My theory is that he died and became a ghost, trapped in the hotel for eternity. And ghosts dont give a damn about time. Like the projections from the 20s party in the present (which Wendy saw), Jack is now damned to haunt ppl in the past, present and the future. He was, is and always will be the "caretaker".
One of the Shining documtaries, I think Room 237, suggests that the Shining is a commentary on European colonialism. Note the Native American motifs and the out-of-nowhere racism.
My take, when I read the book was that Jack was not inherently evil, but just a hapless guy down on his luck. As the book progressed he got more and more evil. The evil was in the hotel and it eventually took Jack over. My take, anyway.
Very interesting. My theory is quite simple. As Jack, an aspiring writing teacher, drives alone to the hotel, he has an idea for his writing project. He learns about Grady and has more to work with. Jack firms up the story line when he and the family tour the hotel. As the movie goes on, we are moving from the real world into Jack’s story. There aren’t any ghosts and no murders,either. It’s all in Jack’s mind. Simple.
"The Prettiest Movie Ever" is another Stanley Kubrick offering...Barry Lyndon. Many of the scenes look like paintings from the period of the film. Nice dinosaur,
You nailed the ending with your Twilight Zone comment. The best way to understand the photo is to realize that Jack was not in the photo until he died.
some reactors hate on Wendy calling her weak and worthless, which I totally don't get. Despite her timid mannerisms she does absolutely everything right and steps up to the plate in every regard.
Thst was an attitude towards wendy in the 80s, matching the chauvonistic mentality of that era, an opinion of her which died down from the 90s forward.
In the mid 70s following the popularity of The Exorcist's Tubular Bells horror filmmakers seemed to learn the importance of intense, memorable music scores. Going toward the 80s we got Suspiria and Dawn Of The Dead bringing the Italian contingent (prog combo Goblin) and of course the driving, pulsing themes of John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog), and Myrow/Seagrave's memorable score for Phantasm and it's sequels. Characteristically Kubrick didn't let his end down.
Um, the reason she's upset when the mother finally reads the novel her husband's been writing ALL THIS TIME, is because it's not that he's going crazy. It's HOW LONG he's BEEN going crazy. He's been working on this book since before they got to the Overlook Hotel. I mean, we knew he was jacked up (ha, pun!) before this moment, because of the fact that he went nuts for a minute when his son threw his papers all over the place, and he pulled his arm out of the socket.
Read the book when I was 11 or 12, and we were on a trip across the U.S. by van. Knew how close we were to the location of this film, and that was scarier than the book!
my take: the hotel itself is the evil entity, which periodically demands a ritual blood sacrifice. lloyd the bartender did not suddenly appear for no reason: when jack first sits down alone at the bar, he says "i'd give anything for a drink...i'd give my goddamn soul." this summons lloyd, who offers him his wish. jack sealed the deal & his fate by accepting the drink. the photo gallery at the end is the hotel's scrapbook of the souls it's captured. why 1921? after a job well done, the hotel places its victims in the settings used to capture them. everything haunting jack's family was from that era.
great take. also, when Wendy was running around, the hotel knew she was trying to find her child, and the hotel kept showing her random foul things - to distract. so yeah it was evil. Grady most of all when he said "corrected"
You all do the same thing. You over-explain the crap out of everything before you actually get into the video. Are you in love with the sound of your own voice? Or do you just love to waste people's time?
There are plenty of Stephen King novel/short story to movie adaptations. My favorite (and lesser known) ones are (in no particular order) "1408", "Cujo", "Big Driver" and "A Good Marriage", "Misery" is his best novel (IMO) and a great movie. Btw, what is your T-Rex's 🦖name? I hope it's not Rex. I think you should name him, Clayton (after me). Your reaction to this movie is my favorite one of yours so far. You are just so _ADORABLE!_ I've been talking you up on other reactors' channels' comment section, to get you some more subs. I think it's working. Once people see how cute and charismatic you are, they _HAVE_ to subscribe.
