Brian De Palma's Carrie Literature Essay
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Brian De Palma's 1976 Carrie is reflective of the social and cultural anxieties of that time. One way that the film has had influence is through queer appropriation. This means that many queer productions are based upon the film, mainly because the lead girl, Carrie, is representative of the gay male's experience - bullied, maligned, and gets revenge, which is a gay male fantasy.