I'm a big Kubrick fan & although I think some of these 'mistakes' are intentional others are clearly not. There's continuity errors in his other films too. Filming movies is an arduous & disorderly task at best which is probably why the best directors are all such perfectionists & so meticulous
@evilempireUK Watch "The Wendy Theory" it is done with a text to voice (robot voice) but it will blow your mind about this movie, and why Kubrick placed all of the continuity issues throughout the movie... he did the same thing in Eyes Wide Shut - they are on purpose and his own vision of this movie is completely different than you will expect. Watch the RUclips video on "The Wendy Theory" and you will see the movie in a whole new perspective...
There’s continuity errors in EVERY film. Don’t let conspiracy theorists persuade you otherwise. Errors Happen, doesn’t mean there’s more to it. We’re all human
You have to consider that this and all Kubrick movies were meant to be seen on the big screen. Most people would only see it once and wouldn't notice most of these "mistakes". Also, some of them may have been intentional to mess with continuity in order to make the viewer feel something was off. I've heard Jan Harlan mention this. He has said that the movie is not supposed to make sense.
I like the fact that in the opening sequence of the movie that the Yellow VW Bug from a distance is only occupied by a single occupant/driver---leads one to beleive that Jack was already alone in his headspace and revealing he was already disconnected from those around him?
1:34 - Yes that luggage could fit, the whole front of a VW is the "trunk" and it was also piled in the back seat which is why Danny was sitting on luggage in the VW on the drive to the hotel.
Wendy said that Jack stopped drinking after he injured Danny 5 months ago. Jack said he hurt Danny 3 years ago. Danny's position on the carpet when the ball rolled to him.
If that's the case, wtf was the point? A love the Shining and Kubrick's work in general, but people are overestimating his perfectionism. It's comical at this point.
@@romanrhodes815 All those clues seem to suggest that the whole movie is kinda a long delusion or dream or distored memory or so, nothing is real enough. It's simply telling a ghost story without any real proof of it but symbolism. That's the point that many fans of this movie have concluded.
The box moving during the phone conversation seems more realistic than a mistake, most people on a phone call will doodle or touch things in front of them, especially with land line calls.
You seem to have missed - Shadow of Helicopter in frame in the opening scene where the helicopter is following the car. Ski lift in frame, for a hotel that closes for the winter and doesn't service the ski crowd (according to the manager) Wendy says Jack stopped drinking after he accidentally hurt Danny, and that he hasn't had a drink in 5 months Jack says it was three years ago that he accidentally hit Danny.
Fair enough on the reflection of the crew, but in one shot Danny's eaten some of his sandwich, and in another shot he's eaten...some more of his sandwich? :D A lot of your other mistakes are things that seem to have been done on purpose. While it's easy to forget which hand was on which when matching shots, things like applying and removing cartoon decals, large furniture and entire light switches take considerable more effort. This was not shot in an actual hotel, but a large closed studio, so there weren't people milling about in between shots moving stuff around.
Like in this case, it had “1” as the number of replies, but when I viewed the comment on your video, there was no comment. Now I assume there will be “2” replies listed, but no, it still only shows “1” comment, as it correctly should now. I have seen this phenomenon on almost every video that has “1” or “2” comments. What’s that all about?
While i think a lot of the "errors" were intentional there are a few that i just cant fathom. Is the sandwich supposed to represent "the Jungian thing" ? (possibly) but the disappearing chair and table behind Jack when Wendy disturbs his writing. That one doesnt seem like anything more than continuity error.
@@yetanotherash6771 none were. Kubrick simps think that continuity errors are deliberate because he was some great genius and was infallible. Every movie has them.
Right... is it that any experience in the hotel, from any character's perspective, might be affected, in that some can see the whole hotel for what it is, and some can't, and this effect is used subliminally to affect the audience, or was it just that they were slowly adding more to the set in the middle of filming, and Kubrick made sure that as long as there's enough mystery behind each frame, then people will never know the difference between error and feature...