Fun reaction ! i watched a lot of reactions to this movie and this one was p memorable well done ! had a good few laughs too be interested to see some of ur other vids ! love this movie
1. Joe Turkel/Lloyd plays Tyrell in "Bladerunner" 😇 2. "Here's Johnny" was adlib by Nickelson. 3. It took over 60 takes for Jack to chop through the doors. He used his voluntary firefighting skills to get through all the takes. Doors had to be made because he went through them so rapidly. 4. The reason King didn't like this adaptation of the movie is because he didn't like the changes Kubrick made. This thing was remade just for King and although the remake was more in line with the book IMVHO it wasn't as good at this one. 5. Two of the changes he didn't like were Jack's decent into madness was too rapid, and Wendy wasn't such a patsy in the book. 6. Shelley Duval said making this film was the worst thing she ever experienced in her life. She said she wouldn't do it again. 7. Jack Nicholson and Scatman worked together in "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest". 8. The real villain here is the hotel itself. 9. Watch Dr. Sleep. Danny is an adult and many of the loose ends will be cleared up. TUESDAY!😱
Jack in the novel was a man who loves his wife and child. He fought the evil tooth and nail only to succumb to it. Jack in the movie was crazy to begin with. The ghosts were all real. They drove him into total madness. Right after meeting 237s permanent resident it sent him over the edge. In the novel Jack snapped out of it and let his son and wife escape before the hotel is destroyed.
I say movies like this trying to find interpretations is meaningless as the unsolved mystery IS THE POINT. This movie is about being eerie and unsettling. You achieve that by setting mysteries that seem to be on the verge of being explainable yet no explanation ever suffices. That is by design. That is how you make a movie like this. No cheap thrills.
I know, maybe a weird genre, but what about a horror/comedy? I really suggest 'Young Frankenstein' by Mel Brooks, if you haven't seen it. Thanks. Liked & subbed
If you're a fan of the Twilight Zone, you should check out the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" series. It's like the Twilight Zone with unexpected twists. Hitchcock was the master at that.
You need to watch a bio on Kubrick!!! Most these days dont have a clue about the undisputed GOAT of film-craft. Sure there's better story tellers, but Kubrick was an award winning photographer for top NY magazine before he was 18! He was involved with every aspect of his films from casting, to wardrobe, to set design & the reason King didn't like this. If Kubrick made a film based on a novel he basically rewrote the whole thing himself. He was a bonafied genius. This is actually about "Moon Landing", bear suck Russia, ball roll to Danny/America on launch pad, he stands & Apollo 11 launches, etc. After GOAT Sci'Fi flick "2001: A Space Odyssey" he had new employer NASA build him cameras to use in period piece "Barry Lyndon" so he could shoot inside castles the way it really was back then, nothing but candlelight & pretty sure he used on overhead crane shot here of maze which is most impressive shot in Shining to me as was no cgi & that crane a regular movie crane, maybe 30-40 ft high yet looks like he shot it from helicopter! Saw this in theater in '80 at 9 yro a couple of weeks after slasher game-changer original Friday The 13th & was bummed cause only 1 kill!😅 Took a minute to revisit & realize another Kubrick Masterpiece! Catch this when i can friend! See ya! 🤘🌎❤️
King has another movie about an author in a hotel... 1408 (John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson) you might not be okay, mentally, emotionally or physically...
You're a good Reactor; with all respect, I disagree about the "Window" scene. Unless you're joking, Jack isn't even watching his family. This is the moment Kubrick let us know that Jack....is losing his mind. 14:43
This is definitely a classic, it's such a great film! I love everything about it and it's extremely effective, but I never pretend like I understand the ending lol.. I don't even try to understand it because everything else in the film is so well done.. I never read the book..
I hope you'll continue with the book. It's much better in my opinion and Jack is much more sympathetic character. Wendy is also much stronger and more likable in the book. There are a several differences from the movie but I don't want to give too much away!
5:18 And don't forget both the character of Bill Denbrough, AND Mike Hanlon's interludes in "It," or pretty much all of "Secret Window, Secret Garden," or Bob Jenkins in "The Langoliers," or Bobbi Anderson in "The Tommyknockers"...
I loved the book better. When it comes to Stephen King , it's always best reading the book first then the movie . I do love his 2 books " Skeleton Crew " & " Different Seasons ". I also have the orig Creepshow comic and his other books.
