Flanagan’s “Carrie:” the true horrors omitted

Flanagan’s omission of key details in Carrie’s story reveals his misogyny. His refusal to confront the root of this harm in the original story reveals a wider pattern of male directors refusing to blame the harms of patriarchy when portraying women’s stories. While he recognized the significance of kindness as a cure to Carrie’s experience, he failed to recognize misogyny as the root of this cruelty.