It was his 22nd book, and his 17th novel written under his own name. For the first time, the shinings 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. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the. The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. The genius of murder on the orient express is that it.
The shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different. With more and more stephen kingbased movies being made every year, its become increasingly common for them to throw in references to kings other work, or other adaptations of it. What makes murder on the orient expresss iconic ending. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. Mar 10, 2016 the other was the olympia up on 100 and something street, friedkin said. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of ragged dick by horatio alger. Stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. The next day, he is visited by dwarves who believe bilbo can be of use to them in their journey to the lonely mountain to reclaim their ancestral treasure. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. Kubrick deliberately left many things unexplained, including many details from the third act he did, however, explain why jack torrance appears in the photo at the end.
Even though the reincarnation theory came directly from kubrick, the absorption theory is still plausible. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the shining. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. The final shot of the shining, its ambiguity forever helping stanley kubricks most popular film carry on its enduring legacy for nearly thirty. At the end of the novel, jack had ignored the boiler for too long, and the hotel explodes. Bilbo declines, reluctant to leave the safety and comfort of his hobbithole. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. One of the many mysteries of stanley kubricks the shining is why jack appears in the photo at the end, and it actually has a semisimple explanation. Blood flows throughout this film literally in several notorious scenes. Doctor sleep is now in cinemas across the world, bringing another chapter to the shining story. It gives an example of the banal religion the world state uses to keep its members in conformity with societal rules. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight. 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. Ultimately, the genius of the shining is that the ending can mean almost anything you want it to mean.
All that aside, its a decent book, though an anticlimactic ending to the story of the overlook hotel that began in the shining. 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 anyone who. The book, the shining, is a literary masterpiece written by stephen king. The book was released by scribner on march 20, 2001. First, lets just replace that sex scene you know which one. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. So when he shows up, jack goes after him knowing this fact instead of going after his wife. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. Sometimes danny cries when he thinks about when jack was involved. As the cavernous hotel shuts down for the season, the manager gives jack a grand tour, and the. Sparknotes is here for you weve got everything you need to ace or teach. There are a few twists, a lot of turns, and one epic finale, but to truly understand the entirety of it, i suggest reading the shining first. Anthony burgess dismissal of the stanley kubrick adaptation of his novel a clockwork orange is one for the ages. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time.
Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Parents need to know that the shining is the classic 1980 stanley kubrickdirected film based on the stephen king novel about a man hired to be the caretaker of a hotel deep in the mountains of colorado who develops severe dementia from a combination of cabin fever and the dark and haunted past of the hotel. 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. For the first time, the shinings producer and cowriter explain in. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. In america, more than 40,000 patients were lobotomised over a 30year period. The chapter with the hedge animals is the scariest part of the book. View entire discussion 9 comments more posts from the movies community. Gary ambrose jonesy jones, pete moore, joe beaver clarendon and henry devlin, who save douglas duddits cavell, a.
During that era, severe mental disturbances were often dealt with physically. Which means it was playing to people who didnt give a fuck about stanley kubrick, and were only going to go see the shining because of the trailer. Dont simply rely on stanley kubricks film adaptation. Whether hes on a list of victims or a reincarnation, hes doomed to be stuck within the walls of the overlook forever. The shining is a horror cinema masterpiece, and figuring out its haunting and iconic ending was no easy task for stanley kubrick. The part that confuses me is at the ending when they show the picture of jack nicholson, but its in the 1970s and hes the same age. If you dont want to be spoiled on the ending of an 83yearold book, please look away now. Litcharts makes it easy to find quotes by chapter, character, and theme. What happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. The ending to frank darabonts the mist though is a dark, gutpunch of an ending, that shows a man on the wrong side of fate, with one less bullet than he needed. Jun 18, 2006 stanley kubricks cold and frightening the shining challenges us to decide. A dude named jack torrance gets out of the car and heads to a meeting with the manager of the hotel, stuart ullman. This book has split opinion and i think that it mainly due to some of its fantastical elements.
The shining how a red book could explain everything read pinned comment duration. On the page, kings ending is a powerful and natural extension of all the chapters leading up to it. I havent read the book, so maybe someone who has can explain this. Read my big brother is seeking death again chapter 5 mtl. The seventh book of the ramayana was likely composed at a later date, synthesizing myths that developed after the initial text was completed. A boys special perception and a possessed hotel interact with deadly results in the novel the shining by stephen king. Buy a book on film making from any part of the world, either russia or japan or sweden, and youll find this name mentioned not once but in every chapter, ranging from minutely monumental details like breaking the 180 degree rule to establishing genres like science fiction and satirical comedy. We assign a color and icon like this one to each theme, making it easy to track which themes apply to each quote below. If youre not caught up with the second chapter of the shining story, we. Heres what fans need to know about the ending of the movie and whether it has a. The shining is set in the overlook hotel, which is located in the rocky mountains of colorado. He wants her to be a mountaineer like himself, and to climb the shining mountain with him, so that she will be special.
The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. This song is sung during the solidarity service attended by bernard in chapter 5. Until the last minute, the plot seems to be wrapping up in a. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. The second obvious factor is that kubrick has omitted the entire back story associated to the dog costumed man in the book, leaving his audience at a complete loss as to the scenes meaning. Kubrick discussing the shining with john hofsess, quoted from p415 stanley kubrick by vincent lobrutto. Though just a brief 116 pages, the book has received considerable acclaim, and the author won the nobel prize in 1986. He is reborn, an enhanced being, a star child, an angel, a superman. To find a quotation we cite via chapter and paragraph in your book, you can either eyeball it paragraph 150. This book is circulated primarily in the north, and offers a different ending to the story of rama and sita as well as more. It wasnt the last time one of kubricks notoriously devastating films pissed off the author of the source material stephen king once said that the shining is the only one of his book adaptations he can remember hating but burgess ire is certainly the most memorable. Chapter 1 opens as the wizard gandalf visits the hobbit bilbo baggins and invites him to join in an adventure. That is pretty much where the similarities end, in that respect.