King is one of my favorite writers, but I can definitely get burnt out on his books. I read almost the whole Dark Tower series. Plowed through them. Got to thenlast book, and it's huge. I just never got around to reading the rest. Also had some things spoiled. Surprisingly, I've read IT more than once, despite its size. It keeps my interest better. This is one examppe of the movienheing better than the book for me, and I love that it's different.
the movie is a great piece of cinematic work but sadly a poor adaptation of the book as so much was changed or just left out, e.g in the film the viewer is left to decide if he went mad from the isolation or if the hotel was possessing him where as in the book the whole family are fully aware that the hotel is not only haunted but actually actively trying to get them but cant escape due to the winter cutting off the only road to the hotel etc
The book ain't much, imo. It's standard haunted house stuff. He gets points for inventing it, but that doesn't really compare to the awesomeness of the film.
I agree. I also think that King usually does well in novels but not in screenplays. I know it is his work but Kubrick is a genius at whittling down the characters and really letting them “shine” thru. King should have been honored the Kubrick presentation, but no. He hated the movie so much that he wrote Dr Sleep. I think the movie doesn’t work because it’s a movie, not a novel or short story. Too many characters, too many events, too much plot.
@@jimglenn6972 I would also put it this way: The movie is one of the best of its genre, but the book isn't even one of the best King novels. It's cartoony. There was some kind of self-loathing going on with him writing about a drunk writer.
One of the things I feel is frequently missed by younger generations is how much rarer it was for a woman to simply up and leave her husband, regardless of the reason, prior to.. (I would say) the ‘90s, in contrast to afterward. While it certainly occurred, there were far more social stigmas against single parents in general and against women (lookup the Murphy Brown controversy).
Thanks for being on Wendy's side from the start (reading the book a little helps). She's such a broken bird 🤕 You'd be surprised at how many people hate her. I think she's such a nuanced character, and the way she navigates Jack's triggers is subtly worked into the script. I only wish Kubrick was better at communication and didn't have to torture his actors to get the perfomances he wanted. Both Shelley Duvall and Scatman Crothers were traumatized by him. Crothers famously broke down crying "Mr Kubrick, what do you want from me?!" after numerous takes.
i don't know how true it is, it's got a cult following etc, but stephen king i heard said this was his least favorite novel turned to film movie. which is shocking, but i think it's because back in the time it was made, what stuff he wanted to add to the book would of been way to scary at the time.
so glad you gotta a chance to see this, you can actually go to this hotel and the rooms seen in this movie including evil ghost lady room still looks exactly the same. no worries about the nibbles, lol
In fact, the interior of The Overlook was constructed whole cloth at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, England. The exterior shots were of Timberline Lodge in Oregon (which doesn't have a hedge maze).
My theory is that he died and became a ghost, trapped in the hotel for eternity. And ghosts dont give a damn about time. Like the projections from the 20s party in the present (which Wendy saw), Jack is now damned to haunt ppl in the past, present and the future. He was, is and always will be the "caretaker".
One of the Shining documtaries, I think Room 237, suggests that the Shining is a commentary on European colonialism. Note the Native American motifs and the out-of-nowhere racism.
My take, when I read the book was that Jack was not inherently evil, but just a hapless guy down on his luck. As the book progressed he got more and more evil. The evil was in the hotel and it eventually took Jack over. My take, anyway.
Very interesting. My theory is quite simple. As Jack, an aspiring writing teacher, drives alone to the hotel, he has an idea for his writing project. He learns about Grady and has more to work with. Jack firms up the story line when he and the family tour the hotel. As the movie goes on, we are moving from the real world into Jack’s story. There aren’t any ghosts and no murders,either. It’s all in Jack’s mind. Simple.
The hotel possessed him.
My interpretation too.
"The Prettiest Movie Ever" is another Stanley Kubrick offering...Barry Lyndon. Many of the scenes look like paintings from the period of the film. Nice dinosaur,
You nailed the ending with your Twilight Zone comment. The best way to understand the photo is to realize that Jack was not in the photo until he died.
This movie is why Nickleson was hired for being the Joker in Batman.
some reactors hate on Wendy calling her weak and worthless, which I totally don't get. Despite her timid mannerisms she does absolutely everything right and steps up to the plate in every regard.
