Ever wondered how turning a great book into a great movie worked. Climax it appears that jack has hit or hurt danny in some way again exposition the shining jack torrence wendy torrence danny torrence conflict mr. The shining is a novel published in 1977 by stephen king, a wellknown american author. Kubrick called king and demanded to know whether the whole idea of.
I didnt know i could actually get spooked by a book, but i was pleasantly surprised. The shining 1980 by tim dirks the shining 1980 is creative director stanley kubricks intense, epic, gothic horror film masterpiece a beautiful, stylish work which distanced itself from the bloodletting and gore of most modern films in the horror genre. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial. The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job.
Stephen kings the shining, published in 1977, is a horror novel. Illustration produced for the folio society edition link above. Jack nicholson takes a job as winter caretaker at an enormous mountain hotel, where he goes with wife shelley duvall and son danny lloyd in the hope that snow and solitude will bring him peace of mind. Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the. The shining mainly takes place in the fictional overlook hotel, an isolated, haunted resort located in the colorado rockies. The shining, one of kubricks later movies, is now widely considered one if not the greatest horror movies ever made, and an excellent example of what an alist director at the top of their game can do with the genre. Seriously exhaustive analysis of the shining shows kubrick. The whole thing would be beautiful if it werent for the super creepy music playing in the background. The hotel plays the shining on a loop on one of its tv channels, available in every guest room. The book is in hardback, and comes in a protective card case.
But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote. Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been. Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been hired as the. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He finds just the opposite, however, as the hotels horrific past quickly overtakes him. We learn early in the film that jack broke dannys arm once. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. The shining mainly takes place in the fictional overlook hotel, an isolated, haunted resort hotel located in the colorado rockies. The shining, by stephen king, is slowly but surely changing that perception. Based on the novel of the same name by stephen king, the shining follows jack torrance jack nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering. Stephen king and stanley kubrick had one conversation before production began on the movie.
Drama analysis of the shining the shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed by stanley kubrick. He was renowned for using supernatural events in many of his stories making them a mixture of horror, gloom, and fantasy. Nov 01, 2012 born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial. 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.
The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight. The amount of changes is one of the reasons why king hated the film so much. This scene is one of the more important in the whole film, but is often overlooked on the first watch as being just for shock. The shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter. The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the. The shining 1980 plot summary 6 a family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic. The main character jack torrance is a violent, recovering alcoholic who has broken his son, dannys arm while drunk before. Those plot holes start to make sense if you view it as a story of son versus father. With wife wendy shelley duvall and psychic son danny danny lloyd in tow, frustrated writer jack torrance jack nicholson takes a job as the winter caretaker at the opulently ominous, mountainlocked overlook hotel so that he can write in peace. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king.
I love the shining because of how jack unravels and because of how real the overlook feels. Although he is a loving and caring father, he occasionally looses his temper and physically hurts danny. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter. The shining 1980 plot summary 6 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. King famously hates the film and had his own version made, but the overlooks design is so good in kubricks film. The novel by horror master stephen king was adapted for the screen by no less a genius than stanley kubrick. 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 sequence was so similarly intense in the book that i had to set it down. I am not going to go on and on about how frustrating it must be for someone of kings prolificity and stature to have people think that his best novel was written 22 years and 30some books ago. While the characters and company in these shining lives are fictitious, the story of the radium girls and the toxic and deadly levels of radium poisoning of over 4,000 factory workers is true. The battle is further complicated when the presence.
Fiveyearold danny torrence and his parents, jack and wendy, are spending the winter at a resort high in the colorado mountains. The shining by stephen king misscole december, 2011 at 12. My interpretation of the film has always been that the surreal or shocking imagery that the characters witness is all p. The shining has become a horror classic and its easy to see why. It captures the imagination and is a compelling read.
