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In Reply to: Just recently saw "The Shining." That movie is an embarrassment. posted by ghost of olddude55 on May 17, 2021 at 06:57:46:
First - Kubrick's Shining really has nothing to do with the book. I would not even attempt a comparison. Yes, it has the same title but what the Shining is about - or can be argued to be about is a woman named Wendy who is a schizophrenic who read the Stephen King novel called The Shining.
Her husband calls her up to tell her he has a job at a hotel where the caretaker killed his family. Wendy, having read the King Novel now begins to have an overactive imagination. She applies her love of horror (as Jack notes) with her hallucinations.
So while the movie is called "The Shining" it needs to be taken from the perspective of Wendy.
I recommend watching this video called the "Wendy Theory" The narration is done by a robotic voice which is irritating but if you can make it through - I think you will have an entirely different view of the film. Indeed, I shared your issues with it but if taken from this perspective - Duvall is pretty damn excellent!
It explains Jack's performance as well because I always felt he went bonkers way too fast - but perhaps in fact it was in her head - and so was room 237 and so was the "The Shining" power.
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