4:35 the light switch is again attributed to Wendy's hallucinations and not remembering everything to the tiniest detail... the light switch trick was done on the walk in storage in the kitchen as well...just to the right of the door.
Lol. I’m one of the biggest Kubrick fans on the planet, but don’t mind seeing errors In his films. They’re so minor, It doesn’t matter, but still it’s neat to see the reality of filmmaking
1:30 it was never implied who's luggage that is. It could be from people leaving and not entering. Also, you probably could fit all that in a small VW.
Some of the “factual errors” are only errors based on assumptions the person who created this made, which he or she should not have made in the first place.
i'm late to the party, but a descent into madness movie is not good character building. he could have been an out of work plumber, school teacher, weed puller. the world building was not explained. was the hotel evil, the land it was on evil, etc. what was the plot of the movie? what were the needs of the two main characters? If it just a psycho thriller, then its just a psycho thriller. I'm not a big fan of how long winded Steven K so i did not read the book.
A lot of these "mistakes" seem intentional, suggesting that the whole movie is kinda a long delusion or dream or distored memory or so, nothing is real enough. It's simply telling a ghost story without any real proof of it but symbolism, similar to how we hear people retell ghost stories with minor details not fixed in place all the time. That's the meaning which many fans of this movie have concluded.
2:34 you missed that Jack had grabbed the paper out of the typewrite and tore it up, but as Wendy leaves he begins typing and there is paper in the typewriter. Also Jacks hair is a mess and he is angry with Wendy, but when she starts to walk away, his hair is in place and he looks a little befuddled, not angry... this is part of the hallucinations Wendy was having... every time there was continuity issue, Wendy was hallucinating and her memory was off on certain things...we are seeing the hallucination through her eyes, and then Kubrick adds the view of reality -
@@williampatrick2971 these continuity “errors” aren’t errors Kubrick put them there are on purpose. What that purpose was, only he knew, but whatever it was it gave the film a different level of meaning. Check out Roger Ager from Collative Learning he explains this point very well.
@@smsfte4699 there’s not much communication that can be had between us if you’re someone who has been indoctrinated by Ager’s conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theorists see what they want , and spread it around to others like a cancer. Kubrick’s step daughter in on Reddit and is constantly trying to dispel and stifle the conspiracy theories surrounding her father’s films, mainly the shining. Imagine producing and directing a film based on a best selling horror novel to only have it turned around by a fanatic who devises and claims by connecting non-existent dots that it’s about child abuse. It taints and scars the legacy of a masterful film. Kubrick’s step daughter has set out to prevent these “theories” from becoming etched in stone for future generations.
That’s a good question. It was the winter of 1970 that the tragedy happened, and Jack applied for the job almost decade Later. Where does the lady in the bathtub or the man in the bear suit fit in to that?
Continuity errors like hands shifting and sandwiches and drinks changing is certainly accidental. Tables and light switches moving? Sorry, that's your ignorance of not understanding the anomalies associated with the hotel.
Nice troll, I think you probably already know Stanley Kubrick put all these in as a way to subconsciously heighten tension, the sandwich for example tears in half when the mention the Overlook Hotel.
I have to assume that you're the troll. You don't think Kubrick made a single mistake in a 2 and a half hour film? How do the ice cubes in Jack's glass disappearing then reappearing progress the narrative of the story? They don't. NO ONE is perfect.
It’s the evil of The Overlook hotel. I mean if you examine the geometry of the hotel for example. The ballroom bathroom actually would stick out be perpendicular the bar. Also when the ball tolls go Dany before he enters room 237 the shapes on the floor magically switch. If the hotel can do all these things they can certainly melt ice. Even if some of these are minor continuity errors the brilliance it still fits into this framework
@@willsvidz4277 It's to creep you out subconsciously, Kubrick did still photography and spent thousands of hours editing it and he didn't make a mistake with the ice cubes, chair placement, etc. He's literally known for the time he takes to embed meaning in shots as if they were still photographs you are meant to spend hours looking at, it's really beyond attention to detail. The art on the walls are all significant and he even purposely obscures some pieces he reuses, this movie is not liek a normal horror movie, its a maze with hidden puzzles upon puzzles upon puzzles, you have no idea who you are dealing with.
