People who dislike this movie, need to be... corrected..

@mrswilson8503

6 жыл бұрын

Nicks_ _Life! Lol yup

@neilbean488

5 жыл бұрын

I like it but I don't think it's at all scary

@johnthechamp4208

5 жыл бұрын

Nicks_ Life! I didn’t like it

@zakharrison1244

5 жыл бұрын

V capri what movie DO you think is scary?

@neilbean488

5 жыл бұрын

@@zakharrison1244 , the three movies that have scared me the most was Hereditary, It 2017, and 28 Weeks Later

In regards to the hotel being “alive,” I also notice the soundtrack occasionally uses a thumping that sounds very similar to a heartbeat.

@annehaussalo3593

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't even notice that! So cool

@johnmckenna5782

4 жыл бұрын

I don't consider the hotel alive. I consider it haunted by malevolent spirits and something possibly more maybe controlling them.

@sint0xicateme

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmckenna5782 Something possibly more... like the building?

@johnmckenna5782

4 жыл бұрын

@@sint0xicateme No, like a demon or devil or something..something that controls the spirits, but I never considered the hotel to be "alive"..remember the bad juju goes back beyond the hotel...the area used to be an indian burial site.

@liamjones-tran6179

3 жыл бұрын

i know this is a year old, but i just wanted to point out for those who didn’t notice, they even use sound effects that exist WITHIN the world of the movie to create things like heart beats and other sounds that make it feel alive. For example, near the beginning when Danny is riding his bike through the house, you can see and hear him going over carpet and back onto the wood floors making the sound of a heartbeat

You know it's the greatest horror movie in all history when even the youtube analysis video creeps you out.

@PoombaiNews

Жыл бұрын

if this movie scares you then you mustve been a member of the lgbt boo

@aburnoutfailurewithsomemem3085

Жыл бұрын

@@PoombaiNews ?

Not just the best horror movie of all time, but one of the greatest movies of all time. It's in my top 100.

@rygdoomed442

6 жыл бұрын

filmfan24 I would like to hear that list

@orgywithpigs6

5 жыл бұрын

In my top 5

@BeanutPutter01

5 жыл бұрын

My favorite

@Milkshaco

5 жыл бұрын

oh cool it’s in FilmFan24’s top ONE HUNDRED, that’s amazing bud what else is on the list

@KeyesMiller

5 жыл бұрын

In my top 1

You know a director is a genius when 35+ years later we still gloss over at least one of his films.

@miguelpereira9859

6 жыл бұрын

One? More like 5 or 6

@filipneminarz2782

5 жыл бұрын

I think Shelly Duvall wouldn't agree with you :D

@MrDryqula

5 жыл бұрын

@@filipneminarz2782 Then she needs to be... corrected...

@lostinspacerobinson1527

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrDryqula lol , if ,,,,, i may be so bold sir .

@Raymando

4 жыл бұрын

At least one? Yeah sure.

King : “this movie was meant to hurt people” Makes Pet Semetary

@markbrooks8623

2 жыл бұрын

LOL. Good point. Frankly, King's notion of visual storytelling is plodding and literal. In other words, he doesn't really understand the difference in the mediums. In a novel or short story, if you want the reader to know something, you have to convey that information in a way that it can be read and understood. In visual storytelling, which is also audial storytelling, you can take an entirely different approach, presenting sounds and images that imply much but explain little without leaving the audience confused. In a novel that approach doesn't work, even to imply something you have to reveal something. But the visual medium allows for a chilling ambiguity when done right, cosmic horror arising from the implications of what is seen and heard, but not made explicit, not explained, thus putting the audience in the position of the characters on the screen. Kubrick, as an audio-video storyteller, understood this. King did not, and so far as I can tell, does not. However King did his best work early on anyway. He's become his own imitator, regurgitating themes and ideas from his earlier work, usually in ways that lack all subtlety and artistry. Too bad, but that's what Hollywood, cocaine, and too much fame do I guess. There will never be another Shining because King has too much control over how his work is represented on screen now.

It’s also a film that has a seemingly endless world of its own existing right inside the hotel. Imagine being sent to exist in the hotel, you wake up and these three people are there, and you are stuck in that world. It will always be winter, it will always be just on the brink of madness, and you never know where Jack will appear or what he will do. You’re stuck wandering the halls and rooms, always trying to stay out of danger, which ultimately always finds you, you just never know where or when. That would be hell.

