The shot of Shelley Duvall’s wide eyed terror, screaming as the axe finally smashes through the door is such a classic film image, horror or otherwise.
@@JustSomeGoy she and Robin Williams were the perfect Olive Oyl & Popeye. RIP to them both. As a little kid I was so disappointed when I finally convinced my parents to give me canned spinach. The utter betrayal. 🤢
Yes, but from the interviews given by the cast and people close to them, it seems less like an performance and more like the reality of her experience making the movie.
Kubrick is probably the greatest director who will ever live. He started as a photographer, so his films are always beautifully shot, and his use of symmetry in this movie is very unsettling. He wasn't just a genius filmmaker, he would solve differential equations for fun in his spare time, but also loved to play ping pong with the cast and crew. RIP Stanley.
"This film is like art." You said it. Stanley Kubrick's films are very much like art. Great reaction. Even though Stephen King wasn't too thrilled with this adaptation of his novel, it's still one of my favorite films of all time for what it is.
@@torbjornkvist You're right. And what a great movie. Done so well in so many ways. Danny riding his Bigwheels around the hotel corridors, in my opinion, is some of the best movie making ever.
@@torbjornkvistYes, the movie is a masterpiece in the context of filmmaking, absolutely agree...but when it comes to the story, the movie doesn't hold a candle to the book. That was King's biggest complaint, that Kubrick didn't understand the story and changed so much that it watered down the book, it was never about the visuals. So yeah, in a way it became Kubrick's The Shining.
This is one of the best Shining reactions on RUclips! Loved it. Please check out “Doctor Sleep” as well! But don’t look up anything about it! Try to just go in completely blind! :)
Shortish version explanation for what was happening. Danny and Halloran are both psychics, though Halloran refers to their powers as the Shining. Danny copes with the psychic visions he gets, visions that try to warn him of coming danger, via his imaginary friend. The Overlook Hotel is haunted. Very, very haunted. Normally it's not too bad, as the ghosts usually can't physically harm anyone, and most people can't even see them. Room 237's ghost is the most dangerous, the one most commonly seen by regular people, and the one that can harm people. Halloran can see the ghosts because he's got the Shining. But he's not worried about leaving the Torrences alone there because he knows the ghosts, while malevolent, are usually impotent against the living. However, Danny not only also has the Shining, but he's a lot more powerful than most such psychics. The ghosts feed off Shining energy, growing in power and allowing them to appear to Jack, who is vulnerable to their attempts to drive him mad because he's a recovering alcoholic. The book version of Jack starts off a lot more caring towards his family than the movie version, but still ends up the same way, so Jack ending up like this isn't because he was bad or mad to begin with. The ghosts want to add the Torrences to the hotel's trapped spirits, just like they did to that previous caretaker, who they also drove mad so that he murdered his wife and two daughters, the kids Danny sees in the corridor. At first we're left wondering if Jack is just seeing things because he's going insane, and Danny only seeing them because his psychic powers let him see what his father is imagining, but then one of the ghosts lets Jack out of the freezer, something that couldn't have happened if he'd just been imagining them. The ghosts' growing power and Wendy's increasingly hysterical state allows the ghosts to start appearing to Wendy too at the end. A lot of the confusing points become way clearer if you check out the sequel, Doctor Sleep, which is an excellent movie (and book).
Wow! Such a physical response to this movie, especially to the insane soundtrack. Also, your word salad was fun. I imagine the 27 minute word salad was pretty intense!
My fav part of the soundtrack is most of the music is taken from Pendereckis Resurrection of Christ. something so haunting coming from something supposed to be holy
I feel like it's so hard for newer horror movies to match the visceral creepiness of classics like this one, The Exorcist and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Great reaction, keep it up! 👍
One of the coolest and subtlest aspects of the movie is that the internal layout of the hotel is physically impossible. Hardcore fans of the film have painstakingly mapped out how and where the characters move and it just doesn't work. This is intentional as, along with the POV camera work, it makes the viewer feel like they're in a maze. More importantly it conveys the supernatural nature of the hotel, as well as being a great metaphor for a lot of things that are going on within the movie.
So many little easter eggs and not-so-subtle themes going on in this film. Like every time Jack is in front of a mirror, his madness/possession/hallucinations are most elevated.
