Carrie(1976)

This film is suggested for ages 18+ and may contain violence or horror elements, dark supernatural themes. Biblical themes explored include {"reference":"Romans 7:5-6","theme":"Law that produces death","description":"Margaret White's theology is Paul's diagnosis of the Law at its worst: a set of rules that arouses sin consciousness, produces shame, and brings death rather than life. Her religion has no gospel, only condemnation, and it destroys her daughter."}, {"reference":"1 John 4:18","theme":"Fear versus love","description":"Margaret's entire relationship with God is fear-based, and this fear has extinguished love. The Johannine principle that 'perfect love casts out fear' is visible by its absence: her faith is entirely fear, with no love for God, herself, or her daughter."}, {"reference":"Luke 18:9-14","theme":"Pharisaic self-righteousness","description":"Margaret White's posture toward God parallels the Pharisee in Jesus's parable: she is confident in her own righteousness, contemptuous of those who fail to meet her standards, and utterly blind to her own violence. Her prayers are accusations, not petitions."}, {"reference":"Matthew 23:4","theme":"Burdens without help","description":"Jesus's criticism of those who bind heavy burdens on others without lifting a finger to help describes Margaret's parenting: she loads Carrie with the full weight of her theological anxieties without providing the tools, community, or love needed to bear them."}. We recommend parents review content before watching with younger children.