Good movie, but I find the portrayel of Christians offensive
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Carrie
psmithyyyyy — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 03:33 PM)
I'm not sure why hollyweird tries to always make Christians look bad or that they are crazy insane ultra super religious nuts etc. the mom in this movie, I KNOW is supposed to be over the top crazy and clearly has mental issues, but they do this ALL THE TIME! in Edward scissorhands, the crazy sheltered lady next door who lives alone being super judgy towards everyone. or in legend of Zorro, the bad guy is a Bible toting gunman who quotes scripture before killing people. or sleepy hollow, another burton movie, makes the pastor, ichabods father, out to be a corrupt murderer, while at the same time making witches look good! what kind of screwy mentality do these people have in Hollywood? i feel like they must be living in a twilight zone reality or something. I mean, what is up with Hollywood making Christians to be out this way in so many "popular" films? hey why don't they do this to muslims or hindu or anyone else? its not only sick, but a total lie.
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Dottiegrl — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 04:07 PM)
It's a movie and just like everything else things are exaggerated but you must admit there are some pretty radical Christians out there. Ever hear of Jim Jones? The movie was just focusing on the radical type. Sorry you were offended but most people know that all Christians are not like that.
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ScaryMary123 — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 10:53 PM)
They do this because Christians like to foist their religious beliefs on others. "Real" hardcore Christians believe it's their "duty" to "witness" to others about their religion, which is what Margaret White was doing in the beginning of Carrie. Not everyone wants to deal with someone who's trying to convince them they're "sinners" and "need to be saved." Come on.
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deem_bastille — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 03:23 AM)
cause this was not Hollywood but based on a book.
also: you can't call that weird religion Christianity. God doesn't like it when people start up their own version of how He should be worshipped. of course they find out too late.
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deem_bastille — 9 years ago(November 17, 2016 04:20 PM)
you care confusing Lutherans and Baptists as Christianity. they are part of Christianity but without the first sector of the religion, there would be nothing.
first thing being roman Catholicism. but if you really want to get technical, the first religion was Judiasm. without god there would be no jesus.
God didn't like what the jews were doing so he sent J down to set them straight. throughout his life they created the RC religion. heck, J was only baptized into this religion at the age of 30. a good 29 years and 6 months later than the usual children.
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I_Love_Hutch — 9 years ago(December 04, 2016 06:05 PM)
Well, Margaret White would tell you are a sinner plain and simple and to get down on your knees and ask for forgiveness for having been offended.
Then she'd tell you to eat your apple cake!
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fiatlux-1 — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 04:24 PM)
I'm a Christian & I never felt the film was trying to make Christians look bad.
Because Margaret White is NOT a spokesperson of the Christian religion, nor was she meant to be.
Any religion or set of beliefs can be twisted & warped for one's own evil or mentally~ill views.
Margaret was a selfish, twisted person who used the illusion of being a good Christian to keep control of Carrie.
She is not nutty because she follows Christian belief. She is a nut who just happens to call herself a Christian.
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ToxicShockTaco — 9 years ago(January 14, 2017 10:35 PM)
Christian fanatics don't need Hollywood's help to look crazy; they do that all on their own.
Further, the movie was based on a novel, so Hollywood has nothing to do with it.
Regarding Sleepy Hollow, you're forgetting that the entire town was Christian and no one there was fanatical. The only person/Christian in that movie that was fanatical was Ichabod's father. So not "all" Hollywood movie Christians are fanatics. -
TheFearmakers — 4 years ago(April 16, 2021 04:52 AM)
Muslims are crazy too, or can be.
why no movies about then?
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TheFearmakers — 4 years ago(April 16, 2021 04:51 AM)
Hollywood, in ruling the world, makes their movies about Christians ruling the world that THEY, Hollywood atheists, actually rule.
it's a game. it's been going a long, long time
the narrow road to Christians is in Hollywood's eyes the wide road.
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ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 14, 2021 12:17 PM)
It was King's depiction of a religious whack job that got emulated.
Margaret White was a mentally ill disturbed woman and that she believed in a sky fairy as saviour only exacerbated her craziness.
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