Jack is left in the snow and freezes to death, and its implied that the overlook continued with its cycle of murder by bringing in more reincarnations of past workers. Good dad, bad dad and something in between june 18, 2009 in celebration of fathers day, here are three enthralling books about a few different dads not all of whom know best. For years, the prolific horror author has asserted that stanley kubricks 1980 adaptation of the shining is not just a bad adaptation but also a bad movie, a cadillac with no engine in it that you cant do anything with except admire it as sculpture. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. 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. Stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. Tv series merrygoround of the shining gets another spin this week with the wide release available in theaters and on itunes of room 237. The shining was the first book i ever read that totally freaked me out, and to this day is ranked among the top 10 books ive ever read. Although the stories of the two are surprisingly different, horror aficionados have long loved both. Theres the sense that a great talent has been wasted. Feel free to add to the list and give an explanation of why you believe that book to be similar to the hit tv series. May 31, 2011 all work and no play makes jack a dull boy or, rather, a homicidal boy in stanley kubricks eerie 1980 adaptation of stephen kings horror novel.
Jack lets the boiler explode to destroy the hotel while the other three escape. Stephen king characters wendy torrance she is jacks wife. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight. Born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial stability. What happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. The shining written by anonymous on november 1st, 2008. In the final scene, hank figures out that walt is heisenberg while perusing walts copy of leaves of grass on the toilet. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. As the film develops, it becomes more mysterious, ambiguous, threatening, and hallucinatory. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the shining. Like salem s lot this movie also has a place serving as a beacon of evil where horrible tragedies occurred. Youtube screencap if youve seen the shining, you know the film spoiler ends with jack. I read the book first and loved that, so assumed a film as widely loved as. Overall, i think the both the book and the movie are worthwhile for their own sake.
At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of. While breaking down the bathroom door with the axe, jack repeatedly strikes and damages the right hand panel, but as he turns away from the door when he hears the snowcat both left and right panels have been damaged. After i finished the book, i rented the stanley kubrick film. When his father becomes caretaker of the overlook hotel.
Although his works are usually classed as horror, i was surprised that he is able to deliver a story that can keep the reader to the end without raising the blood level to the point of ones putting the book down without finishing. The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained in an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending in the novel, the shining ends with the. Dec 27, 2012 we all know that the stanley kubrick version of stephen kings book the shining is great, but there was also made for tv movie by the same name that came out few years ago. Kubricks coscreenwriter on the shining, diane johnson, had this to say about the deleted epilogue kubrick had filmed a final scene that was cut, where wendy and danny are recovering from the. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. By the end of the pilot, we learn that he has terminal lung cancer. The original deleted ending to the shining would have appeared right after this shot of jack nicholson. The novel by horror master stephen king was adapted for the screen by no less a genius than stanley kubrick. Until the last minute, the plot seems to be wrapping up in a conventional way. In my opinion, all the changes that kubrick made are great. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of.
The shining has lost its shine kubrick was slumming it in a. Mar 30, 2017 the shining is a horror cinema masterpiece, and figuring out its haunting and iconic ending was no easy task for stanley kubrick. Note this was also used for the remake 2007 shining movie, where instead of a bee hive its a different insect nest which fills up that night when it was suppose to be empty. Ive read the book several times and seen the movie more times than i can count. The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained in an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending. When jack first moves into the hotel with his family the hotel starts speaking to him,posessing him,driving him to do strange and hurtful things. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. Mar 10, 2016 stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. I just finished reading the shining this morning and completely agree the emotion in that ending is absolutely outstanding. In the final shots of stanley kubricks the shining, the audience sees the corpse of jack torrance jack nicholson frozen to death in the.
The world of cinema has not been the same since stanley kubrick died in march 1999, several months before the theatrical release of what turned out to be his final film, eyes wide shut. At the end of the novel, jack had ignored the boiler for too long, and the hotel explodes. Scrapped the shining prequel details delve into the origins of the overlook hotel the ending was changed almost entirely because kubrick found it a cliche to just blow everything up. Oct 25, 2016 the hotel is why everything bad happened. Id take issue with many of these comments, which seem to suggest that the movie does a bad job adapting the book. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different. Breaking bad, created and produced by vince gilligan, returns for its fifth. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. This provocative and fascinating documentary, a crowdpleaser at film festivals around the world last year, showcases some of the elaborate theories about. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. The breaking of dannys arm is a factor in the familys isolation.
How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. I agree that the book paints a richer picture of torrances emotional breakdown, but i mean its a book, of course it does. The shining has lost its shine kubrick was slumming it. It lingers in the near past, making it so that neither jack nor wendy can feel good about themselves. Feel free to add to the list and give an explanation of why. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the. Oct 27, 2016 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. Jul 08, 2015 in the final shots of stanley kubricks the shining, the audience sees the corpse of jack torrance jack nicholson frozen to death in the hedge maze where he tried to kill his wife wendy. Dont really know a huge about kubricka films only seen 3 or 4 others, so not gonna comment on the director, but this was such an underwhelming film. They feel cut off from the people in the world who dont hurt their children. The shining 2 book series kindle edition from book 1. This is shining through end scene by gezhel on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Why is the shining book better than the shining movie. The shining is one of the most talked about movies of all time, and certainly, 1980s only release to be the subject of so much tortured exegetical speculation with second and third. When walt discovers the book, he is at an especially high time in his life. Below, executive producer jan harlan and screenwriter diane. Ever wondered how turning a great book into a great movie worked. Jack rushes to go release the boiler before it explodes, but danny uses his shining to help him see what. The shining is a horror cinema masterpiece, and figuring out its haunting and iconic ending was no easy task for stanley kubrick. The shining 1980 wendy, im home scene 67 movieclips.
