What's the Difference between Carrie the Book and Carrie the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Carrie White
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Carrie White
Portrayed by: Chloe Grace Moretz
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Margaret White
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Margaret White
Portrayed by: Julianne Moore
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Sue Snell
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Sue Snell
Portrayed by: Gabriella Wilde
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Tommy Ross
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Tommy Ross
Portrayed by: Ansel Elghort
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Chris Hargenson
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Chris Hargenson
Portrayed by: Portia Doubleday
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Ms. Desjardin
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Ms. Desjardin
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| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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The story is set in 1974. |
The story is set in 2013. |
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This doesn't happen. YouTube doesn't exist. |
A video of Chris making fun of Carrie in the shower is put on YouTube.
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There are flashbacks and the story is not told in a linear manner. |
The story unfolds in chronological order. |
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Carrie and Margaret are not attractive. |
They are attractive, while playing down their good looks.
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Carrie's prom dress is made of crushed red velvet. |
Her dress is pink and not velvet. |
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Carrie has powers when she is a little girl. |
She only has them when she is a teenager.
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Carrie can put thoughts into people's heads. |
She cannot. |
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Carrie can't fly. |
Carrie uses her powers to make her fly out of danger.
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Chris tells Billy to get the pig's blood. |
Billy surprises Chris by taking her to the farm where she kills the pig and collects it's blood. |
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Sue is unable to get to the gym before Carrie sets everything on fire. |
She gets to the gym before the blood is spilled but is kicked out by the gym teacher before she can warn Carrie.
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Sue has a miscarriage after seeing Carrie die. |
Sue is told by Carrie that her baby is a girl and it will survive. |
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Carrie knows that Sue told Tommy to ask her to the prom. |
She doesn't know why he asked her and thinks he might just like her.
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