@leoinsf

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Love your comment here. You got the horror of the movie if you can write so cogently of the dread as you do here.

The Shining is the best horror ever made. Kubrick was way ahead of his time, instant classic and masterpiece. Perfection!

@stevemitchell3464

4 жыл бұрын

@Mooky Blaylock Jog on, idiot. You're ignored as of now so won't reply you unless you grow up.

@PoombaiNews

Жыл бұрын

its garbage

@tbrown5836

Жыл бұрын

@@PoombaiNews haha, nice joke

@michaelz9892

Жыл бұрын

Am i the only person who thinks this movie is NOT scary?

@dwissba68

Жыл бұрын

@@PoombaiNews Not enough jump scares for ya?

Introduced this film to my niece (she's 20) and she noticed something I never did. Whenever anything is hinted at happening, the film cuts away before it happens...it makes you wait (like when Danny goes into Room 237, it cuts to Jack in the bar before we get to see anything). This happens a couple of times...until Scatman gets to the hotel. Here we stay with him, right up to when he gets killed...she said it shocked her, because she expected the film to cut away and make her wait, but it didn't. It made her surprised by the attack, even though she expected it.

@augustbrown9711

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen it at least several times and I never noticed. How interesting. Well, time to watch it again.

@Ocrilat

2 жыл бұрын

@@augustbrown9711 While you're doing that, check this out too. This is mine...I have never seen anyone else mention it. A little intro. When people lie (especially chronic or pathological liars) they often have a 'tell', where they lie, and then look at their target, trying to tell if the lie came off, or if they have to change it up a bit. Now pay attention to the scene where Wendy wakes Jack up from his 'horrible nightmare'. He tells her about his dream where 'he kills her and Danny'...watch his face. At two points, his face freezes from 'being upset' and intently stares at her. I think he is seeing if she is buying his lie. Here's the clip. Pay attention to his doing that a little at 1:05 and then really doing it at about 1:15. I think he's lying. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gXqkxKqNXcqtddY.html

Ngl, the sudden cut to Jack's frozen body at the end made me laugh, mostly because it's been memed way too much

7:12 I notice that the bear rug is only there when Jack is in the room. If Jack isn't in the room, neither is the bear rug.

@emilyswindell

4 жыл бұрын

Orange Monk the scene in the beginning with danny’s psychiatrist has a bear and jack ain’t there

@TheIgnoredGender

3 жыл бұрын

@@emilyswindell I wasn't talking about Danny's bear, I'm talking about the bear RUG from the hotel.

@emilyswindell

3 жыл бұрын

Orange Monk oh lmfao sorry i read that wrong theres a theory having to do with bears being shown all throughout the movie so i thought you were talking about that

@thorn262

2 жыл бұрын

That's unbearable.

7:59 is that devil imagery? The horns caused by the furniture and the walls... I'm thinking that its coincidence but it probably isn't. What great use of a simple fade.

I’ve seen this masterpiece at least 30x. Brilliant.

@crystalprice7858

4 жыл бұрын

United States of Gaming I totally agree. I’ve probably seen it closer to 100 times, and each time I get some small nuance that I’ve missed entirely before. There is absolutely no wasted dialog or motion. Kubrick definitely ranks right up there with Hitchcock as my favorite director. It really is brilliant.

@damaspiderqueen

4 жыл бұрын

@@crystalprice7858 🙏♥️

@coashddjj2

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. This is still my favorite film.

While I don't agree with all of your points/opinions, I think your presentation is beautiful. I am a huge horror analysis video addict and have seen hundreds, and this one is one of the best edited and presented that I've seen. Kubrick would be proud.

For some reason I always seem to watch this movie when I am sick. This makes me feel more vulnerable and adds onto the scary and disturbing feeling that I get while watching the film.

the acting by all actors in this was top notch.Even Danny seemed like a seasoned professional and it was his first movie.

@tomgraham2383

4 жыл бұрын

Jonathon Battiest Wendy was awful tho

@jonathonbattiest4522

4 жыл бұрын

@@tomgraham2383 no way she gave a great performance.