Watch the shining deleted original ending and read kubrick. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Heck, before he was the caretaker for the overlook hotel, jack torrance was a schoolteacher, too. Im sure i dont need to go into all the changes he made, as im certain theyve already been listed in this thread. Watch the shining deleted original ending and read.
While breaking down the bathroom door with the axe, jack repeatedly strikes and damages the right hand panel, but as he turns away from the door. 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. A lot of people i talk to has never read this book and only know it from the stanly kubrick movie. 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 is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old mr hallorann he is a shiner, aglow with psychic voltage. See more ideas about the shining, stanley kubrick and scary movies. Last month saw the debut of a commercial that parodied the shining, with bryan cranston taking on the role of jick nicholsons jack torrance, promoting a mountain dew campaign that claimed their. Stephen king is brilliant, but hes also sometimes wrong. Kubricks original ending for the shining boing boing. Jack, in a moment of sanity tells danny and wendy to get out and tries to relieve the pressure in the boiler.
The shining goodreads meet your next favorite book. Nov 01, 2012 born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial stability. It is a pretty interesting book and that has a slow build to a fantastic ending. Lost alternate ending of the shining revealed in recently. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate ending. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king.
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. Personally, i havent seen the film and dont think that im going to. Ill end by recommending one essay from the book that will reward the. 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. Stephen king is not okay with a shining prequel movie mtv. Jack torrance is another former teacher who turns naughty. How the shining movie s ending differs from the book as mentioned above, the film ends with wendy and danny escaping during a snowstorm thanks to the snowcat hallorann arrived in. All the science in breaking badfrom explosive experiments to. As breaking bad enters its final season, philosophers write about its. The shining is a rare horror classic that is famous both as a book and a film. The addition of twins, the ending, it was all nicely done. That part in the movie wasnt in the book and it doesnt make any sense. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook.
All work and no play makes jack a dull boy or, rather, a homicidal boy in stanley kubricks eerie 1980 adaptation of stephen kings horror. The shining by stephen king audio book simply audiobooks. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the. Aug 30, 2016 watch the shining deleted original ending and read kubricks script treatment shares just when it appears there couldnt be more material about the shining on the internet, here comes the original treatment and script for a scene kubrick deleted after the films release. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king.
But kubricks original version of the film included another scene inserted between these two iconic. Comparing the series finale to shakespeare, mobydick, and. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 2. Jul 09, 2016 the shining was stephen kings third book, following carrie and salems lot. The shining was stephen kings third book, following carrie and salems lot. Lets take a close look at some of the characters in stephen kings the shining. The world of cinema has not been the same since stanley kubrick died in march 1999, several months before the theatrical release of what turned out. Ending spoiler for the shining 1980, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. One of our detectives here takes issue even with the story. Apr 12, 2017 kubricks coscreenwriter on the shining, diane johnson, had this to say about the deleted epilogue kubrick had filmed a final scene that was cut, where wendy and danny are recovering from the. The overlook hotel claimed the most beautiful physical setting on any resort in the world.
The science of breaking bad by dave trumbore and donna j. Lets scrape together the shining epilogue that stanley. It seems, poetically apt that, at the time stanley kubrick was describing arabesques rounds space stations and star corridors and the history of human consciousness in space odyssey, michael snow was making wavelength, the birth of a. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. All along, breaking bad has been likened to literary classics from antiquity onward. The shining is a stanley kubrick film, and as such it makes impeccableif also horrificsense. Books similar to breaking bad this is a list of books similar in some form or fashion to the now extinct show, breaking bad. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Jack finds a scrapbook that details all the bad things that happened at the hotel. Thats why king statements like this arent to be trusted. Just when it appears there couldnt be more material about the shining on the internet, here comes the original treatment and script for a scene kubrick deleted after the films release. The season five midseason finale gliding over all is named after poem 271 of.
This book made me watch several episodes of breaking bad over again. They can be similar in tone, theme, character analysis and etc. This provocative and fascinating documentary, a crowdpleaser at film festivals around the world last year, showcases some of the. Which great literary work explains breaking bad best. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. The final shot is a photograph of our lead protagonist jack torrence jack nicholson, impossibly photographed as a resident of the overlook hotel at the july 4th ball in 1921, some sixty years. Jack rushes to go release the boiler before it explodes, but danny uses his shining to help him see what hes become. As i said in an earlier piece about breaking bad s end, rejudging a series based solely on the series finale is a foolish practice that is becoming frustratingly common.
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