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. Mar 30, 2017 the shining is a horror cinema masterpiece, and figuring out its haunting and iconic ending was no easy task for stanley kubrick. Stanley kubricks version of the shining came out decades ago, and among the many details from the book that were changed for the big screen is the ending and theres an alternate ending that, sadly, will never be released. The 10 most outrageous theories about what the shining. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the shining. Kubrick decided to direct a comparatively crowd appealing film, maybe as a result of the financially poor performance of barry lyndon, which by many revered critics and filmmakers is considered to be his best film.
In the movie the wife is running through the hallways and she stops at an open room and there is like this person in an ugly pig looking costume on top of another guy. Jan 29, 2019 the ending of the shining explained by matthew jackson jan. As the cavernous hotel shuts down for the season, the manager gives jack a grand tour, and the. We recently shared some interesting information regarding stanely kubricks the shining in which we learned some of the original alternate endings that were explored by the director and his creative team the other versions of the ending included wendy killing jack, jack killing danny, and even one in which dick hallorann was one of the real villains of the story.
The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. The photograph at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. There was no internet when the shining was released and it. 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 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 the novel, the shining ends with the death. Before the end of the 1980s, i wasnt the only one to do a 180degree turn and decide the shining was a great horror movie after all. Why that bear performed fellatio on that guy in the shining. How the shining movies ending differs from the book. May 31, 20 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. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the. Its actually three separate locations, each with its own stories and place.
I think its just to supposed to serve as something outwardly ridiculous that gets the viewer talking about the movie after its over. At first, it feels like a traditional horror setup a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous. The shining has an alternate ending you will never see. 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. The whole thing would be beautiful if it werent for the super creepy music playing in the background.
Seriously exhaustive analysis of the shining shows kubrick. The title of the novel was inspired by the john lennon song instant karma. If it seems odd that a movie more than three decades old would now warrant a film documenting its most indepth theories, consider this. Mar 30, 2017 the shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. Jun 30, 2008 in the movie the wife is running through the hallways and she stops at an open room and there is like this person in an ugly pig looking costume on top of another guy. Jack is an alcoholic and child abuser who has reportedly not had a drink for five months but is anything but a recovering alcoholic. Until the last minute, the plot seems to be wrapping up in a conventional way. Ive heard two different theories back and forth and im curious as to what you all think. When he imagines he drinks with the imaginary bartender, he is as drunk as if he. Parents need to know that the shining is the classic 1980 stanley kubrickdirected film based on the stephen king novel about a man hired to be the caretaker of a hotel deep in the mountains of colorado who develops severe dementia from a combination of cabin fever and the dark and haunted past of the hotel. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy or, rather, a homicidal boy in stanley kubricks eerie 1980 adaptation of stephen kings horror novel. In shining lore, the numeral 237 itself is of special significance, being as kubrick changed the room number from kings 217 for reasons that for many have never been satisfactorily explained.
Blood flows throughout this film literally in several notorious scenes. In the movie, dannys parents dont know about his supernatural ability but in the book they do. Watch the explanation of the ending of the classic horror movie, the shining. Apr 05, 2018 the shining is a 1980 horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. A dude named jack torrance gets out of the car and heads to a meeting with the manager of the hotel, stuart ullman. The movie is not about ghosts but about madness and the energies it sets loose in an isolated situation primed to magnify them. Seth rogens comedy an american pickle movie gets august 6, 2020 release date on hbo max about an immigrant worker seth rogen at a pickle factory who is accidentally preserved for 100 years and.
How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. Jul 08, 2015 as long as film historians respect his wishes, the alternate ending of the shining like the epic deleted pie fight from kubricks dr. The movie adaptation of stephen kings novel, the shining is often considered as one of the finest horrorcumsuspense thrillers made to date. As amazing as the ending to doctor sleeps movie sounds, the ending for stephen kings book was way different. And there is good reason for viewers to puzzle over the film 33 years after its release. Oct 27, 2019 stanley kubricks version of the shining came out decades ago, and among the many details from the book that were changed for the big screen is the ending and theres an alternate ending that, sadly, will never be released.
Mar 05, 2019 watch the explanation of the ending of the classic horror movie, the shining. The shining 1977 is a novel by american author stephen king. Haunted by a persistent writers block, the aspiring author and recovering alcoholic, jack torrance, drags his wife, wendy, and his gifted son, danny, up snowcapped colorados secluded overlook hotel after taking up a job as an offseason caretaker. For the door that jack chops through with the axe near the end of the film, kubrick originally shot this scene with a fake. For starters, the end of the shinings novel saw the overlook hotel burning. Subscribe to our youtube channel to see the bloodcurdling lengths kubrick put his crew through in 7 movies that put insane amounts of work into small details, and watch other videos you wont see on the site. Jun 08, 2018 with hereditary now in theaters, we take a look at the dark, disturbing, and twisted ending and try to explain what the hell happened to the characters. The shining summary we watch a car drive up a long and windy road to a fancylooking hotel way up in the mountains. Below, executive producer jan harlan and screenwriter diane.