@@cloudscript not mutually exclusive. The Whiskey Shelf did an explanation of the criteria for 'Bourbon' and showed how Jack Daniels meets those. Also, interesting how the father and son in this move are called Jack and Daniel. In the sequel, Danny is also a whiskey drinker in his 20s.
There is no mistakes in the film, He specifically did those things to bring out the scary aspect of the film & the hotel.
I'm a big Kubrick fan & although I think some of these 'mistakes' are intentional others are clearly not. There's continuity errors in his other films too. Filming movies is an arduous & disorderly task at best which is probably why the best directors are all such perfectionists & so meticulous
@evilempireUK Watch "The Wendy Theory" it is done with a text to voice (robot voice) but it will blow your mind about this movie, and why Kubrick placed all of the continuity issues throughout the movie... he did the same thing in Eyes Wide Shut - they are on purpose and his own vision of this movie is completely different than you will expect. Watch the RUclips video on "The Wendy Theory" and you will see the movie in a whole new perspective...
I think its to add to the fact of ghost's lingering around the hotel
There’s continuity errors in EVERY film. Don’t let conspiracy theorists persuade you otherwise. Errors
Happen, doesn’t mean there’s more to it. We’re all human
You have to consider that this and all Kubrick movies were meant to be seen on the big screen. Most people would only see it once and wouldn't notice most of these "mistakes". Also, some of them may have been intentional to mess with continuity in order to make the viewer feel something was off. I've heard Jan Harlan mention this. He has said that the movie is not supposed to make sense.
I like the fact that in the opening sequence of the movie that the Yellow VW Bug from a distance is only occupied by a single occupant/driver---leads one to beleive that Jack was already alone in his headspace and revealing he was already disconnected from those around him?
1:34 - Yes that luggage could fit, the whole front of a VW is the "trunk" and it was also piled in the back seat which is why Danny was sitting on luggage in the VW on the drive to the hotel.
early nineties road trip across the country in one of those as a kid, and I can attest to this .
😯
It could also be a metaphor. The family has a lot of baggage/issues.
Wendy said that Jack stopped drinking after he injured Danny 5 months ago. Jack said he hurt Danny 3 years ago. Danny's position on the carpet when the ball rolled to him.
ah, I just commented the same about when Danny was injured. hadn't seen your post. Glad someone else picked up on it.
Also the name “Charles Grady” changed to “Delbert Grady” for no reason. Probably writing errors between Diane Johnson and Kubrick
2:16 When they enter and leave the walk-in refrigerator, the adjacent corridor/room is completely different as well
Somebody watching this movie would have to have an eye for detail to notice these mistakes.
Its because most of the movie is actually Jack's imagination
I’m sure not all of those were mistakes! Kubrick put those there!
Watch the RUclips video on "The Wendy Theory" and you will see the movie in a whole new perspective...
If that's the case, wtf was the point? A love the Shining and Kubrick's work in general, but people are overestimating his perfectionism. It's comical at this point.
@@romanrhodes815 All those clues seem to suggest that the whole movie is kinda a long delusion or dream or distored memory or so, nothing is real enough. It's simply telling a ghost story without any real proof of it but symbolism. That's the point that many fans of this movie have concluded.
@@gen_is_bored garbage. They’re minor continuity errors, same as every film has.
The box moving during the phone conversation seems more realistic than a mistake, most people on a phone call will doodle or touch things in front of them, especially with land line calls.
You seem to have missed -
Shadow of Helicopter in frame in the opening scene where the helicopter is following the car.
Ski lift in frame, for a hotel that closes for the winter and doesn't service the ski crowd (according to the manager)
Wendy says Jack stopped drinking after he accidentally hurt Danny, and that he hasn't had a drink in 5 months
Jack says it was three years ago that he accidentally hit Danny.
I knew about the helicopter shadow, but where in the movie is a ski lift?
@@williampatrick2971 It's to the left of the screen on the initial shot of the hotel.
