Jack is left in the snow and freezes to death, and its implied that the overlook continued with its cycle of murder by bringing in more reincarnations of past workers. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. But there is a deleted scene from the shining 1980 that casts wendys reliability in a curious light. Ultimately, the genius of the shining is that the ending can mean almost anything you want it to mean. Seriously exhaustive analysis of the shining shows. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. One of the many mysteries of stanley kubricks the shining is why jack appears in. Abrams the ending was changed almost entirely because kubrick found. The lost ending of the shining explained best horror. The film version made big changes to the character of jack overall, and subsequently, many elements of the story were completely modified to better. How the shining movies ending differs from the book. At first, it feels like a traditional horror set up a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous. In the movie, struggling writer jack torrance played by jack nicholson moves into the overlook hotel with his wife and son, caretaking it for the winter.
For the door that jack chops through with the axe near the end of the film, kubrick originally shot this scene with a fake. The director chose to end the movie with jack killing halloran, which later led to him trying to murder his wife and son. Stanley kubricks adaptation of stephen kings haunted hotel story the shining is a classic horror movie in spite of the directors intent. The documentary room 237 has been called a diy mashup of the many theories put forward over the years as interpretations of stanley kubrickss 1980 horror classic, the shining. Years following the events of the shining, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot. Its no secret that stephen king disliked the changes director stanley kubrick made for the shining. The victim danny can be viewed as the inner child of jacks spouse, wendy torrance, which means that the abuse is a traumatic. Shining haufig auch the shining ist ein usamerikanischer horrorfilm des regisseurs. The title of the novel was inspired by the john lennon song instant karma. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. And learn which pixar movie is basically an ode to the shining in 6 mindblowing easter eggs hidden in famous movies. The movie was based off of stephen kings 1977 novel. The shining 1977 is a novel by american author stephen king.
A fire hose also resembled a snake which doesnt appear in the movie, but does in the shining 1997 television miniseries, and king had already been playing around with a story idea about a boy with esp, so he combined the two plotlines. The shining tv show overlook is happening at hbo max with j. The central character in the shining is jack torrance nicholson, an. The shining 1980 soundtrack complete list of songs. The shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. For starters, the end of the shinings novel saw the overlook hotel burning. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen kings novel related. In an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending. In dannys case, the future is perhaps even more murky.
Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the film s. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. In all previous video versions of the shining, prior to the 2001 dvd rerelease, each title card failed to change in synchronization with the music. At first, it feels like a traditional horror setup a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous hotel, secluded from civilization, where obviously something will go very wrong. How the shining movies ending differs from the book as mentioned above, the film ends with wendy and danny escaping during a snowstorm thanks to the snowcat hallorann arrived in. Ending spoiler for the shining 1980, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Having read the book, i went with great anticipation. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending. The shining summary we watch a car drive up a long and windy road to a fancylooking hotel way up in the mountains. I first saw this movie when it was released to theaters. Lets take a look at the many reasons shelley duvall almost quit the shining. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen.
However, today i realize that transferring a book to a movie is always going to involve a certain number of compromises. What does that famous final shot of stanley kubricks the shining really mean, and what happens to the traumatized characters left alive. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of anyone who. Midnight, the stars and you ray noble and his orchestra vocal al bowlly stanley kubricks the shining end credits soundtrack. For the first time, the shinings producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. As with some of his other movies, kubrick ends the shining with a powerful visual puzzle that forces the. Stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. So we weighed the dramatic possibilities of killing off various characters and did different treatments. The milliondollar question is whether the deleted ending from the shining will ever see the light.
As amazing as the ending to doctor sleeps movie sounds, the ending for stephen kings book was way different. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future. However, the book and movie differ in some key areas, like how the iconic ending of the movie was. Published in 1977, the shining was kings third fulllength novel, and like most of his work, didnt take that long to become a film. The most debated element of the shining s ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of. The shining critics consensus though it deviates from stephen kings novel, stanley kubricks the shining is a chilling, often baroque journey into madness exemplified by an unforgettable turn. Author stephen king famously hates stanley kubricks iconic 1980 movie version of the shining, for a number of reasons. The final shot of the shining, its ambiguity forever helping stanley kubricks most popular film carry on its enduring legacy for nearly thirty years. It was adapted for the screen by directorproducer stanley kubrick and novelistacademic diane johnson. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and.
One of the many mysteries of stanley kubricks the shining is why jack appears in the photo at the end, and it actually has a semisimple explanation. In the the iconic movie, the shining, was released. The shining came to a close with jack freezing to death after getting. Though she may not always seem it at first glance because she spends much. In kings novel, the overlooks boiler explodes at the. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. It is known as one of the best horror films and was somewhat inspired by real experiences. Take a terrifying look back at some of the best horror films from the including the shining, a nightmare on elm street, and poltergeist.
The author is on record as saying he was more than. Near the end of the film, on a frigid night, jack chases danny into the labyrinth on. Theres the sense that a great talent has been wasted. The shining tends to be opaque, even though its corridors are welllit. The shinings ending left a lot to viewers interpretation, mostly the photograph at the end, and the fate of danny and wendy was left unclear they escaped during a snowstorm so, really, anything could have happened. Wendy torrance shelley duvall at the hospital in the deleted scene. The shinings original ending had wendy kill jack screen. But kubricks original version of the film included another scene inserted between these two iconic. Until the last minute, the plot seems to be wrapping up in a conventional way. Stanley kubricks 1980 adaptation of stephen kings the shining is considered by many to be one of the best horror films of all time. The shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. Lets talk about the ending of mike flanagans doctor sleep movie, and how it diverges from stephen kings novel and stanley kubricks version of the shining.
In the novel, the shining ends with the death of jack, as well as the hotel that goes up in flames due to an aging boiler. All 17 songs from the the shining 1980 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. As the film develops, it becomes more mysterious, ambiguous, threatening, and hallucinatory. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. The shining is about physical and sexual abuse perpetrated on young danny boy by his father jack torrance. And there is good reason for viewers to puzzle over the film 33 years after its release. The film is based on stephen king s 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd. An alternate adaptation written by king himself, the shining 1997, was released as a threepart tv.
The ending of the shining is one of the most talkedabout moments in. A theory that will change how you watch the shining. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis. Upon being released on dvd, each title card does in fact change in sync with the music, the way it was originally intended. The final shot of the shining, its ambiguity forever helping stanley kubricks most popular film carry on its enduring legacy for nearly thirty. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. Whats up with the ending so jackwho has decided to give up on work in order, presumably, to not be a dull boyends this movie by freezing to death in the middle of a hedge maze, and wendy and danny get away in the snowcat machine. The king family stayed in room 217, the haunted room in the novel, but room 237 in the film. With jack nicholson, shelley duvall, danny lloyd, scatman crothers.
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