“The Shining” is one of my favorite books. I loved the characters that Stephen King put together, and the flow of the novel, and ending was great. There’s a lot of tension built into the book, and it is not like the movie. In fact, from what I’ve read, King though the movie was not as good as the book and took too many liberties. That caused friction to the point where King had a mini-series made that was closer to the books more dramatic moments.
There’s not much more that can be said about the movie that
hasn’t been said already, but then again, the point of blogging about cinema is
not always so cut and dry. I am well aware that there’s plenty of reviews of
this movie, so what my thoughts are, well, are my own and therefore worth
posting right? I don’t know, I’m rambling.
The plot is very simple for The Shining. A hotel requires someone
to keep watch over the winter months, and so a family moves in. The movie
follows Jack Torrance and his family in a peaceful, serene, isolated location.
He’s a writer and he is looking forward to getting to work on his novel, and
getting time away from the big city. Through the course of the movie however,
he begins to go mad. The hotel has a history, and a tragic past, leading to the
hotel to be haunted with the past. This causes Jack to go nuts, and try to kill
his family.
Jack Nicholson puts on one hell of a performance in this
movie, making it one hell of a visual throughout. He really resonates on
screen, and Shelley Duvall does great as Wendy. I found myself glued to the screen,
even though I’ve seen this movie many times over. Stanley Kubrick’s direction
is great too, pushing the cinematic scope to the limits, making every shot, and
visual design flow look perfect. There’s great cinematography on this one, and
it has stellar sound to boot.
“The Shining” can be a little slow for some, but the way
that it is presented, and the overall story captures the imagination and doesn’t
let go. It’s a solid movie that deserves the praise it gets, and is definitely
worth your time if you haven’t seen it in a while. I highly recommend it.
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