Jack heads up to the overlook hotel for his first job interview with stuart ullman. The making of stanley kubricks the shining as told by those. Stanley kubricks adaptation of stephen kings novel about a haunted hotel and a boy with a. The overlook hotel is their last chance to make it as a unit, or so they believe. For example, in the book, the snowcat is yellow and jacks volkswagon beetle is red. A mustread that inspired kubricks brilliant film is a literary masterpiece of the horror genre the film was one of the most frightening entertainment pieces i had ever experienced until i read the book. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977.
The shining free pdf, fb2, fb3, txt free download ebook. The shining book vs movie all the differences between the two. In the book, jack torrance is a flawed, sympathetic man battling ongoing inner and outer turmoil, such as alcoholism and anger. Making the shining 35min documentary, short tv short 4 october 1980 a look behind the scenes during the making of stanley kubrick is the shining 1980. Jun 26, 2012 with ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. Stephen kings the shining, published in 1977, is a horror novel. The hotel takes control of jack again, making him violently batter his own face and skull into ruin with the mallet. Stephen kings hatred for stanley kubricks the shining, explained. The shining splitvolume the shining, doctor sleep, and the shining doctor sleep. In the movie, the beetle is yellow and the snowcat is red.
Stephen king and stanley kubrick had one conversation before production began on the movie. With ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. The shining symbols, allegory and motifs gradesaver. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977.
The shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial stability. Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd. Aug 25, 2011 stanley kubrick allowed his then17yearold daughter, vivian, to make a documentary about the production of the shining. On the commentary, kubricks daughter, vivian kubrick, reveals that her fathers trick was to. The making of stanley kubricks the shining as told by. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. Stanley kubricks adaptation of the novel, starring jack nicholson, is considered a cinematic classic, and the films popularity has perhaps eclipsed the achievement of kings novel as an exceptional and thrilling piece of storytelling. Drama analysis of the shining the shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed by stanley kubrick. Stephen king uses these elements in his novel the shining alternating them to fit his needs. This inspiring and compelling book has won ten awards to date, including honorable mentions at the december 2012 new england and london book festivals, october 2012 southern california book festival and june 2012 new york book festival in the category of spiritual books. In the book, the spooky events are set in room 217, not room 237. The classic elements were invented by horace walpole in 1764 in his novel the castle of qtranto. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20.
Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. The shining, even though might not be the one to deliver an extremely frightening tale, it manages to provide us a pool of drama, thrills, disturbance, and everything you could think of in a good horror story for us to dive into. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a. The movie, the shining, is a cinematic masterpiece directed by stanley kubrick. The film stars jack nicholson as tormented writer jack torrance, shelley duvall as his wife, wendy, and danny lloyd as their son, danny. Settling into their routine, danny cruises through the empty corridors on his big wheel and plays in the topiary maze with wendy, while. This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the winter, his loyal wife, and their uniquely gifted son slowly but steadily unfolds as secrets from the overlook hotels past are revealed, and the hotel itself attempts to claim the very souls of the torrance family. Stephen king dislikes stanley kubricks film adaptation of his novel the shining for the way the film changes the nature of the primary characters and simplifies their emotional struggles. The shining book vs movie all the differences between. Actress shelley duvall, who recently revealed her mental health battle, once said that filming the shining with director stanley kubrick was unbearable read her quotes.
Stephen kings the shining 1977, stanley kubricks the shining 1980 and stephen kings the shining, a miniseries directed by mick garris 1997. Is stephen king justified in hating kubricks vision for. Oct 11, 2015 first published in 1977, the shining quickly became a benchmark in the literary career of stephen king. A look behind the scenes during the making of stanley kubrick is the shining 1980. Kubricks eerie 1980 adaptation of stephen kings horror novel. The hotel plays the shining on a loop on one of its tv channels, available in every guest room. Why stephen king still hates stanley kubricks the shining. If constant reshoots werent enough, the documentary making the shining reveals the true extent of kubricks bullying. The shining was stephen kings third book, following carrie and salems lot. The shining, horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Back in the mid1970s filmmakers were introduced to a piece of new technology that would eventually change the world of cinematography. Shelley duvall, danny lloyd and jack nicholson in the shining, directed by stanley kubrick, 1980. The interview goes pretty well except jack finds out that one of the last guys to hold his job at the hotel went nuts and murdered his family.
