Worldwide recognized as one of the masterpieces of the seventh art. shining returns to the small screen in full tonight at 9pm on the Iris channel. director genius Stanley Kubrick and is based on the horror novel of the same name signed Stephen King shining presented the audience with some of the most iconic scenes of cinema of the twentieth century.
Shine, plot
Jack TorranceJack Nicholson) thinks he’s lucky when he learns he’s been hired as a winter watchman at the Overlook Hotel, a very isolated hotel that closes during the cold months and then prepares to reopen during the summer months. Precisely because the structure is so isolated and the job seems extremely easy, Jack thinks he can use the time he’ll spend as a paid guardian to write his book, which he doesn’t dedicate as much time to as he would like. As his drinking problem still hasn’t fully manifested, Jack moves into the Overlook Hotel with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and son Danny (Danny Lloyd), which has the ability to “shine” (lo brilliant exactly). The hotel stay seems to start off at the best pace, but things soon fall apart. I am present at the hotel. The frightening presences that frighten Wendy and Danny end up feeding the darkest part of Jack, who, due to isolation and lack of alcohol, begins to show the first signs of insanity.
Everything about The Shining
Stephen King’s Displeasure
Despite shining generally recognized as a masterpiece of the seventh art, was not accepted by a writer of equal disposition Stephen King. Although Kubrick interacted with the Maine writer very often, he, as usual, went about his business, making his own decisions without taking anyone into account. This meant that the director changed some things that King felt would have distorted the work itself. The writer also frequently complained about Jack Nicholson’s acting. Not so much because of the theatrical value, which is almost undeniable, but because the actor drives Jack Torrance crazy from the start, making Torrance’s involution impossible. If he is crazy from the start, what will change in him?
Continuation
Perhaps not everyone knows this. shining it does have a sequel. In fact, years after the publication of the first novel, Stephen King introduced it to the press. Doctor Sleep, a novel that continues the story of Danny, now an adult, about the consequences of his abilities and what happened to him as a child. Doctor Sleep also had its own film adaptation, filmed by the director Mike Flanagan who met with the favor of the king.
The fate of Shelley Duvall
Stanley Kubrick has always been known as a director who wanted to have total control over every aspect of production, and he also seemed to be very “obsessed” when it came to repeating scenes that were re-done until the director agreed. This working climate was completely unhealthy for Shelley Duvall, Wendy’s translator, who began to lose her hair during filming and ended up having a nervous breakdown.
Tribute shining Steven Spielberg
To prove it shining this is a film that entered the collective imagination, the director thought about it Steven Spielberg. When he brought his adaptation Ready first player in fact, the director Shark inserted a whole additional scene from scratch, the action of which takes place not only inside the Overlook Hotel, but also inside scenes from the film itself.
Passengers
Also Passengers movie with Chris Pratt AND Jennifer Lawrence, has a “hidden” reverence for shining. When the protagonist goes to “confess” to the android bartender he plays michael sheen, the latter is dressed just like the bartender shining and the “lounge” area of the bar Passengers it has the same geometric shapes as on the hotel carpet brought to the cinema by Kubrick.