I think part of the realism of the original Carrie, and a reason why some people are bullied, is their appearance. Yo have a very pretty actress play the part kind of make it less believable; would have been better a less good looking actor perhaps?
shareI don't know...I've seen plenty or average or even pretty/handsome kids get bullied by others. It's more whether they fit in and are willing to go with the peer pressure and pack mentality or not.
shareIt's not always purely about looks; if anything, that is less often the case. Their personality and demeanor will be a factor (Carrie's extremely introverted and has no confidence or sense of worth whatsoever). It can also relate to their background and history (people knew about her insane mother). And as shallow as it seems, there's also the clothes; she goes around in archaic, dowdy outfits. Like I said, it's shallow and ultimately unimportant, but people put a lot of significance on that in the social world.
shareI know, but I think personality is affected by beauty and viceversa; very pretty girls are rarely the bullied or the awkward, chances are that the average or ugly looking doesn't develop self confidence, which makes it an easy target for bullies. Pretty girls get the boys attentions and the girls envy, which boosts self confidence.
Not always the case, but most cases.
Not really so. You see all these stories about bullied kids in the news, you see their pictures, and they seem to be good looking enough. With people like this character, who came in as a pariah straight off the bat, looks aren't going to get them far. I personally find the (near disturbing) number of complaints that Carrie is "too pretty" to be ridiculous. The book may make it clearer than any of the films, but I think all versions make it evident that she is an outcast because of the way she is, not because of the way she looks.
shareBut lets stick to the movie-this Carrie didn't work. Chloe was too pretty and too confident-it didn't make any sense that the mean, popular girl wasn't attractive at all-she was a dog face-and Carrie was so pretty and confident and smart, etc.
The book this is bade on is very clear that Carrie is fat, pimply faced, shy and not attractive in any way.
Not so. The books refer to her as "chunky" and mention her acne, but still make out that she can be attractive if she takes care of herself. The boy notices, when he asks her out, that she isn't bad looking. So again, "too pretty" isn't a problem, because her physical attractiveness, or lack of, is not her big problem in the book, nor does it work as an advantage in the film. And I have no idea where you're getting "confident" from. She's the complete inverse of confident.
shareWrong! Pretty girls are bullied all the time because of jealously. Boys might not bully them, but there are still jealous girls who would! Girls are jealous of each other all the time. That could lead to bullying.
shareYou can also say Carrie was bullied because she was pretty. Chris and her friends could see she is pretty and they are jealous so they bully her as a result. And Carrie just takes it because she lacks confidence. Plus Carrie had a natural beauty while Chris was all spray tanned up, with hair extensions ect. So Chris could have been jealous of Carrie's natural beauty.
It adds another dimension to it.
"Notice how I ride side saddle, it proves I'm a lady of quality." Witch Hazel
You could say that all the three actresses who have played Carrie (Sissy Spacek, Angela Bettis, Chloe Moretz) were "too pretty". But in the first two movies, the girls at least looked somewhat weird and freakish. In the last version, the only weird things about Carrie were her crooked posture and fanatic mother.
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