Cinema aesthetics are changing, especially in a world that is increasingly globalized and digitized. In terms of styles and contents of films, the ways of representing symbols and their definitions have been evolving. This thesis takes the films Carrie of 1976 and of 2013 as examples. By comparing the two films, the thesis examines the different points of view, the forms of representation, the mise-en-scène, and the contents of the movies. Given the progress of digital technology, the thesis further explores how symbols and their meaning have shifted from the original to the remake (blood, sex, bullying, revenge, etc.). The thesis concludes with an overview of the evolving social values over the past 40 years as reflected in the two movies, including audience acceptance of female desires and characters’ behaviors through movie character design.