I believe both helicopter "mistakes" are do to the dvd being cut differently. Different aspect ratio.
Fair enough on the reflection of the crew, but in one shot Danny's eaten some of his sandwich, and in another shot he's eaten...some more of his sandwich? :D
A lot of your other mistakes are things that seem to have been done on purpose. While it's easy to forget which hand was on which when matching shots, things like applying and removing cartoon decals, large furniture and entire light switches take considerable more effort.
This was not shot in an actual hotel, but a large closed studio, so there weren't people milling about in between shots moving stuff around.
One wonders what advice Brian Rust and John Wadley ("Music Advisors: 20's music") gave Kubrick, seeing that there isn't any 20's music in the film.
In the very begining you can see the helicopter shadow on the right below frame. Just a little.
Did anyone else see all the other small things in the sandwitch scene? Plate is turned. Danny has moved. The lighting has been fixed...
You found some I never saw before. Like the painting over the bed.
Watch the RUclips video on "The Wendy Theory" and you will see the movie in a whole new perspective...
Like in this case, it had “1” as the number of replies, but when I viewed the comment on your video, there was no comment. Now I assume there will be “2” replies listed, but no, it still only shows “1” comment, as it correctly should now. I have seen this phenomenon on almost every video that has “1” or “2” comments. What’s that all about?
@@jmadratz I've seen that before, replies are missing, or the number is wrong.
While i think a lot of the "errors" were intentional there are a few that i just cant fathom. Is the sandwich supposed to represent "the Jungian thing" ? (possibly) but the disappearing chair and table behind Jack when Wendy disturbs his writing. That one doesnt seem like anything more than continuity error.
Some of these are not mistakes, but are intentional. If you know anything about Kubrick, you would understand this!
Watch the RUclips video on "The Wendy Theory" and you will see the movie in a whole new perspective...
I've heard that Kubrick was very meticulous and a know perfectionist with his films. But which of these are intentionally and why? Do we have reasons?
@@yetanotherash6771 none were. Kubrick simps think that continuity errors are deliberate because he was some great genius and was infallible. Every movie has them.
@@thefonzkissThere’s a lot more than continuity errors. Have a look at Rob Agers analysis of the film and get back to me.
Right... is it that any experience in the hotel, from any character's perspective, might be affected, in that some can see the whole hotel for what it is, and some can't, and this effect is used subliminally to affect the audience, or was it just that they were slowly adding more to the set in the middle of filming, and Kubrick made sure that as long as there's enough mystery behind each frame, then people will never know the difference between error and feature...
0.23 either blind cause i watch this and was no one there 😮
4:35 the light switch is again attributed to Wendy's hallucinations and not remembering everything to the tiniest detail... the light switch trick was done on the walk in storage in the kitchen as well...just to the right of the door.
you should get out more, Blooper Maniac.
Lol. I’m one of the biggest Kubrick fans on the planet, but don’t mind seeing errors In his films. They’re so minor,
It doesn’t matter, but still it’s neat to see the reality of filmmaking
Hi. What's the music? Liked It very much. (Be careful with the high level of detail that Kubrick's fans manage... jeje, regards)
I am so glad I'm not driving tonight.
Why
Dunno.@@williampatrick2971
1:30 it was never implied who's luggage that is. It could be from people leaving and not entering. Also, you probably could fit all that in a small VW.
Do you really not know the difference between "who’s" and "whose"?
Would of really like to watch this but the music is annoying.
Some of the “factual errors” are only errors based on assumptions the person who created this made, which he or she should not have made in the first place.
I can't believe someone made this mistake video.. WHO CARES IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME
Yeah but there's mistakes in every movie. Some People just find it interesting. He didn't say anything against the movies contend.
i'm late to the party, but a descent into madness movie is not good character building. he could have been an out of work plumber, school teacher, weed puller. the world building was not explained. was the hotel evil, the land it was on evil, etc. what was the plot of the movie? what were the needs of the two main characters? If it just a psycho thriller, then its just a psycho thriller. I'm not a big fan of how long winded Steven K so i did not read the book.
