Bullies. I can’t stand em. I’ve even BEEN one for a short period of time. Yep. Result of my parent’s divorce. The person I bullied is now a lifelong friend 🌟 We “bully” in our lives to assume some form of control. I’ve spent a lifetime doing my best to make sure no one in my presence is ever again bullied. It’s something that’s always driven me. Speaking of driving, Stephen King didn’t like bullies much either. So much so, he wrote about a car that got the ultimate revenge on bullies. It murdered them. Of course it has all the hot rod (literally lol) classic car tropes and teenage dynamics of the 50’s. Rebel youth. Shit we can forever relate to. However, in my opinion, Christine feels like it’s less about a killer car, and more about death. Death of your childhood. Death of your family. Death of innocence. After all, good art is about how we relate to it and what we take from it. This was also adapted into one of my absolute favorite Carpenter films. When this scene comes along… the raging inferno of “Christine”… stalking her owner’s bully down the highway at night… getting the ultimate revenge… well I think we can all relate to a time when we would have wanted to see that happen to our own “bully”. Too bad we didn’t all have a killer 1958 Plymouth Fury at our disposal 🔥😂🚗 “Her name’s Christine”. 5”x7”. Watercolor on paper. Super fun one to paint. Still available! #johncarpenterschristine #johncarpenterart #stephenking #stephenkingart #stephenkingfans #watercolorpainting #horrorart #archespaper #bullies #revenge #mopar #plymouthfury #arniecunningham #hotrod #classiccars (at Fort Lauderdale, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmdjVpIuRZv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