I enjoyed watching this. The Shining is the greatest horror film of all time because almost none of it was the typical, superficial horror genre. Almost everything was outside of the box.

@magdalenamikulic4782

4 жыл бұрын

i was at ease because i knew that older movies don't really use jumpscares so i could enjoy the movie and get scared, i Absolutely hate new age horror movies, mostly because of jumpscares, they get predictable and it ruins the movie

@theslasherof78

4 жыл бұрын

@Mookie Blaylock You need........correcting.

@terrortower666

4 жыл бұрын

paul w It has nowhere near as many elements as The Shining. Don’t bullshit.

All work and no play, eh Jack? (Lol)

@JacksMovieReviews

6 жыл бұрын

I put a lot of time into this video-it made me a dull boy!

@JEMurl

6 жыл бұрын

Ahahahah!!!

@stephaniewhite5644

4 жыл бұрын

Is Jack your real name???

@evancain4906

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephaniewhite5644 is Stephanie your real name???

I’ve seen so many videos analyzing the Shining and this has to be my favorite! It’s quick, straight to the point, and the first one that has mentioned the music which I love. Thank you.

@JacksMovieReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarah!

While there are thousands of analyses of Kubrick's work, very few of them mention what, for me, is the most interesting fact about his use of music. Almost all of the music used by Kubrick in all of his movies is taken from pre-existing recordings of classical works. This means that his movies are edited to existing music. You only mentioned the electronic components of the score to The Shining, which includes only the opening tiitle music, and not the many other composer's works used throughout the movie, including existing recordings of works by Bartok, Penderecki, Ligeti. The sharp stabbing sounds you mentioned are by Penderecki. The chiling music as Danny reachers for the doorknob to room 237, and as Jack has Danny sit on his lap and says he would never hurt him and wants to stay forever and ever and ever is from Music for Stings Percussion and Celesta by Bartok.

@truefilm1556

6 жыл бұрын

Kel M. Hill - please allow me to chime in. The *original* compositions were mentioned. Wendy Carlos and Rachael Elkind actually composed much more music for The Shining which Kubrick decided not to use. He did something similar with 2001: he scrapped the entire original score [Edit: after (!) being completed ] by Alex North and kept the temp track. Not saying this was the wrong decision (the entire story about the 2001 soundtrack by Alex North can be looked up elsewhere), but just to say that the video talks about the music that was made (composed and produced) specifically for this movie, using (then) relatively recent technology (mainly the Moog modular synthesizer).

@kanna9367

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this comment. Kubrick's use of music (in all his films) is fantastic. So many great pieces.

@lostinspacerobinson1527

4 жыл бұрын

You have always been the caretaker .............

@leoinsf

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, your observations about the classical composers and the electronic components in the background music are right on, but what about the nostalgic 20's music that injects nostalgia into the emotions of the movie. At the end of the movie when Jack's picture is shown with the background 20's music playing, there is an "eternity" that you pick up that would not happen without the music. I found myself with tears in my eyes. Why? I don't know?

@KMHill

3 жыл бұрын

@@leoinsf Yes, very true. Kubrick certainly had enormous talent not only for his visual creations, but for the emotional contribution of all the music he chose in all of his movies. Every selection feels perfect for the scene.

One of my favorite film YT channels made a video on the film that got me into film? Today's a good day.

@JacksMovieReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I watched The Shining after drinking a bottle of Robutussin and thought i was in the movie.

@MillennialMonk

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome

@sepultura7771

Жыл бұрын

But you were in the movie,you’ve always been in the movie I should know,I’ve always been here

@ashdoglsu

Жыл бұрын

@@sepultura7771 Nice

I first saw this when I was 8 and have seen it dozens of time since. It's one of my favorite movies of all time. Every aspect of this movie is so haunting.

As a child the twins scared me , the dad freaked me out but out of the whole movie the man in the dog suit made me cover my eyes . I knew it was just a costume but it disturbed me even though as a child I shouldnt have known why it was so disturbing .

The music, it's cinematography, the impossible layout of the hotel, who is who, memorable lines like 'here's Johnny, Redrum, come and play with us Danny, forever, and ever and ever", domestic violence, white supremacy violence, genocide, gripping suspense, mirrors, the ability to play the movie forward and backward superimposed displaying genius frame by frame shooting. Man, simply one of the best movie of all time, all genres combined.