Thst was an attitude towards wendy in the 80s, matching the chauvonistic mentality of that era, an opinion of her which died down from the 90s forward.
Shelley Duvall was perfect in this.
She looked absolutely terrified
A Masterpiece of a movie!
In the mid 70s following the popularity of The Exorcist's Tubular Bells horror filmmakers seemed to learn the importance of intense, memorable music scores. Going toward the 80s we got Suspiria and Dawn Of The Dead bringing the Italian contingent (prog combo Goblin) and of course the driving, pulsing themes of John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog), and Myrow/Seagrave's memorable score for Phantasm and it's sequels. Characteristically Kubrick didn't let his end down.
Um, the reason she's upset when the mother finally reads the novel her husband's been writing ALL THIS TIME, is because it's not that he's going crazy. It's HOW LONG he's BEEN going crazy. He's been working on this book since before they got to the Overlook Hotel. I mean, we knew he was jacked up (ha, pun!) before this moment, because of the fact that he went nuts for a minute when his son threw his papers all over the place, and he pulled his arm out of the socket.
Read the book when I was 11 or 12, and we were on a trip across the U.S. by van. Knew how close we were to the location of this film, and that was scarier than the book!
R.I.P To A Beautiful Gorgeous Woman ❤❤❤❤, Shelley Duvall You Will Be Missed 😢
my take: the hotel itself is the evil entity, which periodically demands a ritual blood sacrifice. lloyd the bartender did not suddenly appear for no reason: when jack first sits down alone at the bar, he says "i'd give anything for a drink...i'd give my goddamn soul." this summons lloyd, who offers him his wish. jack sealed the deal & his fate by accepting the drink. the photo gallery at the end is the hotel's scrapbook of the souls it's captured. why 1921? after a job well done, the hotel places its victims in the settings used to capture them. everything haunting jack's family was from that era.
great take. also, when Wendy was running around, the hotel knew she was trying to find her child, and the hotel kept showing her random foul things - to distract. so yeah it was evil. Grady most of all when he said "corrected"
Imaginary friends are actually super important in human development. In this case, Tony isn't imaginary:)
Hope you finish the book sometime, it’s different from the movie in a lot of ways. Both are great.
You all do the same thing. You over-explain the crap out of everything before you actually get into the video. Are you in love with the sound of your own voice? Or do you just love to waste people's time?
Don't watch her channel then.
It’s kind of poetic that someone is nitpicking her for a change. Girl. STFU and pay attention to the movie.
Reactors talking over dialogue makes me exit immediately...Especially a film like this, w/o much dialogue
i think you would enjoy other kubrick movies given your reaction
There are plenty of Stephen King novel/short story to movie adaptations. My favorite (and lesser known) ones are (in no particular order) "1408", "Cujo", "Big Driver" and "A Good Marriage", "Misery" is his best novel (IMO) and a great movie. Btw, what is your T-Rex's 🦖name? I hope it's not Rex. I think you should name him, Clayton (after me). Your reaction to this movie is my favorite one of yours so far. You are just so _ADORABLE!_ I've been talking you up on other reactors' channels' comment section, to get you some more subs. I think it's working. Once people see how cute and charismatic you are, they _HAVE_ to subscribe.
Fun fact: The actor playing Stuart Ullman played one of the main characters from that Twilight Zone episode called Stopover in a Quiet Town.
Fun reaction ! i watched a lot of reactions to this movie and this one was p memorable well done ! had a good few laughs too be interested to see some of ur other vids ! love this movie
Look me in the eye when you speak to me woman ! 😂
1. Joe Turkel/Lloyd plays Tyrell in "Bladerunner" 😇
2. "Here's Johnny" was adlib by Nickelson.
3. It took over 60 takes for Jack to chop through the doors. He used his voluntary firefighting skills to get through all the takes. Doors had to be made because he went through them so rapidly.
4. The reason King didn't like this adaptation of the movie is because he didn't like the changes Kubrick made. This thing was remade just for King and although the remake was more in line with the book IMVHO it wasn't as good at this one.
5. Two of the changes he didn't like were Jack's decent into madness was too rapid, and Wendy wasn't such a patsy in the book.
6. Shelley Duval said making this film was the worst thing she ever experienced in her life. She said she wouldn't do it again.
