Did reading the book change our opinions of the film. The shining is a truly frightening movie that works symbolically on many levels, but is basically about human shortcomings and the way they can be exploited by unconscious forces combined with weakness of will. Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the. The lodge requested that kubrick not depict room 217 featured in the book in the shining, because future guests at the lodge might be afraid to stay there, and a nonexistent room, 237, was substituted in the film. King famously hated kubricks film, which was a lot more interested in ghosts than in alcoholism, so when he decided to write a sequel to the shining, he naturally returned to his books. Stephen king wasnt a big fan of kubricks adaptation of his novel, the shining. I found the shining novel to be a more personal story, compared to the movie. It looks like a kubrick film, bearing the same relationship to horror as eyes wide shut does to eroticism. Im joined by clarke wolfe to break down stanley kubricks the shining and the stephen king source material. Many fans of stephen kings original novel know the film deviates considerably from the book. Nov 06, 2019 here are all the major differences between the book and film versions of the shining you need to know before seeing doctor sleep. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. Stephen king famously hated stanley kubricks adaptation of his book, but the film is consistently ranked at the top of every horror movie list. The shining is a 1980 pyschological horror film directed by filmmaker stanley kubrick, and based on the 1977 stephen king book of the same title. Stanley kubricks the shining is a classic horror film if there ever was a classic horror film. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. The hotel itself is built on the site of an indian. The shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow. Near the end of the film, on a frigid night, jack chases danny into the labyrinth on. I dont think its a bad movie, but its not a great one, and its far from a strong adaptation. This film scares the most just by using suggestion to turn your own imagination against you.
The film version made big changes to the character of jack overall, and subsequently, many elements of the story were completely modified to better represent the character the picture was working with. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Is stephen kings novel the shining scary, and if so how scary. So it can be hard to compare a film adaption to its source material, especially within the horror genre. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. But there is a deleted scene from the shining 1980 that casts wendys reliability in a curious light. The overlook is built on the sacred lands of native americans slaughtered by white. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. Why stephen king hates stanley kubrick s the shining. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie. Whats different between the shining book and movie. However, today i realize that transferring a book to a movie is always going to involve a certain number of compromises. The film version of the character spends a big part of the story on the verge of a breakdown, finally collapsing on the third act, while the books version keeps calm as calm as anyone can be in a.
Shelley duvalls wendy torrance was gentle, submissive, nervous, and passive the complete opposite of the wendy from the shining book. Check out his first column below, exploring the shining. Dec 11, 2015 we all know how intensely a book can be altered when revised from novel to film, but just what exactly gets lost in translation. According to the guinness book of world records, the shining holds the record for the film with most retakes of a single scene with spoken dialogue at 127 takes. What are the differences between the book and movie that make it so. In the film, stanley kubricks the shining, the overlook hotels exterior is represented by timberline lodge at mt. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. Jan 16, 2020 movies offer a more visceral experience, when compared to novels. Jun 07, 2015 whats different between the shining book and movie. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most definitely not a direct sequel to the 1980 film directed by stanley kubrick, which king notoriously hated. The movie the shining, directed by the great stanley kubrick and starring the terrifying jack nicholson, is very different from the stephen kingpenned book from which it is adapted.
The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The shining is a 1980 horror film directed by stanley kubrick, based on the book with the same title. Kubricks film adaptation is an iconic movie, both in the horror genre and in general pop culture. When stanley kubrick directed his film adaptation of the shining, author stephen king hated it. Movie, hell be taking a critical look at movie adaptations of horror novels. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king.
Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. The participant in those retakes was shelley duvall. When stanley kubrick directed his film adaptation of the shining, author stephen king. The shining book vs movie all the differences between the two. The shining, the 1977 novel by stephen king, is widely considered one of.
Mar 30, 2017 for the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Here are all the major differences between the book and film versions of the shining you need to know before seeing doctor sleep. Why is the shining book better than the shining movie. The shining is a film about cyclical violence, and about how we cant escape the dark specter of history. We all know how intensely a book can be altered when revised from novel to film, but just what exactly gets lost in translation. In the book, jack torrance went on a rampage with a croquet mallet, not an axe. Johnson said because the shining was a horror 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. Stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks corresponding adaptation are both staples of the horror genre, but theyre also very different beasts.
King famously hated kubricks film, which was a lot more interested in ghosts than in alcoholism, so when he decided to write a sequel to the shining, he naturally returned to his book s. Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. Masseys rotting corpse in the shining is unsettling whether youre reading the book, watching kubricks film, or checking out kings miniseries where. Contrary to the hotels expectations, room 217 is requested more often than any other room at timberline. Watchmojo ranks the top differences between the shining book and movie. The shining, the 1977 novel by stephen king, is widely considered one of the best horror novels ever written. Nov 01, 2012 the shining doesnt look like a genre film.
Stanley kubricks the shining was released in 1980, and since has been hailed as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Kubrick is a hugely important figure in film, but its hard to watch his version of the shining these days and not see it as campy, and rather slowly paced. In the book, you spend quite a lot of time in jack torrances head. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. King felt that kubrick had twisted his story, ignoring the inherent evil of the hotel, and generally. He starts off with not much personality, which is kind of saved up for later in the story when the house gets in his head and he becomes a clown. Dec 27, 2012 that said, kubricks film is a very different thing from the book. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. Having now seen the film several times i can appreciate it for what it is and enjoy it on its own merits. The shining has lost its shine kubrick was slumming it in a genre he despised the directors horror masterpiece deserves its cult status, but now after its motifs have been quoted endlessly. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd.
Kings book came to an end with a clash between danny and his father jack against the influence of the overlook hotel. Nov 20, 2007 the shining is nominally about exalcoholic jack torrance jack nicholson, the aforementioned failure as a patriarch, who, as he reveals in a moment of anger late in the film, sees himself as a great novelist but has nothing published to his name as he makes ends meet shoveling show and washing cars, silently blaming his stalled dream career. The film s colorado lounge is a near copy of the grand lounge at ahwahnee. Jack torrance jack nicholson arrives at the overlook hotel to interview for the open position of winter caretaker.
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