A lot of these "mistakes" seem intentional, suggesting that the whole movie is kinda a long delusion or dream or distored memory or so, nothing is real enough.
It's simply telling a ghost story without any real proof of it but symbolism, similar to how we hear people retell ghost stories with minor details not fixed in place all the time. That's the meaning which many fans of this movie have concluded.
2:34 you missed that Jack had grabbed the paper out of the typewrite and tore it up, but as Wendy leaves he begins typing and there is paper in the typewriter. Also Jacks hair is a mess and he is angry with Wendy, but when she starts to walk away, his hair is in place and he looks a little befuddled, not angry... this is part of the hallucinations Wendy was having... every time there was continuity issue, Wendy was hallucinating and her memory was off on certain things...we are seeing the hallucination through her eyes, and then Kubrick adds the view of reality -
These ain’t errors (mostly). It’s Kubrick being Kubrick.
These errors are common in every film. It doesn’t make the director any less amazing.
@@williampatrick2971 these continuity “errors” aren’t errors Kubrick put them there are on purpose. What that purpose was, only he knew, but whatever it was it gave the film a different level of meaning. Check out Roger Ager from Collative Learning he explains this point very well.
@@smsfte4699 there’s not much communication that can be had between us if you’re someone who has been indoctrinated by Ager’s conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theorists see what they want , and spread it around to others like a cancer. Kubrick’s step daughter in on Reddit and is constantly trying to dispel and stifle the conspiracy theories surrounding her father’s films, mainly the shining. Imagine producing and directing a film based on a best selling horror novel to only have it turned around by a fanatic who devises and claims by connecting non-existent dots that it’s about child abuse. It taints and scars the legacy of a masterful film. Kubrick’s step daughter has set out to prevent these “theories” from becoming etched in stone for future generations.
If someone had to stay there every winter, what happened to the other care takers for those 10 years,?
Maybe the dude who did the last 9 years died or retired...
That’s a good question. It was the winter of 1970 that the tragedy happened, and Jack applied for the job almost decade Later. Where does the lady in the bathtub or the man in the bear suit fit in to that?
Continuity errors like hands shifting and sandwiches and drinks changing is certainly accidental. Tables and light switches moving? Sorry, that's your ignorance of not understanding the anomalies associated with the hotel.
Nice troll, I think you probably already know Stanley Kubrick put all these in as a way to subconsciously heighten tension, the sandwich for example tears in half when the mention the Overlook Hotel.
I have to assume that you're the troll. You don't think Kubrick made a single mistake in a 2 and a half hour film? How do the ice cubes in Jack's glass disappearing then reappearing progress the narrative of the story? They don't. NO ONE is perfect.
It’s the evil of The Overlook hotel. I mean if you examine the geometry of the hotel for example. The ballroom bathroom actually would stick out be perpendicular the bar. Also when the ball tolls go Dany before he enters room 237 the shapes on the floor magically switch. If the hotel can do all these things they can certainly melt ice.
Even if some of these are minor continuity errors the brilliance it still fits into this framework
@@willsvidz4277 It's to creep you out subconsciously, Kubrick did still photography and spent thousands of hours editing it and he didn't make a mistake with the ice cubes, chair placement, etc. He's literally known for the time he takes to embed meaning in shots as if they were still photographs you are meant to spend hours looking at, it's really beyond attention to detail. The art on the walls are all significant and he even purposely obscures some pieces he reuses, this movie is not liek a normal horror movie, its a maze with hidden puzzles upon puzzles upon puzzles, you have no idea who you are dealing with.
heh, jack daniels is certainly bourbon.
`sorry, it's actually Tennessee Whiskey...
@@cloudscript not mutually exclusive. The Whiskey Shelf did an explanation of the criteria for 'Bourbon' and showed how Jack Daniels meets those.
Also, interesting how the father and son in this move are called Jack and Daniel. In the sequel, Danny is also a whiskey drinker in his 20s.
@@jimbobeire omg, jack/danny-iels... how'd i miss that?!
Some one needs to watch the Wendy Theory.
some are mistakes but most aren't.
Examples?