The Shining isn’t just a great horror film. It is the greatest horror film of all time.

The more you watch a Kubrick film the more you fall in love with them.

Jack, your review is the best one that I have read. You hit all the correct reasons why this movie is so authentic, scary, and disconcerting. What makes your analysis so complete is that you mention the musical background (Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind) which puts the "scare" into each scene in the movie. Other reviewers completely miss what the music adds to the effectiveness of the movie. Music has the ability to inject emotion into a scene and in the process it touches the "heart" and not only the mind. Where the earlier background music injected fear and terror into the movie (Dies Irae theme), when the 20's music intrudes itself, not only is there emotional rawness, but now there is a nostalgic feeling of timelessness that almost gives a sense of eternity to the fear. I found myself almost tearful when Jack's face appears in the picture from 1917 at the end of the movie because you realize the villain Jack is just playing a role in the horror of this movie and it was not going to end because: "he was always the caretaker." The effect hits like a bolt of lightning and the mystery becomes even more dramatic, more emotional. I think that even Stanley Kubrick didn't realize what the power of his movie would be.

Hmm, but it's actually not left so ambiguous that you aren't sure if there was a supernatural element at play or not. Unless you have a theory about how the freezer door was opened for Jack with him inside of it.

@spaceclown7650

Жыл бұрын

A little known fact about The Shining -- in its initial theater release, it had a different ending. The cops eventually show up later, but they can't find Jack's body anywhere in the hedge maze. Jack simply disappeared. Kubrick changed his mind in the first few weeks and pulled the movie out of the theater (in mid-run!) so he could edit that ending out and replace it with the one we know. I assume Kubrick did this to maintain ambiguity, but the original idea WAS a supernatural event. Jack getting out of the freezer on his own hints at the supernatural (I can't figure out how he did it either) but it's still rather vague.

I think I just discovered something new: from what I can remember there's no moment in the movie where jack touches Wendy in any way. This could be deliberate or a coincidence, but knowing Kubrick I think it was deliberate.

@JacksMovieReviews

5 жыл бұрын

Now I want to rewatch to see if that’s the case

@nathanbradleyf777

4 жыл бұрын

Everything is a Kubrick film is deliberate.

@lennypearl

4 жыл бұрын

He puts his arm around her when they leave the kitchen when Dick gets Danny ice cream

@deewhale8989

3 жыл бұрын

Jack kisses Wendy when Wendy interrupts Jacks typing around the 45 minute mark.

@kylekallenbach8729

2 жыл бұрын

He put his arm around her when they leave the kitchen, as Halloran and Danny become acquainted.

Thank you for a non over-conspiracy filled but very straight forward look at ,as I agree as well, the greatest horror film of all time. One point I'd like to add is the fact that I NEVER can wrap my head around the fact that it's all one giant set. Not once do I ever question the lay out or "continuity" errors everyone seems so obsessed with pointing out. That's the brilliance of Kubrick. and,as you , can watch this masterpiece over and over and still find the gems Stanley left for us. Great job man!

I've read The Shining, and while I liked it, it doesn't contain things like the Native Indian burial grounds and other things the film shows. In fact it goes on more about mafiosos and bad blood between them being a source of the hauntings. The book definitely says the hotel is haunted, while the film can be a bit ambiguous. The film leaves out the topiary animals which I thought Kubrick could have done well but nevertheless, I prefer the film just because Kubrick gave it more. King may hate it, but I think his book is lacklustre compared to this. Great video

@truefilm1556

6 жыл бұрын

Yes: novel vs. film adaptation is a much debated topic regarding films (that are book adaptations, obviously) which include a lot of changes. I think it is very important not to always start any comparison with the preconception: the book/novel is the precious original, where nothing ever should be put into question, and the film is always "just" an adaptation which, being a more "accessible" and "popular" art form automatically "inferior" or "disrespectful". Many film adaptations are actually better than the source material (not all, mind you). IMHO opinion The Shining as a movie is phenomenal and works perfectly on its own.

@laurenbennett7674

6 жыл бұрын

truefilm yeah that attitude comes from books that become pop culture phenomenons being carelessly pumped out in order to make money (I think of Percy Jackson). So of course people are frustrated by movies like that. But it’s definitely not always the case. King actually said he wishes he thought of the ending the movie “The Mist” had.