7. Jack Nicholson and Scatman worked together in "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest".
8. The real villain here is the hotel itself.
9. Watch Dr. Sleep. Danny is an adult and many of the loose ends will be cleared up.
TUESDAY!😱
Seems like the ghosts in this hotel are having quite the fun, from parties to furry action, and God knows what else!
I couldn't make it through 3 minutes of your annoying drivel.
Good.
Action packed reaction. More action than in the movie. But the movie was more spooky. Great reaction. Thanks.
Jack in the novel was a man who loves his wife and child. He fought the evil tooth and nail only to succumb to it. Jack in the movie was crazy to begin with. The ghosts were all real. They drove him into total madness. Right after meeting 237s permanent resident it sent him over the edge. In the novel Jack snapped out of it and let his son and wife escape before the hotel is destroyed.
Doctor Sleep is also a great movie and an awesome sequel!
I say movies like this trying to find interpretations is meaningless as the unsolved mystery IS THE POINT. This movie is about being eerie and unsettling. You achieve that by setting mysteries that seem to be on the verge of being explainable yet no explanation ever suffices. That is by design. That is how you make a movie like this. No cheap thrills.
Cute dog!
I know, maybe a weird genre, but what about a horror/comedy? I really suggest 'Young Frankenstein' by Mel Brooks, if you haven't seen it. Thanks. Liked & subbed
If you're a fan of the Twilight Zone, you should check out the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" series. It's like the Twilight Zone with unexpected twists. Hitchcock was the master at that.
Christ. Shut the....
You should watch the sequel to the Shining, Doctor Sleep. Ewan McGregor was cast as adult Danny.
Good reaction. Thanks.👍
Same
27:05 Jack transcends in this role 🎭🪓
This movie ranked at #6 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo, cool reaction as always sweetie, you take care and have a good night 🥰❤️
You need to watch a bio on Kubrick!!! Most these days dont have a clue about the undisputed GOAT of film-craft. Sure there's better story tellers, but Kubrick was an award winning photographer for top NY magazine before he was 18! He was involved with every aspect of his films from casting, to wardrobe, to set design & the reason King didn't like this. If Kubrick made a film based on a novel he basically rewrote the whole thing himself. He was a bonafied genius. This is actually about "Moon Landing", bear suck Russia, ball roll to Danny/America on launch pad, he stands & Apollo 11 launches, etc. After GOAT Sci'Fi flick "2001: A Space Odyssey" he had new employer NASA build him cameras to use in period piece "Barry Lyndon" so he could shoot inside castles the way it really was back then, nothing but candlelight & pretty sure he used on overhead crane shot here of maze which is most impressive shot in Shining to me as was no cgi & that crane a regular movie crane, maybe 30-40 ft high yet looks like he shot it from helicopter!
Saw this in theater in '80 at 9 yro a couple of weeks after slasher game-changer original Friday The 13th & was bummed cause only 1 kill!😅 Took a minute to revisit & realize another Kubrick Masterpiece! Catch this when i can friend!
See ya!
🤘🌎❤️
Your children can’t thro darts?😖 Are you going to make them wear helmets IF you decide to let them go out on their own to play?😏
Stop pausing and talking honey, just watch the movie ffs.
If you haven't finished the book , I won't give away spoilers 😉
Please react to Gremlins 2. You reacted to Gremlins 1 close to a year ago.
You should've watched the mini-series first if you want to see proper adaptation of the book
This is still great movie btw
King has another movie about an author in a hotel... 1408 (John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson) you might not be okay, mentally, emotionally or physically...
Don't forget Gordie LaChance from Stand by Me he was a writer as well.
Вы так много болтайте, лучше бы фильм посмотрели нормально тихо, прям в уши зазвинили и голова разболелась 😢
suggested for a movie reaction. The Gate [ 1987 ]
The light reflection in your glasses is a bit distracting 😁🙏
You're a good Reactor; with all respect, I disagree about the "Window" scene. Unless you're joking, Jack isn't even watching his family. This is the moment Kubrick let us know that Jack....is losing his mind. 14:43
Great movie ❤❤❤
"I'm just very confused and I need some time to think things over"
Somehow 😭😭
Dr sleep is a very good sequel.