@@freddiemossberg7204yeah, one of the first things is the room where Jack had the interview. There is a window facing the outside, but if you watch how Jack is led into the room, there’s no way that window should exist
Is it really intentional? It's very common for shows/movies to have interiors that aren't actually possible, just because they use fake sets or different buildings/rooms for different shots. For example, I once tried to model the house from Shaun of the Dead for a game, and it just doesn't fit together.
I always interpreted it as he was always there in the photo, we just didn't see it until the end. That's why there's multiple allusions to Jack having been there before or having always been the caretaker.
Kubrick famously doesn't talk about the meanings of his movies - he'd rather leave that to the viewer - but in one interview he did say that, in "The Shining," he was playing with ideas of reincarnation and that, basically, certain souls were always being pulled back to the Overlook, over and over, across the generations. E.g. the Grady who Jack hears about during the job interview (Charles Grady) isn't the same person he encounters in the ghost-y party (Delbert Grady), but they're part of the same line and possibly the same soul being reincarnated, a soul that's forever tied to the hotel. Thus, Grady has "always been here," just like Jack has. So, with Kubrick's aim in mind, the physical Jack who comes to the hotel in this movie isn't the same Jack who was there in 1921, but it's the same soul who can't escape the pull of the Overlook (and its murderous influence), lifetime after lifetime.
I feel like I need to re-watch this movie from start to finish with no distractions one day soon. Some of these classic horrors are just.....absolute gems. They do NOT make movies like this any more.
About the ending and the photo- 2 possible answers: 1- the Hotel "absorbed" Jack's soul adding him to the photograph. 2- The man in the picture that looks just like Jack is the caretaker in 1921. Jack is actually the reincarnation of the caretaker. We know that before Jack there were at least "two" caretakers who murdered their families. "Charles Grady" who killed his two girls aged 8 and 10 and his wife in the early 70s, and "Delbert Grady" who murdered his wife and "twin" daughters in the 1920s. The person in the picture might be the caretaker before "Delbert Grady"; the fact he looks just like Jack (with a 1920s hairdo instead of his longish hair) could symbolize Jack being this evil man reincarnated.
Welcome back! 😀 Don't stay away so long next time. LOL! In order to further a sense of foreboding, Kubrick employed subtle visual tricks such as making the exterior of The Overlook vastly different from the interior. In order to accomplish this, he filmed the exteriors at Timberline Lodge in Oregon and the interiors were shot on a giant sound stage in London. The interior set was modeled after The Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park with some modifications. The buildings' architecture is COMPLETELY different in real life, even the window styles, sizes, and locations. If you ever travel and see the Ahwahnee, there are very distinct locations that are the same as in the movie, such as the famous elevator that had the river of blood rush out.
Some of the things you picked up on I totally never did, like the twins showing Danny what happened to them, and was going to happen to him. Also, I believe Wendy was seeing the weird things at the end because the cook dude had died in the hotel, and the hotel absorbed his "shine". (The book went into more detail about that.) Apparently that was why the hotel wanted Danny.
It's important to know is that that everything that Jack was seeing weren't hallucinations, they were ghosts occuping the hotel, I don't think Kubrick made this clear but it's made clear in the book! I enjoyed watching you react to this movie!
Yeah, how are we supposed to know they're ghosts?!! Kubrick is fascinating, but he'd always take the source material and make it more unclear, ambiguous, and mysterious. One could argue that the director has failed if the audience doesn't understand what happened.