@sarlukowski

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The Shining is the rare case when I prefer the film better.

@JayInDecent

6 жыл бұрын

SanBlops interesting. Rare that a film OUTSHINES the book.

@liebertjohann8524

6 жыл бұрын

like Stephen king said the différences between the book and the show is that in the books everything burn and in the show everything freeze just to explain that while Stephen king has a positive vision the end the father that change at the end the problem is Stanley has a negative vision and everything freeze the family is more separate for him the evil is in US so for me : the two are gold just it depends of the philosophy of people

Just WOW! Jack, you managed to bring not only new, fresh and very (!)plausible interpretations of a movie that has been (and still continues to be as we speak) discussed over and over, you also packed this video with valuable information. As with almost all Kubrick movies: The Shining is absolutely masterful in depicting the uncanny and creates some sort of cinematic 'parallel universe' where everything is strangely familiar, yet off. One of your very best works yet - and that is saying something! Thank you for making this video! [Edited to remove redundant part of sentence]

@JacksMovieReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really tried to bring a fresh angle and I hope to have done that effectively.

I have seen "The Shining" multiple times myself and with each viewing, I always managed to find out something new and interesting facts about this film. Thanks Jack for your thorough analysis of this epic horror classic.

The line "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" comes from Jack Kerouac's book "Big Sur"

@robingardella6240

4 жыл бұрын

Really? I think that’s one aspect of the film that’s actually overlooked - I’d like to know more about that and why it was chosen. It’s treated like it has almost no significance and, knowing Kubrick, I’m sure that’s far from true!

@watermelonlalala

3 жыл бұрын

That's an old English expression, sort of like a nursery rhyme. Or a Ben Franklin wise saying. Everyone in the original movie audience would have known it, but not known where it came from, most likely. Kerouac did not make it up.

I've always seen Jack as a victim too. A victim of whatever is taking his mind. No one seems to have sympathy for him.

@markwalker6942

4 жыл бұрын

Well in a way he was already insane just not willing to go bat shit crazy and murder his family it was the hotels haunted influence that took control of his mind to slowly go mad and snap.

@me-wg3dr

4 жыл бұрын

Personally, whenever I watch the movie, I never see Jack's death as a happy ending. I still feel kinda sad for Jack.

@r4h4al

4 жыл бұрын

I have sympathy for him. I always did. I'd have a lot more sympathy if he didn't kill the chef though.

@AE-ee6mg

4 жыл бұрын

He kinda seems insane from the beginning though. I don't think it was Kubrick's vision to make Jack a sympathetic character, as no choices were ever made in that regard. It's Kubrick, I'm sure if wanted to we'd have gotten that. If you want a sympathetic Jack the novel's a better choice.

@r4h4al

4 жыл бұрын

@@AE-ee6mg To me he seemed normal in the beginning. Just a typical Jack Nicholson character.

completely agree best horror movie ever made

Yeah most, if not all horror films and games are about abusive relations and messed up families. Thats why they resonate with us, the audience

00:54 seconds in I love how you mentioned the different hidden meanings as you show Danny in the Apollo sweater hinting at Jay Weidner's faked moon landing theory. Clever

This movie is brilliant warped but brilliant. One of the best horror movies of all time. It was disturbing yet you cannot stop watching it.

This is like being in a film class. Very interesting!

"we're also told that isolation for a long periods of time can cause people to go insane and on a homicidal spree" - well.. it's 2021 and I couldn't agree more :')

Great video. I found this poem about the Shining from a book on amazon titled: Midnight Writings by a Distant Mind Lost in Time. "Shine On" Changing when the elixir of madness touches his lips, Room 237, haunting fingertips. A ballroom party trapped somewhere in time, a bloody river of red, an elevator crime. A twisted maze, frozen screams as he runs, an ax in a door, insane wicked fun. "RIP Stanley Kubrick"

Your the only documentary that acknowledges Berlioz tone. Thank you!!!

