while secretly wanting to laugh as well. In the principle's office she describes the situation to him and when he sees the blood on Miss Collins he recoils. Carrie's anger and frustration manifests itself through telekinesis. One could argue that her ability develops out of repression. Without a healthy outlet for her feelings or knowledge of her body, everything bottles up inside until her ability for