Now watch Doctor Sleep
I love you flowers 😊
This is definitely a classic, it's such a great film! I love everything about it and it's extremely effective, but I never pretend like I understand the ending lol.. I don't even try to understand it because everything else in the film is so well done.. I never read the book..
I hope you'll continue with the book. It's much better in my opinion and Jack is much more sympathetic character. Wendy is also much stronger and more likable in the book. There are a several differences from the movie but I don't want to give too much away!
5:18 And don't forget both the character of Bill Denbrough, AND Mike Hanlon's interludes in "It," or pretty much all of "Secret Window, Secret Garden," or Bob Jenkins in "The Langoliers," or Bobbi Anderson in "The Tommyknockers"...
Could you do reaction to movie Interrogation direct by Ryszard Bugajski. This is so underrated movie
Bravo.
I loved the book better. When it comes to Stephen King , it's always best reading the book first then the movie . I do love his 2 books " Skeleton Crew " & " Different Seasons ". I also have the orig Creepshow comic and his other books.
King is one of my favorite writers, but I can definitely get burnt out on his books. I read almost the whole Dark Tower series. Plowed through them. Got to thenlast book, and it's huge. I just never got around to reading the rest. Also had some things spoiled.
Surprisingly, I've read IT more than once, despite its size. It keeps my interest better.
This is one examppe of the movienheing better than the book for me, and I love that it's different.
Awesome video! Love youre reaction videos the shining is one of my favorites
the movie is a great piece of cinematic work but sadly a poor adaptation of the book as so much was changed or just left out, e.g in the film the viewer is left to decide if he went mad from the isolation or if the hotel was possessing him where as in the book the whole family are fully aware that the hotel is not only haunted but actually actively trying to get them but cant escape due to the winter cutting off the only road to the hotel etc
You really should continue with the book. It's quite a bit different than the film.
Hush...
I believe the kitchen is above the lobby area. So she dragged his body up all those stairs.
Loved how you gain an accent when anxious. Fun reaction .
I hopr you follow up with the sequel Doctor Sleep.
The book ain't much, imo. It's standard haunted house stuff. He gets points for inventing it, but that doesn't really compare to the awesomeness of the film.
I agree. I also think that King usually does well in novels but not in screenplays. I know it is his work but Kubrick is a genius at whittling down the characters and really letting them “shine” thru. King should have been honored the Kubrick presentation, but no. He hated the movie so much that he wrote Dr Sleep. I think the movie doesn’t work because it’s a movie, not a novel or short story. Too many characters, too many events, too much plot.
@@jimglenn6972 I would also put it this way: The movie is one of the best of its genre, but the book isn't even one of the best King novels. It's cartoony. There was some kind of self-loathing going on with him writing about a drunk writer.
Here's Johnny!!!!!!!
PERO " BUT " 👍
One of the things I feel is frequently missed by younger generations is how much rarer it was for a woman to simply up and leave her husband, regardless of the reason, prior to.. (I would say) the ‘90s, in contrast to afterward. While it certainly occurred, there were far more social stigmas against single parents in general and against women (lookup the Murphy Brown controversy).
Thanks for being on Wendy's side from the start (reading the book a little helps). She's such a broken bird 🤕 You'd be surprised at how many people hate her.
I think she's such a nuanced character, and the way she navigates Jack's triggers is subtly worked into the script.
I only wish Kubrick was better at communication and didn't have to torture his actors to get the perfomances he wanted. Both Shelley Duvall and Scatman Crothers were traumatized by him. Crothers famously broke down crying "Mr Kubrick, what do you want from me?!" after numerous takes.
i don't know how true it is, it's got a cult following etc, but stephen king i heard said this was his least favorite novel turned to film movie. which is shocking, but i think it's because back in the time it was made, what stuff he wanted to add to the book would of been way to scary at the time.
so glad you gotta a chance to see this, you can actually go to this hotel and the rooms seen in this movie including evil ghost lady room still looks exactly the same. no worries about the nibbles, lol
In fact, the interior of The Overlook was constructed whole cloth at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, England. The exterior shots were of Timberline Lodge in Oregon (which doesn't have a hedge maze).