I personally believe The Shining is the modern equivalent to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Both combine surreal visuals with mysterious and complex storytelling and world-building that hypnotizes you and makes you think and wonder. Both *cinematic masterpieces!*

I too loved "The Shining" as well. It's one of those films that mystifies you from its opening frame and hooks you into figuring out the plot and story details. Jack Nicholson gives a first rate performance here and his intensity is downright terrifying and convincing.

Dude you should do Eyes Wide Shut

@JacksMovieReviews

6 жыл бұрын

I will-I like to space out discussions of directors. This is only the second Kubrick video I ever made!

@THECHI7LDUDE22

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@ldhmnh

5 жыл бұрын

He should do Napoleon Dynamite first...

@zoey__m

4 жыл бұрын

You know what, I've seen countless of horror and thriller movies and I dare say I have kind of got desensitized. When I finished Eyes Wide Shut I was really fucking disturbed!

@nathanbradleyf777

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely Eyes Wide Shut.

Also the Dies Irae in music represents death. So in any musical, if somebody has the dies irae is in any character’s music either they’ll die or they’ll be involved heavily in some death. So when the opening titles come on and we hear the music following the family, if you hear the Dies Irae you know somebody is gonna die.

The furniture moves because the perspective moves to another person (who can't see the furniture or hallucinating aspects of the scene). One is the writer Jack, another is caretaker Jack who's in the novel he's (Jacks) writing. Also real and novel characters "Wendy" are main figures - Book character Wendy is the person hallucinating most of the end in the novel, as writer Jack must be alive to finish the novel.

The use of near silence apart from the moaning wind is also very effective too. Just watched and enjoyed Doctor sleep

Thank you for discussing what makes this movie “flow” and why it’s incredibly immersive and cinematic... it’s annoying how so many other cinephiles just want to talk about it’s “meanings” or “symbolism”, as if that’s the thing that hooked us so much to this movie.... all those “deep hidden meanings” discussions in filmmaking are ridiculous. Who cares what a certain object in the distant background “symbolizes” ! People tend to forget that 95% of what makes a movie good has nothing to do with that.

I have now seen three videos of this guy and subscribed. he is truly brilliant at gathering information and letting us know his different ideas in an eloquent fashion. so happy to be watching his critical reviews.

This is my favourite movie ever made

@r4h4al

4 жыл бұрын

It's in my top 100.

@thomasnoctor3602

4 жыл бұрын

@@r4h4al Number 1 of that 100

For me the Shining isn’t scary. It was the theories that made me scarred to watch it. However, when I watched it with my best friend I saw how it was more of a suspenseful, tension filled movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The music, the environment, the acting, the camera angle, the sometimes claustrophobic vibe it gave me, made it my all time favorite horror movie, because it broke away from the typical premise of big bad scary monster, and focused on the making the audience feel the aforementioned suspenseful tension filled feeling of being there of the hotel showing you how it’s tormenting the Torrence family.

6:59 Thank you SO much for putting in the underrated trailer music for Split!

Great analysis, so much better than some of the wacko videos out there. I've come to see the movie in the same way as many other King stories, that it's about the experience of being a writer, and the dangers of getting sucked into your own imagination. Jack and Danny are the two sides of the adult writer, the married man with responsibilities and work to do, the young boy as the creative spark that gives rise to the writer's imagination. The 'Shining' is the ability that every writer has to hear the thoughts of his own characters and see into the past and future and 'overlook' the whole story. However, messing around within your own subconscious for ideas and characters can easily lead to madness, as the line between reality and your imagination can become extremely blurred. Jack's desire to kill his wife and child is his desire to kill off any connection with reality and enter totally into the world of his imagination, which we see fully realized in the final shot of the photograph.

The more I rewatch this movie I find myself being more intrigued than scared and that’s fine with me 😀

Cinematography in this movie blows my mind. It looks like it came out yesterday.

Spatial Impossibility is the big technique Kubrick used for this film

I love Stanley Kubrick and I think this is one of his best movies

My favourite bit of sound design that really adds to the atmosphere is this super distinct sound that resembles elevators going up and down - kind of like an echoing whirring sound. You’ll only recognize it if you’ve been in a quiet hotel and actually heard it. It’s so effective and makes you think that the elevators are whirring up and down in the shafts even though no one else is using them.