I do like the movie to, but personally, i like the book a bit more. An analysis of the motifs in the shining, a film by stanley kubrick. The scrapbook after the torrance family begin settling into their home at the overlook hotel danny is shown more murder like scenes from tony worrying his mother and father. At the beginning of the movie we see that kubrick has changed the book s red volkswagon with a yellow one a. Stanley kubrick used the camera to film scenes from the climactic hedge maze chase scene at the end. No matter why you love the shining horror movies, stephen king.
According to one of kubrick s biographers, david hughes, king wrote an entire draft of a screenplay for the shining. With jack nicholson, vivian kubrick, terry needham, stanley kubrick. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the. The shining 1980 all work and no play scene 37 movieclips. An obvious labour of love on the part of editor danel olson, ten years in the making, the book is lavishly illustrated with stills from the film, on set photographs of the cast and crew, and more quirky items such as makeup artist tom smiths evocative line drawings of kubrick, nicholson, duvall, and other luminaries, plus reproductions of pages from the script and notes made by kubrick and others. During production, the director allowed his daughter vivian, then 17 years old, to shoot a documentary called making the shining, which lets you spend 33 minutes being a fly on the wall. Kubrick called king and demanded to know whether the whole idea of. Kubrick cowrote the screenplay with novelist diane johnson. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a weird position. Home entertainment the shining is perfect quarantine viewing. When i was in high school one of my teachers told me it was the scariest book he ever read, and after one part he threw the book across the room and slept with the lights on. The lobby runs for eighty feet in either direction from the desk. Most haunted house stories have a company of about four different people, most of whom dont know each other, are innocent within their own lives, and have to face up to a fear that is supernatural. Sometimes it seems like its only the bad people who stay healthy and prosper.
I didnt believe him that a book could be scary until i was in the bathtub and i started reading the part about the woman in 217 and the shower curtain brushed up against me. Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been hired as the. He knows jacks going to be stuck at the overlook alone for the dreariest months of. Stanley kubricks the shining is widely praised as a brilliant film, but. The main character jack torrance is a violent, recovering alcoholic who has broken his son, dannys arm while drunk before. It give us an idea of something magical, but also scary since its king. The officious little in the first chapter doesnt wanna hire jack. If you love your books like i do by highlighting and taking notes, the pages.
For nearly 40 years now, the shining has reigned as one of the most acclaimed and terrifying horror films ever made. Exchange nabe pinnacle award for inspirational books in spring 2011. Lets take a close look at some of the characters in stephen kings the shining. Stephen king is one of the most frequently adapted authors of all time, with a staggering 199 credits to his name on imdb a number little inflated by repeat adaptations the way shakespeare and dickens benefit from the endless romeo and. Stanley kubrick allowed his then17yearold daughter, vivian, to make a documentary about the production of the shining. Although the stories of the two are surprisingly different, horror aficionados have long loved both. The shining is violent from its first moments and has violence on just about every page. The novel by horror master stephen king was adapted for the screen by no less a genius than stanley kubrick. The book, the shining, is a literary masterpiece written by stephen king. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Fans of the shining or any of stanley kubricks movies understand the importance the director placed on minor details. The shining was one of the very first films to use this new technology. A boys special perception and a possessed hotel interact with deadly results in the novel the shining by stephen king. Aside from stopmotion animation, paul employs a variety of film making techniques including timelapse and.
The banquet and ballroom facility is in the east wing. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the stanley hotel in 1974 and his recovery from alcoholism. The shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different. The economist is making some of its most important. Sep 15, 20 the shining by stephen king was amazeballs. It makes jack less of a villain more of a ghost influenced, then possessed person and you get to see more of why he is sorta on the edge. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the shining by stephen king. A critical movie analysis of the shining by stanley kubrick. With their widely noted disputes about the adaptation, some think kubrick left an eff you message in the shining for stephen king.
The shining is a novel published in 1977 by stephen king, a wellknown american author. Why that bear performed fellatio on that guy in the shining. Jack nicholson wanted jessica lange to play wendys role in the film. Over here in the west wing is the overlook dining room and the colorado lounge. But when dick halloran is making his perilous journey through a blizzard back up to the overlook hotel, he passes a. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. The book is more psychologically disturbing, thrilling, and all of those are sprinkled with touches of spooks. Why shelley duvall almost quit the shining by andrew ihla nov. Last year, we featured making the shining, the behindthescenes documentary on stanley kubricks stephen kingadapting horror film shot by his teenage daughter vivian. 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. In the book the shining, its very clear, in true stephen king fashion. A detailed discussion of the writing styles used running throughout the shining including including point of view, structure, language, and meaninggreat supplemental information for school essays and projects.