He decided to adapt stephen kings best selling novel, the shining. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and. The shining is about physical and sexual abuse perpetrated on young danny boy by his father jack torrance. During that era, severe mental disturbances were often dealt with physically. A space odyssey may finally have an explanation, with a video surfacing on youtube that purportedly shows kubrick detailing the. The iconic sentence actually changes meaning for foreign translations of. 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. Shutter islands ending explained shutter island the. Kubricks adaptation of the original story makes some drastic changes, leaving the movies danny not necessarily bound to the same fate. At first, it feels like a traditional horror set up a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous. As the film develops, it becomes more mysterious, ambiguous, threatening, and hallucinatory. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. It was adapted for the screen by directorproducer stanley kubrick and novelistacademic diane johnson. However, the book and movie differ in some key areas, like how the iconic ending of the movie was.
The final shot of the shining, its ambiguity forever helping stanley kubricks most popular film hold its enduring legacy for nearly thirty years. Shutter islands ending explained shutter island the guardian. He wanted you to discuss the movie on the car ride home. So when he shows up, jack goes after him knowing this fact instead of going after his wife. A lot of kubricks movies have a final image of something seemingly impossible. Strangelove will exist only in photos and memories.
March 5, 2019 by jessie mendoza what does that famous final shot of stanley kubricks the shining really mean, and what happens to the traumatized characters left alive. We know jack torrance has frozen to death outside of the overlook hotel, and whether danny escaped. And learn which pixar movie is basically an ode to the shining in 6 mindblowing easter eggs hidden in famous movies. The shining is stephen kings third published novel and the one that established his name in the horror genre. Apr 08, 2020 the movie ends with kiwoo back in his own basement, just as imprisoned as his father but by economic circumstances rather than legal ones. 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. 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. The ending of the shining explained by matthew jackson jan. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. As long as film historians respect his wishes, the alternate ending of the shining like the epic deleted pie fight from kubricks dr. Stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending.
At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. The victim danny can be viewed as the inner child of jacks spouse, wendy torrance, which means that the abuse is a traumatic. Stanley kubricks the shining is regarded by many as one of the greatest films ever made, and one that to this day continues to be the subject of many analyses and discussions.
The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd. The shining tends to be opaque, even though its corridors are welllit. Corbisgetty images the final scenes of stanley kubricks 2001. As you will remember, in the climax of the shining, torrance jack nicholson possessed by a homicidal fury goes in the footsteps of his own son, danny. Recently, the producer and screenwriter of stanley kubricks the shining still deemed the best horror movie ever, by some opened up about the process of. 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. At the end of the shining, jack chases young danny through a. Mar 10, 2016 stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. Ilgwang tells jonggoo a lie that the stranger is the good guy and that he was wrong about him. An alternate adaptation written by king himself, the. Sep 05, 2017 recently, the producer and screenwriter of stanley kubricks the shining still deemed the best horror movie ever, by some opened up about the process of making the film, and revealed some pretty. Even if youve seen the movie 100 times, theres still probably a lot you dont know. The shining has lost its shine kubrick was slumming it.
Movie stanley kubrick the shining horror about 3 years ago by joey paur view fullsize we recently shared some interesting information regarding stanely kubrick s the shining in which we learned some of the original alternate endings that were explored by the director and his creative team. Dec 24, 2018 as seen in both stephen kings novel and stanley kubricks film, the shining s overlook hotel isnt just one place. With hereditary now in theaters, we take a look at the dark, disturbing, and twisted ending and try to explain what the hell happened to the characters. The movie ends with kiwoo back in his own basement, just as imprisoned as his father but by economic circumstances rather than legal ones. The shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. What does that famous final shot of stanley kubricks the shining really mean, and what happens to the traumatized characters left alive.
As seen in both stephen kings novel and stanley kubricks film, the shinings overlook hotel isnt just one place. In america, more than 40,000 patients were lobotomised over a 30year period. It is explained more in the book but since holloran has the shining as well, they are linked. Starring jack nicholson, shelley duvall and danny lloyd in the leading roles, the shining follows the story of a family, who heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence and his psychic son. With the movies ambiguities, it is not known how kubrick felt about or if he agreed with this proclamation. The shining is a horror cinema masterpiece, and figuring out its haunting and iconic ending was no easy task for stanley kubrick.
But kubricks original version of the film included another scene inserted between these two iconic. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd the films central character is jack torrance nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a. The shining is a 1980 horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. We told you above the shining 1980 ending explanation with almost all theories. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of. In the end of the wailing, ilgwang, who is trying to leave town passes through a swarm of locusts and is forced to turn back.
Apr 29, 2020 the movie adaptation of stephen kings novel, the shining is often considered as one of the finest horrorcumsuspense thrillers made to date. I recently found what is arguably the most exhaustive. 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 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. The shining deleted scenes help explain that mystery ending. Theres plenty of speculation surrounding hidden meanings and conspiracy theories of the shining a featurelength documentarys worth, to be exact but the strangest part of the film may forever be wendys sudden discovery of a man in a work suit receiving fellatio from a man in a bear suit stanley kubrick famously tried to distance. What happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining.
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