To shining newbies, the movie appears to have a number of plot holes. King does a good job in all of his books to keep a relatively gloomy sensation while reading them. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. Jack torrance, a loving father when sober, is a temperamental alcoholic and. And there is good reason for viewers to puzzle over the film 33 years after its release. Adapted, fairly loosely, from then upandcoming author stephen kings novel, the film is a fascinating, twisted and dark. The setting is the overlook, a palatial resort on a colorado mountain top, snowbound and closed down for the long, long. The shining is the third book published by stephen king.
Stephen kings the shining is arguably his most renowned book, both due to the novel itself. The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. Stephen king jack torrence got a job to watch over overlook hotel for the winter but the. Without the maze, the ending of the book is very different from the movie. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. After his father takes a job as caretaker of a secluded hotelresort for one winter season, the main character must fight for his life when the grim history of the hotel is revived due to his shine. Sometimes it seems like its only the bad people who stay healthy and prosper. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. Ive gone through the novel and film multiples times and comprised this list of changes and similarities between. Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd.
Lauren beukes new thriller the shining girls traces a timetraveling serial killer as he jumps through the decades, pursued by the only one of his victims to survive. Seriously exhaustive analysis of the shining shows. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his. 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 films source material from sciencefictionhorror author stephen kings 1977 bestselling novel his third novel. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Dannys endless steadicam cycle down the hotel corridors, ending with the twins in the hallway.
So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel. I have to write a summary on the book, the shining by stephen king. And could someone please explain to me what the shining even is. The book is dark and the movie captures the required essence, but the book gets deeper into jacks mind which is not a fun place.
The shining tends to be opaque, even though its corridors are welllit. The story of this film is based off the book, the shining by stephen king. Jul 09, 2016 the book is in hardback, and comes in a protective card case. A presold prefab blockbuster, what with kings carrie hitting the moviehouses, salems lot being lensed, the shining itself sold to warner bros. The films source material from sciencefictionhorror author stephen kings 1977 bestselling novel his third novel under his own. The shining is a rare horror classic that is famous both as a book and a film. I need the most important plot events that lead up to jack trying to kill his family. The shining 1980 is creative director stanley kubricks intense, epic, gothic horror film masterpiece a beautiful, stylish work which distanced itself from the bloodletting and gore of most modern films in the horror genre. The shining summary we watch a car drive up a long and windy road to a fancylooking hotel way up in the mountains. The shining is a great movie on its own but if anyone went in expecting it to be true to the book, theyd be seriously disappointed. It dont hate you and me, but it dont love us, either. I couldnt help but feel sympathetic for jack because hes come from such a horrible place, tried to rise above it, but is destroyed by this malevolent place.
Although the stories of the two are surprisingly different, horror aficionados have long loved both. It is regarded in some quarters as kings best book. These shining lives revolves around the reallife circumstances of women in the 1920s who worked in a watch factory painting watch faces with glowing radiumrich paint. May 21, 2015 this scene is one of the more important in the whole film, but is often overlooked on the first watch as being just for shock. A dude named jack torrance gets out of the car and heads to a meeting with the manager of the hotel, stuart ullman. If you look at any list claiming to rank the best horror movies of all time, theres a good chance that youll see director stanley kubricks 1980 classic the shining either at or near the top of. 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 was stephen kings third published novel, written as his rise to fame as a horror writer was beginning. Mar 31, 2017 if you look at any list claiming to rank the best horror movies of all time, theres a good chance that youll see director stanley kubricks 1980 classic the shining either at or near the top of. Terrible things happen in the world, and theyre things no one can explain. Are you looking for a book to get you in the halloween spirit. I recently found what is arguably the most exhaustive. The history of the hotel, which is described in backstory by several characters, includes the deaths of some of its guests and of former winter caretaker delbert grady, who succumbed to cabin fever and killed his family and himself.
And youre right the overlook is a character in its own right. It is a great story and the book has a lot more depth to it than stanley kubricks film version of the story. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the shining by stephen king. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
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