So David and I were finally able to get around to seeing the new Carrie that came out a couple weeks ago. I had seen the original Carrie movie, but only recently read the book by Stephen King. It has been a while since I have watched the original movie, so I am not going to bring that in to the conversation. Reading the book was really interesting because I knew the basic plot, but how the information was presented was so much different than how it is in the movie.
Quick breakdown is first if you have seen the original movie, the updated version is a lot like that. The book also follows along the same story and if you do not know the story Carrie I recommend reading it first due to the differences in storytelling. Not knowing what happens while reading the book would make it much more interesting, although even though I did know what was happening I still enjoyed it. The important thing about Carrie is looking at the human spirit and how much a person can take. (Spoilers for Carrie after the jump.)
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