@Clint7777

Жыл бұрын

You can hear it in the background at 8:16

A cinematic Horror masterpiece, with its eerie feel of isolation and desperation , you feel theres an unnatural tension in the atmosphere building up as a sort of cabin fear engulfs Jack's mind. It takes you then on an helter skelter rollercoaster journey that's shatters your nerves like no other film. Kubrick is masterful in dealing brilliantly with th unnatural.

Underrated channel

I love finding channels like this that i cam just binge

I always forgot about the film crew being their so when i see them i get weirderd out coz theirs more than 3-4 people in the hotel

Well done. Excellent brief commentary and overview. What a great movie, too.

Great video, great channel - thanks!

Kubrick also used this music in A Clockwork Orange.

I wish more contemporary directors would study this masterpiece, especially when making so called "Horror Films!" They rely heavily on jump scares, or films with allegorical messages. I miss the days when you left a theater or drive in and were so creeped out even going through an empty hallway alone now is still problematic.

The greatest horror film ever. Kubrick was a master. It's been the opportunity of a lifetime to see it twice in a theater

This movie is like therapy to me.

Terrific piece. Kudos.

One of the theories I really liked is that all the bad things that happen are actually Jack's novel being written. hence the moving furniture etc. It's not reality, it's how Jack writes it.

I recently saw the movie Knuckleball. I saw so many connections to The Shinning. Indeed, it's a masterpiece in horror.

This is the Switzerland of the reviews of the shining haha! I was waiting for your interpretation of the movie, which you never gave.

Great analysis!

great video dude, suscribed!

Excellent analysis. Thanks,

The best film ever made and most likely ever will be made.

@michaelz9892

Жыл бұрын

You need to watch more movies :)

Great analysis. I like the five different sections, especially ambiguity.

8:00 i don't know how they did it but the reflection in that mirror does not show the doorway with yellow curtains opposite it, but shows a higher angle of the chandelier and another mirror. Also the carpet pattern is off center making everything feel off subconsciously. Also there are 27 pictures, 3x3x3 , each light has 9 candles 3 x9 = 27, same for the number of squares on the carpet. 3 alcoves on either side.

I agree: information overload! We are told things will go bad.. but still one hellva scary movie! Kurbrick is a mastermind. Another great video Jack!

Love your perspective. Examples of changes were helpful to consciously go through some of the disturbing elements of the film (e.g., cross-dissolves). Would be very helpful if the narration would pause more during the section on music to allow the listener to absorb examples of what is being described.

This was a nice, concise interpretation!

Thank you so much, this helped me a lot for my project!

You, sir, just earned yourself a subscriber.

Great video as always

@JacksMovieReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zach!

Great analysis of a great multi-layered movie.

Great video ❤️

It's official, received recommendation from AtZ and now I'll binge watch all night.

I agree with much of what you say here. This has been a favorite of mine as well since seeing it in college back in the early 90s. It’s just so singular and authentic. Such a masterpiece! Also wanted to mention that the sound effect you refer to which plays when there is shining going on, that high pitched resonance, is actually music from one of the orchestral pieces Kubrick used, not from Eraserhead.

Excellent commentary

This is my all time favorite horror movie too... and one of my favorite movies in general. Great review of it!

Yet another GREAT GREAT choice, Jack. As always I totally agree, and no question it's the greatest horror movie ever made. I don't think there is any movie I've studied more than this one, and yet you STILL have great things to add to the great body of analyses out there. Many many thanks as always.

Great video.

Great video this week please do Hell or High Water. Really underrated from what I hear. Can’t wait till next upload though! Keep up the good work!

Hereeeeees Jack! Excellent analysis😊

This is a good short discussion of the film. Above the references you cite, I would add the chapter "Remembrance of Things Forgotten," on "The Shining," in Thomas Allen Nelson's brilliant book "Kubrick: Inside a Film Artist's Maze." scrapsfromtheloft.com/2017/03/15/remembrance-things-forgotten-shining/ A central theme of the film which he examines is humanity's tendency to forget the evil actions of our past, and to thus be trapped into a cycle of repeating them. There are hundreds of symbols and motifs in the film that point to this, and recall that Danny's escape depends on retracing his steps (much earlier Wendy says she should "leave a trail of bread crumbs" to remember where she's been).

Danny isn't here, Mrs. Torrence.

WHAT A MASTERPIECE