So Carrie got her period at 17 or 18?
That seems far-fetched. And the fact that Carrie did not know what a period is is ridiculous. Pretty bad film.
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Ever heard of the term 'late bloomer'? That's what Carrie was. And her mother was a psycho so she didn't explain any of this to Carrie.
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The following table contains some European investigation data.
Age at menarche for French women born between 1946–1950 (n = 26902)
Age Percentage (number)
<11 3.5 (953)
11 14.4 (3872)
12 25.5 (6869)
13 26.8 (7204)
14 20.4 (5474)
15 6.6 (1775)
16 2.0 (529)
>16 0.8 (218)
Never 0.0 (8)
One can see that 0.8% (218 out of 26902) women got their menarche at the age 17 and older.
Unfortunately the same tables about telekinesis do not exist...
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If someone is familiar with the biology, he definitely knows that these data are applicable to American women too. If you doubt this, then read:
www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/Age_at_Menarche_and_Racial_Comparisons_in_US_Girls.pdf
That is 0.8% (8 per 1,000) of American women got their first period at age 17 or older. Therefore OP is wrong. Moreover, it is ridiculous to see the problem with menarche and to forget the fact that a telekinesis does not exist.
MAYBE European girls would be comparable to Americans...but not ones born in 1950 compared to the mid 90s. And since THIS movie is set in the 2010s, it doesn't matter what the novel or first movie was set.
shareIt's well known that girls are having menarche at earlier ages every generation. In the 70s when the book was written, I didn't hear anyone say that menstruation at seventeen was unheard of.
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shareStrange that you're willing to believe telekinesis as a plot point, but a girl having her period at 17 or 18? No one's going to make you a fool about that.
Having menstruation that late is rare, but rarities are things that stories are made of. In fact, it's even rarer for the onset of menstruation to be accompanied by telekinesis.
I agree. Highly unlikely isn't the same thing as unbelievable. And if you have no problem with telekinesis being "unrealistic" than I'd let this go. Besides, severe repression can affect things like this. The character is obviously very repressed.
shareNot only that, there aren't too many menarches in the real world that correspond to the awakening of telekinetic powers. Anyone who watches this movie should accept the notion that Carrie's first menstruation wasn't ordinary, in overt and subtle ways.
shareShe was in the original too, and in the book.
By the way, I am right behind you.
It's unusual but not unheard of, and with the daily stressors she was getting at home and at school, it may have delayed puberty. As far as not knowing what a period is, I have known of some girls from the same kind of overly sheltered religious background not knowing either.
shareThe second part I don't find ridiculous. Her mother not telling her about it is very in character for her, and Carrie is portrayed as not being able to be social at school (probably also due to her upbringing/home situation) and so would not hear from there. Probably no television either, as I assume that is also the work of the devil, etc.
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In the book she's 16.
Not knowing what a period is? Are you kidding? With a mother like that of course she doesn't know.
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And, in this movie, she was home schooled for a long time before the States made Mrs. White put her in a high school.
sharebut a 15 year old wouldn't be a senior in high school.
that means she was in first grade at 3 years old.
In 1979, at the age of seventeen, Carrie has her first menstrual period
Reading the paper can really be depressing. Mr. Dithers fired Dagwood again. share