It took place yesterday, October 18, in all The Space Cinemas, the Stephen King's Night, la maratona horror dedicata a Stephen King. Durante l’evento sono state proiettate la prima e l'ultima (ad oggi) trasposizioni cinematografiche dei celebri romanzi di Stephen King ovvero Carrie - The Look of Satan (1976) by Brian De Palma and, premiering, It (2017) by Andres Muschietti.
Tanto entusiasmo e trepidazione al The Space di Surbo (in provincia di Lecce) in vista dei due grandi e imperdibili film su grande schermo. Al suo ingresso in sala 1, la folla si è trovata di fronte a centinaia di palloncini rossi (con la scritta promozionale "IT - Al cinema dal 19 ottobre") posizionati fra le poltrone.
La cinemaratona è stata avviata alle ore 22.00 con l'indiscusso capolavoro Carrie - The Look of Satan, film cult del 1976 diretto da Brian De Palma, con protagonista l'attrice Premio Oscar Sissy Spacek. Dopo un intervallo di circa 15 minuti alla fine del primo film, è seguita, dopo pochi minuti dalla mezzanotte, la proiezione del nuovo It (film debuting in all Italian theaters on October 19, 2017) that saw a full house.
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Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) is a girl who has always been subservient to her mother's extreme religious fanaticism and to the tasteless jokes of her schoolmates who constantly taunt her. Life is cruel to Carrie, a teenager who has grown up amid complexes and deep traumas, yet the girl is not as helpless as she might let on because she is endowed with telekinetic powers of which she begins to be increasingly aware.
Durante la doccia che segue la lezione di ginnastica, Carrie viene inaspettatamente colta dall'arrivo del primo ciclo mestruale, evento che la sconvolge perché impreparata e che, proprio per questo, provoca gli scherni da parte delle sue compagne le quali poi verranno duramente punite dall’insegnante di educazione fisica.
When Sue (Amy Irving), one of the classmates, realizes the seriousness of the situation, she decides to make up for her indelicacy by asking Tommy Ross (William Katt), her boyfriend, to be Carrie's date for the classic prom. Chris, however, Carrie's meaner companion, wants revenge for the punishment she suffered because of White. In fact, the girl organizes the sabotage of the stundent prom by ridiculing Carrie in public with a vile prank.
Based on the novel "Carrie" by the King of Thrills Stephen King, Carrie - Lo sguardo di Satana rappresenta il primo vero successo commerciale di Brian De Palma, grande regista fino ad allora lontano da incassi sensazionali. Guardando la pellicola, appare subito chiara la denuncia sociale velata nella storia: quella rivolta ad una società troppo collegata all’ortodossia religiosa e dall'altra, invece, a quella fetta sociale che si accontenta di mostrare la “facciata perfetta” camuffando e nascondendo problemi e pericoli.
The whole thing is narrated by highlighting, excellently, a clear glimpse into youthful discomfort. Glaring is the highlight of the film, the prom night, a typical scene about the happiness and carefreeness of American society and being annihilated by those monsters she herself has created without realizing it.
Carrie - Lo Sguardo di Satana è un grande film, inarrivabile e convincente sotto ogni punto di vista. Un’ottima prova di De Palma condita, senza dubbio, da lodevoli interpretazioni. Rimane impressa infatti la prova recitativa di Sissy Spacek ma anche quella di Piper Laurie che nel film interpreta l'inquietante madre della protagonista.
Among the various film transpositions of King's novels, this is one that stands out the most.
In 2013, Kimberly Peirce directed a new adaptation of the aforementioned novel viz. Lo sguardo di Satana - Carrie, a lousy film that falls far short of the overall beauty of De Palma's grandiose work.
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Surprising new transposition of It, the well-known horror novel written by Stephen King in 1986 and delivers an engaging and breathtaking performance. Merit certainly goes to the direction of Andrés Muschietti, who has already made his mark with the highly successful The Mother and of Bill Skarsgård's (Hemlock Grove) extraordinary and spellbinding performance, which certainly does not pale in comparison to that of Tim Curry (the Pennywise of the two-episode miniseries that came to TV in 1990).
It by Andres Muschietti engages the audience from the very first minutes, bewitching the viewer right from the opening sequence that captures little Georgie and the paper boat and his encounter with the dangerous clown. This is the first of the memorable moments that punctuate this highly successful new adaptation where the curse that blights the small town of Derry becomes more and more penetrating.
Against this backdrop of mystery and death, the curtain is pulled back on the lives of the little protagonists whose extraordinary performances positively influenced the success of the film. With its history, its fear, its discomfort, the group of losers remains in the viewer's heart because It brings to the stage not only unreal monsters but also the dangers of reality, those that lurk silently within the walls of the home or, worse, in the heart of every victim.
It offers insight into weakness and injustice, laying bare and then confronting inner fears as they materialize. A journey of pitfalls and suffering ensues at the end of which there is full self-knowledge that rewards with full control of one's life.
Andres Muschietti's film is also packed with powerful special effects, aided by incredible CGI. Plenty of jumpscare that jolt the most sensitive viewers as well as abundant are the disturbing sequences that aim to entangle the audience's emotions.
In addition to Bill Skarsgård, the cast includes Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jackson Robert Scott, Jack Dylan Grazer (Tales of Halloween), Wyatt Oleff, and Nicholas Hamilton.
In the town of Derry, Maine, children begin to disappear. Bill, a member of the Losers Club along with his other friends, decides to investigate the disappearance of his little brother Georgie. In addition to coping with the everyday problems associated with adolescence (such as bullying), the group will be terrorized by some chilling paranormal phenomena. The search will lead the kids to confront an evil monster who takes the form of a clown named Pennywise, who will begin to torment them by confronting them with their greatest fears.