The shining is a rare horror classic that is famous both as a book and a film. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. The documentarys title is a reference to the scariest, bloodiest room in the hotel. In 1980, stanley kubrick shot the shining, the classic horror film based on stephen kings novel.
He considers wendy to be a more dynamic and personable character in the book. Danny shows almost every sign of the psychological impact of child abuse. Terrible things happen in the world, and theyre things no one can explain. This is a general attitude of the movie versus the novel. Its a film in which domestic violence occurs, while kings novel is about.
The onset stories told in staircases to nowhere come, so the video description puts it, as extracts from fulllength interviews with each of the contributors about their careers working at studios in elstree and borehamwood, and form part of the elstree project a collaboration between elstree screen heritage and the university of hertfordshire. These elements have been used in a variety of ways in different aspects books films short stories even today. You definitely wouldnt want to be a character in this novel, unless you. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining stephen king has always disliked stanley kubricks film of the shining, and he has a point. A presold prefab blockbuster, what with kings carrie hitting the moviehouses, salems lot being lensed, the shining itself sold to warner bros. Stephen king characters wendy torrance she is jacks wife. If you love your books like i do by highlighting and taking notes, the pages are just right for it. King does a good job in all of his books to keep a relatively gloomy sensation while reading them. The shining has lost its shine kubrick was slumming it. Shelley duvall said filming the shining was almost. Examples of foreshadowing in the novel the shining. When danny is playing alone in the corridor, with his toy cars and trucks, in the overhead shot, the little vehicles are set up on the orange and brown pattern, as the ball roles to him down the center brown path in the carpets sextagon pattern. Jack torrance has taken a job as winter caretaker of the illustrious overlook hotel during the months when it snows too much for guests to visit. As somebody who is a massive fan of the movie, i was certain that i studied.
Where king filled pages with backstory and character motivationmaking everything neat and tidy and very, very explainablekubrick left his adaptation of the. Danny has the shining as many others do around the world. Prophecy prophecies concerning attention lucifer watchfulness, of believers equipping, spiritual taking heed morning christ, names for enlightenment daystar. The shining is a story of a desperate family, made up of jack and wendy torrance and their son, danny. Kubrick didnt even deem it worth a glance, which makes sense as he once called. Scripture, purpose of spiritual dawn doubt, dealing with stars the morning star guidance, receiving gods theology darkness. The world dont love you, but your momma does and so do i. Doubles motif the motif of pairs and doubles occurs throughout the film, perhaps most memorably in the form of the grady twins that visit danny and later wendy. It is jacks last chance at a job to get his writing and teaching career back on track.
A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when. However, in dannys closeup, when the ball is in front of him, all the little toy vehicles are now set up still the same way. Created originally for the bbc television show arena, this documentary offers rare insight into the shooting process of a kubrick film. He was renowned for using supernatural events in many of his stories making them a mixture of horror, gloom, and fantasy. Jack begins wondering about the hotel when he finds a scrapbook that is hiding the hotels dark secrets. In the shining, the three main characters are a family, known as the torrances.
The setting is the overlook, a palatial resort on a colorado mountain top, snowbound and closed down for the long, long. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. The book is a little better then the movie in my opinion. The novel was adapted into a 1980 film of the same name and was later followed by a sequel, doctor. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The shining is a 1980 horror film directed by stanley kubrick, based on stephen kings novel of the same name. Overall, i think the both the book and the movie are worthwhile for their own sake. Kings third published novel, the shining became a bestseller, and established king as a preeminent author in the horror genre. Hallorann manages to make it inside the overlook only to be gravely. Sacrificing himself so danny and wendy can escape the overlook hotel.
It dont hate you and me, but it dont love us, either. Red is also prominent in the legendary scene, repeated numerous times in the film, in which red blood rushes out of the elevator bank in the hotel. 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. Fiveyearold danny torrence and his parents, jack and wendy, are spending the winter at a resort high in the colorado mountains. But in kubricks the shining, the characters are largely in the grip of forces beyond their control. The shining 1980 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The shining centers on the life of jack torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a. The shining how a red book could explain everything. The story of this film is based off the book, the shining by stephen king. Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the. And though i generally prefer kings books to the films, in the case of the shining i will always opt for kubricks movie rather than for kings book.
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