@@BrianMoore-h6i In this case, the point is to confuse the audience as to if it's a visual depiction of Jack's internal monologue or if it's a ghost. What the film suggests is that Lloyd the Bartender is just Jack's interior dialogue because he's talking to himself. Why doesn't he run screaming from a ghost appearing? Because he doesn't believe it's a ghost. If he doesn't believe it's a ghost, then why do we? Immediately after that scene, he investigates room 237 and it's the same question. It could be a ghost, or it could be just another visual depiction of his internal monologue. He sees a beautiful woman there for the same reason he saw an imaginary glass of whiskey in the bar. It's just what he wishes he found. She turns into a zombified hag because it's just him remembering that he's trapped in an unhappy marriage with a woman he resents. If the question is "why would he start making out with a crazy woman who his son just accused of strangling him" it's because Jack doesn't believe he's actually seeing a woman at all. When Wendy asks him if he found anything in the room, he says "no." It's because he's telling her the truth. What's most likely is that it's just Jack's internal monologue that is being influenced by The Overlook, but Jack is unaware of this. But that's open to interpretation. This is one of the best aspects of the film. Because it makes us question what is actually happening, it takes us into Jack's madness and we're unable to tell what is real. We don't just watch him develop cabin fever, we experience it. There's a pretty cool movie that is influenced by The Shining called Session 9. In that film, it's clear that the main character is going crazy, but it's a supernatural influence that is causing it. I'm pretty sure this was Kubrick's intention, but if we could say for sure, it wouldn't be nearly as interesting a film, imo.
I mean.. sure, they are not transparent and make spooky sounds. But, how else would about a hundred people cosplaying the swinging twenties suddenly show up in the middle of a nowhere snowstorm? ;) I never interpreted them as real ghosts though. More like some result of a a more vague presence and the authors imagination. He would have seen the pictures, and maybe researched the hotel history. Maybe peace and quite is not the main reason he is there. That he looks just like the central party guest may also suggests they may be related, and the "ghosts" are genetic memory (or a side of the shine thing) manifesting as his reality or some such. This in turn would also explain the previous reasons. Is the kid really seeing dead people, or just his fathers projections?
@@AltCutTV I think they're visual depictions of Jack's internal monologue. He doesn't believe they're ghosts or that he's actually even seeing any of these things. It's just a daydream and a dialogue he's having with himself. The twist that Kubrick is suggesting, I think, is that the Overlook is influencing his thoughts through these internal monologues, unbeknownst to Jack himself. Imagine you're a director making a movie like this and you wanted to show the Overlook influencing Jack's thoughts. How else would you do it? I can't even think of another way to achieve that. My guess is that Danny is actually psychic, but there's the question of what he's actually seeing. Grady's daughters weren't twins. We learn that from Ulman, yet Danny sees twins, so who knows.
This film stands as one of my favorite 5 productions in the horror genre. Kudos to Erika for this presentation as the scene content and audio playback were well captured.
@steveclark That's the one he had NASA build cameras for to shoot inside castles with natural & candle light, as can be seen in overhead maze shot here. Wildest shot in whole movie to me. Was done on a movie crane! I saw this in theater when I was 9 yro. A few weeks after slasher game-changer "Friday The 13th". Kubrick a bonafide genius. Don't have all day😅 to skim the surface. Anyone who loves film needs to watch a bio to see why he was the hands-down GOAT film-smith. Arts subjective of course, & there's plenty better story tellers, but there'll never be anything close to another Stanley Kubrick. And pretty much all but his last (they cut up without his permission) are masterpieces! ✌️🌎❤️
@@satyadasgumbyji8956 Yeah, I got the huge book package about The Shining, 900 pages plus a huge 400-page scrapbook and tons of other material, and after reading all of it I still can't fathom how that shot was done (even though they explained it) and looked so good.
The movie Wendy and Danny were watching on TV, was the movie "The Summer of 42" which was one of Stanley Kubrick's favorite films of all time. I felt your nervousness. Great reaction.