The whole thing would be beautiful if it werent for the super creepy music playing in the background. In researching the film i have found three thematic interpretations of the bear man scene and i believe kubrick intended all three of these metaphors as part of the subliminal narrative. Mike flanagan decided to take that redemptive ending from the book. It chapter 2 contains lots of stephen king easter eggs, but its reference to the movie version of the shining creates a paradox of a plot hole. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. Oct 17, 2016 spoilers follow, though if youre like me the ending of it was spoiled for you long before you read it because its just one of those things people talk about. Ending explained is a recurring series in which we explore the finales, secrets, and themes of interesting movies and shows, both new and old. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the shining by stephen king. Doctor sleep comes to an end by referring back to the shining and bringing the story of danny torrance to an end. How it chapter 2s shining reference creates a plot hole. Fiveyearold danny torrence and his parents, jack and wendy, are spending the winter at a resort high in the colorado mountains. Oct 14, 2017 what happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. As the film develops, it becomes more mysterious, ambiguous, threatening, and hallucinatory. Either way, the end result is jack becoming part of the hotel.
It chapter twos shining reference hints at stephen kings shared universe. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his. Explanation of the famous quotes in the secret life of bees, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues. Wiesel based the bookat least in parton his own experiences during world war ii. I havent read the book in years so if anyone knows tell me how far away from the truth i am haha. At first, it feels like a traditional horror setup a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous hotel, secluded from civilization, where obviously something will go very wrong. The popular interpretation is that the scene is a throwback to a subplot of stephen kings book, in which a party guest in a dog costume has a homosexual relationship with one of the hotels former owners. Haunted by a persistent writers block, the aspiring author and recovering alcoholic, jack torrance, drags his wife, wendy, and his gifted son, danny, up snowcapped colorados secluded overlook hotel after taking up a job as an offseason caretaker. There are two reasons for this request and i doubt either of them is news to you or anyone whos read the book. As it stands, the ultimate fate of the lost ending remains as indeterminate as the shining itself. The ramayana book seven summary and analysis gradesaver. In the movie, dannys parents dont know about his supernatural ability but in the book they do.
At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of. One of the most frequent questions ive received about the shining is what does the guy in the bear costume mean. The shining novel and film work best as separate pieces, and each ending has a different meaning. Until the last minute, the plot seems to be wrapping up in a conventional way. Dreamcatcher is the 44th book published by stephen king. That way you can understand dan torrence and the shining itself better and enjoy the book as stephen king intended. As amazing as the ending to doctor sleeps movie sounds, the ending for stephen kings book was way different.
Antonia, the eldest daughter, is a strikinglooking girl, with eyes that were big and warm and full of light, like the sun shining on. The aforementioned sequel, doctor sleep, got a cinematic adaptation that serves as both a sequel to the shinin g novel and kubricks film, in a way. As detailed in the previous chapter, there are dozens of subliminal connections between. Harper is one of the scariest characters that i have ever come across. Live broadcasting raising dragons in the interstellar. Find summaries for every chapter, including a the shining chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. Jan 07, 2008 can someone explain the end of the shining for me. The ending of the shining explained by matthew jackson jan. Its just the story of one mans family quietly going insane together. Dreamcatcher is set near the fictional town of derry, maine.
It was a singular reading experience, where the book was there for me when i needed an escape and i became immersed in it in a way i. Now al wants to know about the book jack is planning. Apr 17, 2018 how pennywise may hold the truth behind the overlook hotel. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1.
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. Why we really need to see the it and it chapter 2 supercut. The ending of the sequel pays tribute to the iconic setting of the 1980 original, bringing the story. Some important things to remember about the hotel are that it is isolated due to the winter. Scott fitzgeralds the great gatsby follows jay gatsby, a man who orders his life around one desire. Summary of the shining mountain the shining mountain is a fairy tale about a scottish girl called pangmala. Night, by elie wiesel, is a work of holocaust literature with a decidedly autobiographical slant. Doctor sleep, kubricks the shining, and stephen kings books. In the opening scene at a job interview, the characters seem reliable enough, although the dialogue has a formality that echoes the small talk on the space station in 2001. At the end of the film, jack and the overlook freeze. Stanley kubricks the shining is regarded by many as one of the greatest films ever made, and one that to this day continues to be the subject of many analyses and discussions. Shutter islands ending explained david cox film the. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an evil entity that exploits the fears of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey.
The first section of this chapter features jacks night thoughts. He is just relentless, there are no discerning features to him, he is pure evil. Her father is a famous mountaineer, and he named her after the mountain. The shining summary we watch a car drive up a long and windy road to a fancylooking hotel way up in the mountains. It is explained more in the book but since holloran has the shining as well, they are linked. How the end of doctor sleep works with the shining, both stephen kings. Below, executive producer jan harlan and screenwriter diane johnson who wrote the script with kubrick explain in greater detail than ever before how the legendary director considered several very different. The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. 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. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the shining. Chapter summary for stephen kings the shining, part 1 chapter 1 summary. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the. 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.
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