Can movies predict the future? Can art in general? Kurt Vonnegut thinks so, even coining the 'canary in the coal mine theory of the arts' to describe it. I believe Carrie is one of the best examples of this theory, predicting the modern US school shooting epidemic decades before it actually happened.

Movies Under The Surface is a series of video essays that explores what makes great films great. The videos are about understanding movies at a deeper level, beneath plot and story, at their heart.

For educational purposes only.

Footage from:

Carrie (1976), Dir. Brian De Palma

Network (1976), Dir. Sidney Lumet

M (1931), Dir. Fritz Lang

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997-2002), Cre. Lynn Lehmann

Titanic (1997), Dir. James Cameron

Stephen King on Media and Violence - Interview with Anthony Mason (2013)

The Dead Zone (1983), Dir. David Croenberg

Music from:

Carrie Soundtrack - Pino Donaggio

I Never Dreamed Someone Like You Could Love Someone Like Me - Katie Irving

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