Fun to see your reaction to this classic. Have you seen 'Alien' yet? Or 'Blade Runner'? These are science fiction movies but also quite suspenseful and with great sound and cinematography. There is something special about the practical effects and slower pace of these older movies. Anyway, well done and keep it up! 👍
Kubrick famously doesn't talk about the meanings of his movies - he'd rather leave that to the viewer - but in one interview he did say that, in "The Shining," he was playing with ideas of reincarnation and that, basically, certain souls were always being pulled back to the Overlook, over and over, across the generations. E.g. the Grady who Jack hears about during the job interview (Charles Grady) isn't the same person he encounters in the ghost-y party (Delbert Grady), but they're part of the same line and possibly the same soul being reincarnated (they even committed the same crime, right?), a soul that's forever tied to the hotel. Thus, Grady has "always been here," just like Jack has. So, with Kubrick's aim in mind, the physical Jack who comes to the hotel in this movie isn't the same Jack who was there in 1921, but it's the same soul who can't escape the pull of the Overlook, life after life. Don't feel bad about your word salad or spending so much time trying to interpret the movie afterward. People have been trying to piece it together for 50-ish years so far and there are a million interpretations and theories. That one moment in that one Kubrick interview I mentioned is the closest we've gotten to any kind of confirmation from an actual source about what the movie actually means. You could use the novel as a guide (the movie is based on a Stephen King novel), but Kubrick kind of went his own direction with it (and King very famously wasn't happy with Kubrick's interpretation of his book). Going by the book, though, you're actually not far off with your interpretation that a lot of the story has to do with alcoholism. That was part of the metaphor that Stephen King was using when he wrote the book. I believe the book was partially King working through his own addictions and getting his feelings about it out through his writing. Whether Kubrick also had that in mind or we just get that vibe because it naturally echoes from the source material is anybody's guess. Some things to note as you try to piece it together though: - When Jack is sitting at the empty bar, angry that Wendy accused him of hurting Danny again, he says he'd sell his soul for one glass of beer. That's when Lloyd the bartender suddenly appears ("speak of the devil, and the devil appears," right?) and gives him a drink. From that point on, Jack is seeing more of "the others," the party, etc. and the hotel has a greater influence on him. Later, when Jack tries to pay for his drink, Lloyd says, "Your money's no good here." Why? Because Jack's already paid for the drink. He offered his soul for it and that offer was accepted. When Jack asks who's buying the drinks, Lloyd - a servant at a party where the servants are otherwise deferential to the guests, as demonstrated by Grady - tells him that it's none of his concern. Whether Lloyd is the devil, just one face of the evil entity that inhabits the Overlook, or simply another soul stuck forever in the hotel isn't clear, but he's handling that initial transaction. - In the sound design, we hear that high-pitched whining noise whenever Danny or Mr. Halloran are "shining." It's the indication for the audience that this is what's happening in the moment. Notably, though, we also hear it when we first see Jack standing in his room and staring at nothing, looking creepy. This is followed by him looking down at the model of the hedge maze, where he sees what looks like Danny and Wendy walking through the actual maze. From this, we can understand that Jack also has the shining ability, and this is what the Overlook uses to "get into him." The movie doesn't say it explicitly, but the interpretation I've seen (and agree with; maybe it's from the book?) is that Jack's ability is weaker than Danny's and that Danny is who the Overlook really wants. Basically, it wants Jack to kill Wendy because she's in the way (and protecting Danny), but it wants Jack to kill Danny so that it can have his very powerful soul trapped there as part of its menagerie. - I think the ramping up of Danny's interactions with the little girls (and one other ghost) is kind of telling as well. The first time he sees them, they're just standing there. When they notice that he can see them, the one girl turns and looks at the other, and then they both silently turn and walk away. My interpretation of that is that it's the spirits of the hotel going, "Oh, hey. That kid can see us? Interesting," and then reporting back (so to speak). The second time he sees them, they try to entice him to join the hotel and "play" with them, "forever and ever and ever." Basically, the hotel wants Danny and tries to lure him in directly. He's scared and runs away. The next interaction - not with the girls, but with the old woman in 237 - is the hotel saying, "Oh, you won't join us willingly? Fine" and stepping it up by trying to kill Danny itself in order to keep him. It tries to strangle him but he somehow gets away. Finally, when all else has failed, it decides it needs a physical agent to get Danny and therefore goes after Jack - the guy who is a bit of a shiner but is also prone to weakness of character and therefore easier to influence - to get him to kill Danny so the hotel can keep him. When Jack fails, allowing Wendy and Danny to escape, the spirits of the hotel abandon him and leave him to freeze to death in the maze as punishment. - You'll notice that, as the movie goes on, the hotel begins manifesting more and more overtly. Danny, being a powerful "shiner" (I guess that's what you'd call him), sees several of the trapped ghosts (the little girls) immediately and senses the danger of room 237 immediately. Wendy, who isn't a shiner, doesn't start seeing ghosts, blood, skeletons, etc. until the hotel's power has ramped up toward the end. Again, the movie doesn't explicitly explain why, but my interpretation is either (a) it starts out playing things subtly to lure people in rather than just scare them away, but has to be more overt when Jack appears to be failing the mission he's been given and Wendy is getting in the way (basically, it's desperately trying to freak her out and keep her distracted to give Jack time to get to Danny), or (b) the more emotionally distressed Danny (a powerful shiner) is, the more it's able to feed off of his energy to manifest its powers. - There's an interpretation of this movie that the souls are continually pulled back and tested, given opportunities to do bad things and the fact that they give in to those desires is what damns them to being connected to the hotel. Jack already has anger issues and has been violent to his kid, a drinking problem, etc. The hotel uses these temptations to slowly lure him further into its influence. It gives him the opportunity to drink, which he takes. It puts a woman in front of him to cheat on his wife with, an opportunity he immediately takes. It prods at his anger toward his wife to push him toward murdering her, which he goes for. There's a thought that, at any point, he could refuse those temptations and be free of the hotel's influence, but he chooses to continue repeating the same sins of his previous incarnations and therefore remains tied to the hotel. Anyway, great movie. Great reaction. I'm really enjoying your channel so far. You seem really engaged with the movies you watch and I appreciate that you try to really take them in and understand them. I subscribed immediately after your first reaction and look forward to the next. Good luck with the channel!
