Stephen King's The Shining

[Marco Zen]

I haven't read the book but ima huge fan of the movie. So much so I have a habit of over analyzing the shyt whenever it's brought up or on TV . From what I hear like all Stephen king movies "the book was better", but in this case I wonder if that's true.

IMO the movie was a masterpiece. I know alot of that was largely due to Stanley Kubrick but I wonder why Kubrick decided to take the story in a different direction and end it differently than the book. Furthermore considering the movies success why was Stephen king still displeased with it.

The conspiracy theories surrounding the making of it are fascinating too

Is it time for a remake of The Shining or should it just be left alone? And if they do a remake should it follow the book more or kubricks version?

I don't giv a fukk what ya say, that story is DEEP. Jack Torrence symbolizes the weaknesses in every man...at the end of the day we're our own worst enemy

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

Movie was already remade. I love the original, though.

 

[Recca Gatsby]

Always puzzles me why this movie gets put on horror lists. I would have killed that nikka so fast.

 

[Wildin]

I haven't read the book but ima huge fan of the movie. So much so I have a habit of over analyzing the shyt whenever it's brought up or on TV . From what I hear like all Stephen king movies "the book was better", but in this case I wonder if that's true.

IMO the movie was a masterpiece. I know alot of that was largely due to Stanley Kubrick but I wonder why Kubrick decided to take the story in a different direction and end it differently than the book. Furthermore considering the movies success why was Stephen king still displeased with it.

The conspiracy theories surrounding the making of it are fascinating too

Is it time for a remake of The Shining or should it just be left alone? And if they do a remake should it follow the book more or kubricks version?

I don't giv a fukk what ya say, that story is DEEP. Jack Torrence symbolizes the weaknesses in every man...at the end of the day we're our own worst enemy

 

[Marco Zen]

Movie was already remade. I love the original, though.

 

[RJY33]

Before you mentioned Kubrick i thought you were talking about the TV remake and i was gonna your rep

Movie is a classic. Probably in my top 10-20 all time. The cinematography, music, setting, Nicholson were all perfect. I like the book as its own thing but i wouldnt mess with one frame of the movie.

Hope this never gets remade again, but im sure it will. Itll star taylor lautner, jessica biel, and the kid from 2 and a half men. Directed by paul ws anderson

 

[Marco Zen]

Before you mentioned Kubrick i thought you were talking about the TV remake and i was gonna your rep

Movie is a classic. Probably in my top 10-20 all time. The cinematography, music, setting, Nicholson were all perfect. I like the book as its own thing but i wouldnt mess with one frame of the movie.

Hope this never gets remade again, but im sure it will. Itll star taylor lautner, jessica biel, and the kid from 2 and a half men. Directed by paul ws anderson

yea im not hoping for a remake either unless its done by one of the heavy hitters (speilberg/ Nolan/ Lee etc.) but like you said damn near everything was perfect about the movie. one day I might get around to peeping the book.

my opinion may be somewhat biased because I enjoyed most of Stephen king based movies from cujo to pet cemetery to IT on down the line but The Shining is probably in my top 10 favorite movies among all movies ive seen.

Like i said the movie is deep to me because the main character is like most men. we live our lives trying to "do right" dancing that fine line betweengood and evil. An angel on one shoulder whispering in our ear and a devil on the other shoulder screaming in our ear. Ive done a lot of partying in my life so I kno a lil something about drugs and alcohol and I think that's a factor in this movie that a lot of people overlook. Also its something I heard Stephen king wanted the movie to have more of and that's one of the reasons he didn't like the movie. King himself had a drinking problem in or around the tim ehe wrote it. But back to my point one of the things that people don't catch in the movie is that the spirits/ghosts did not physically manifest and interact with the living until Jack Torrance made the conscious decision to "have a drink"...after that all hell broke loose....literally.

 

[NZA]

you might want to check out those rob ager shining analysis videos...

and breh, where have you been, there already is a remake for tv.

 

[Marco Zen]

you might want to check out those rob ager shining analysis videos...

and breh, where have you been, there already is a remake for tv.

I kno. I couldn't get into it for some reason, didn't get past 1st 20 mins of it. I might go back and check it out.

 

[KevCo]

Made for tv remake was closer to the book.

 

[JulesWinfield]

Yeah you shouldn't even call it Stephen King's the Shining if you're referring to Stanley Kubrick's movie. Stephen King was pissed cause Kubrick changed so much. I have no intentions of watching the re-make which is supposed to be much closer to the book. From what I remember there was a lot of differences. I'll put it in spoilers in case someone hasn't read the book.

Spoiler

In the book, The motivation of the ghosts is to possess Jack Torrance to get him to kill Danny; if Danny dies in the Overlook, his "shining" ability will be absorbed along with all the other awful energies that are manifest there; the hotel itself is a sentient entity and so would become far more powerful and able to extend its powers beyond the confines of its grounds.

In the movie, the motive is more ambiguous but seems to be to "reclaim" Jack , who is apparently a reincarnation of a previous caretaker of the hotel, as suggested by the 1920s photograph of Jack and Jack's repeated claims to have "not just a deja vu".

There were also hedges shaped like animals that end up coming alive if I remember correctly. the movie had a maze.

Also Halloran doesn't die in the book. Kubrick killed him off

 

[RJY33]

Kubrick killed him off

at that perfect use of the mj smiley

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Book >>> The movie by a mile, although both are classics. Currently reading the latest sequel Dr.Sleep which so far has the original book beat!

Stephen King is a gawd amongst men...

 

[Sad Bunny]

Never saw it.....i mite rent it 2nite. it is that dope brehs?

 

[Marco Zen]

Never saw it.....i mite rent it 2nite. it is that dope brehs?

Stop jokin .. That's not funny