@Cine Situation I know its a stretch to believe you're gonna read the comments but please let me know if there is somewhere i can recommend some movies that always make for great reactions. Mostly for constant and consistent comedy or for their crazy emotional twists and thrillers, all with godsents of plots . All the same this is such an incredible reaction again. Please keep up the incredible work.
Can you explain why he always has been, considering it's one of your favorite lines? (btw, not trying to be a dick, i'm just curious since it seems that almost everyone interprets it differently)
There are so many reaction channels these days, so finding gems like this one is a warm welcome. I'm excited to watch the journey and see how the content evolve and progress. The reactions feel sincere and there's an interest for diving into the story, which is what I really look for in reactors. I'm not really after tears, shock, jokes, etc, especially when they are visibly forced for the sake of content. I just want an honest reaction to the film and this reaction (and the other ones I have watched from this channel) feels generous and open minded. Subscribed and turned on notifications as well. Hope to see more of this in the future :)
There are many burial grounds here in America. Some long paved over and forgotten. One may even consider the entire country a paved over burial ground. This I think is a theme of the film.
@iamamaniaint . Graves could even be in back yards..many places where people live are areas where tribes lived first..same as how many roads were once trails that were traveled by people before others were here
The film really elicits the greatest physical response in delicate, cute girls and this reaction did not disappoint. Love to see when a great film like this produces a genuine response...very entertaining...subscribed! Also, RIP Shelley Duvall.
The best guess, based on the novel, is that the Hotel and its past had a kind of evil presence. The hotel manager said it had been built on the site of an Indian burial ground... first hint right there. When Jack died, he was absorbed into the Hotel to dwell within like the other twisted, ghostly guests who had committed heinous acts. Because the father (also in the book) had a touch of The Shining and was an alcoholic who was prone to violence, he was more susceptible to the hotel's influence and it drove him mad.
Note that the woman in the bathroom did not commit any heinous acts. She arrived with a much younger man who eventually left and stole her car, and then she committed suicide. It's unclear if the hotel 'persuaded' her to kill herself, although it's possible. Anyone who dies in the hotel can apparently become a captured soul, although the hotel prefers capturing those with the shine which increases its power. Without having someone with a powerful shine inside it the hotel wasn't able to affect the physical world, but it could affect people's thoughts and manifest images to people who shine. Danny's presence in the hotel increased its power substantially, but the hotel waited for snow before it began to exert its power.
@@UnderDriven17 At least in the movie, since it was never mentioned or even hinted at by inference, it appeared as if this was a wicked soul because its real form was a decaying old, cackling "witch." The indian burial ground part was action spoken out loud, so inference was established.
@@scipioafricanus5871 No, it isn't Mrs. Grady. Many people think 237 had something to do with Grady because the Grady girls are seen by Danny when he touches the doorknob. Kubrick just liked to flash the image of the girls, probably because he thought it was creepy.
@@dan_hitchman007 In the book the woman looks the same because she died in the tub and no one found her corpse for a while so she had begun to decay. I don't think she is 'cackling' in the book, though. Obviously, people who see the film only are free to assume whatever they like. It's also possible for a movie to explicitly change details that were in the book, creating an alternate canon. However, if the film does not clearly rewrite an aspect of the story then the details in the book should be considered canon in my opinion.
Hi there! You're fun to watch movies with, delightfully entertaining. I didn't see this for the first time until I was grown and it was still terrifying. All of Kubrick's films are masterpieces. The recent sequel to the Shining, Dr. Sleep, is really good too. I look forward to seeing what you react to next.
Fun fact when Shelly Duvall has the baseball bat in her hand Hitting Jack Nicholson. It was a Foam Baseball Bat. And to make it look like she really hit Jack Nicholson. He was yelling at her to really hit him hard over and over again. So she did.
Hey, we had remotes in the '70s! ... they were very chunky, heavy and had 3 buttons ... "POWER", "CHANNEL UP", and "CHANNEL DOWN", but they did exist! Generally only came with the finest, 600lb console televisions.
It's a very interesting classic movie. The music is so important, and the camera work, and the performances are great. Part of what makes it unsettling is that you can almost but not quite piece it all together. They avoided doing a wrap up at the end, or a foreshadowing at the beginning (aside from, of course, telling you there had been a murder, that Danny was psychic, and that basically the place was haunted ... esp. rm 237). Put the sequel to this movie on your list. It's called "Doctor Sleep." This movie was influenced a lot by Kubrick, and the sequel is more straight Stephen King, so it fits in a mode of some of his other movies, like "Carrie" (another old classic) and "Firestarter." For another top notch Kubrick film, try "2001: A Space Odyssey."
For me, this was one of the best reactions on RUclips, it's great to see her reactions, so much passion. If she faked all this she is a better actress than many in Hollywood. I hope you see the sequel, Doctor Sleep.
It's another finely crafted film from Stanley Kubrick. The only way to get some of the references of all the odd things that happen near the end is to read Stephen King's book version. But that will totally distract you because of the enormous differences between the film and the book. Best thing is just to embrace the weirdness and let it scare the hell out of you.
You're fantastic. A keen observer. Yeah, this is a classic. Kubrick is an amazing director. Having read the book makes it much easier to understand the movie, but the movie itself is still truly horrific. Sad they don't make movies like this anymore...
I just got this recommended randomly and I’m subscribing to your channel just because of how adorable you are when you’re scared. That was funny and gave me a good laugh.
18:11 It's something I think the average viewer doesn't pick up on, the _first_ time they see this movie, but note, it's not so much that Jack takes offense when Wendy expresses concern for _Danny._ It's that Jack takes offense whenever Wendy suggests anything that might take Danny away from the _hotel._
Great reaction. The hotel is indeed haunted. This version of the book doesn’t really go into depth about that but instead focuses more on the demise of Jack. So Wendy seeing those images at the end was not in her mind but the hotel being haunted.
Great reaction! I've seen your other reactions as well and enjoyed them, but this was really fun to watch. The ending of the film is quite different than the novel, which I feel is much better. The director changed the ending and a lot of other things, so much that it's more of a loose adaptation of the novel than a more faithful adaptation. I personally don't like the film that much, though I do like to see reactions to it and your was definitely one of the better ones I've seen. Can't wait to see your next reaction!
I believe it was Kubrick who came up with “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” which is one of the most brilliant ways to communicate the character’s madness ever devised. Ironic, of course, because while Jack Torrance talks a lot about his responsibilities, Wendy is the only person who does any work in the film, including cooking and maintaining the boiler in the hotel basement. The boiler plays a much bigger role in the book than it does in the film.
The Shinning is one of the best Movies Jack Nicholson has ever done. It was Awesome. I loved it. It is one of the top 5 movies to watch before you die in my opinion. If no one has seen it you are missing out. Highly recommend it.
This was a terrific reaction. I think if you read the book and then watch this again you'll understand more about it. On the other hand, it's not really necessary to understand the film completely. It's obvious you got a lot out of it, even if you were left with lots of questions. That's part of what makes this a great film.
Great reaction! Just what Kubrick and everybody involved wanted it to be. And to the late, great Shelley Duvall, who gave as perfect a performance as Nicholson did-hail, Shelley. Godspeed.
The usual explanation is that the hotel itself has a soul that feeds on the souls of people like Jack and Delbert Grady. At the end, the hotel has absorbed Jack''s soul. which explains why he's in the photo. One way to interpret the story is as an allegory about domestic abuse. Jack is prone to alcohol-fueled rage. Wendy knows this, but forgives him for it because Jack has promised to quit drinking. Both are in denial about how he injured Danny, writing it off as an accident. Jack blames Wendy for his own failings, and he sometimes gaslights her. But, of course, Jack starts drinking again, and his rage grows and grows to the point where he attempts murder. Another theory is that Tony is Danny's future self, warning him about things that he's already lived through. The scene on the stairs is infamous. Kubrick did over 100 takes, and was so critical Shelley Duvall that she nearly broke down. It was probably deliberate on Kubrick's part, to get the terrified performance he wanted. Kubrick could be very hard on actors. Fortunately, he was kind to Danny Lloyd, who played Danny. Did you notice that Wendy does all the work of taking care of the hotel? Jack was hired to do it, but we never see him do a lick of actual caretaking. Instead, Jack spends his time typing the same sentence over and over. If Wendy hadn't been so afraid of him, she might have told him, "You yelled at me for interrupting you when you're working, you left all the caretaking work to me, and THIS is what you've been doing?!?!?!?"
This is my favorite reaction of this movie. Your expressions are so authentic and palpable, and your observations are spot on. In a way, it took me back to the first time I watched it.
The great thing about this movie is that theres a laundry list of ways to interpret it, and so many theories that could explain or lead to more theories as to the meaning of the movie, ensuring you never run out of endings to this movie
Good choice! Jack and Shelly both give great performances. And the kid Danny too! I could totally see why Stephen King was p_ssed with somebody changing his story so much, But I think we can all (or most) agree this is the greeter version of that story. Cool reaction Also did you slow motion yourself at the ax hit? That’s dope
Haha - you and suspenseful movies are a match made in heaven! I'd love to see you react to more classic suspense films. Maybe try "Misery" (also based on a Stephen King novel)? Or the multi-Academy Award winning "The Silence of the Lambs"? Or "Rear Window" from the master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock.
Great reaction! I agree with others here in recommending Doctor Sleep next. Best sequel EVER (there, I said it). Mike Flanagan managed to pull enough from Kubrick's film to tie it in beautifully, while not only redeeming more of King's vibe from the novels, but also adding enough of his own voice as a writer/director to make it unique... and somehow that stew of varied seasonings manages to coalesce into a brilliantly cohesive story/film. One of my top 10 films EVER! PS Watch the 3 hour director's cut if you can!
The thing you realize (and it's explained in the book) the hotel itself is alive and can "shine." And it sort of absorbs the souls of those who die within it. It wants Danny to absorb Danny's abilities into itself and uses his father's alcoholism as a way to take control of him.
I've seen this a bunch of times, but I gave up trying to understand it long ago. I will never forget the spine tingling fright in the theater when Danny turns the corner and the two girls are there. You could feel the whole theater jolt. That's hard to do these days.
Hello Erica! I really enjoyed your reaction to The Shining, and just became one of your new subscribers. I also enjoyed watching how focused you stayed throughout the film, and all the jump scares, which reminded me of when I first saw The Shining. I also just finished watching your reaction to JAWS and I know it's going to be a fun adventure watching your reactions through the classic movies from the silver screen. I am definitely looking forward to your next flick show! 🎥🍿😊
This was the proper emotional response for this movie…new sub here and really enjoyed your reaction! I wanted to point out that you have a beautiful brain and a wild imagination so congratulations:) Hope you’re making some art with your level of creativity! So….um….[leans closer to screen ,looks both ways then whispers] Have you like for real ever watched The Lord of The Rings ?
Up until the point where Jack is released from the freezer, its possible for the audience to believe that it was all "in his head," that he'd imagined everything. But as soon as the door is physically opened by someone OTHER than Danny or Wendy, we know that there is something more present in the hotel.
There are not many horror movies of this caliber that are not just scary, but constantly dread-filled, slow-burning, and brilliant. I'd recommend "Hereditary" for a modern example of a movie like this. Side note, the original Stephen King book "The Shining" is different but...in-fucking-tense. It's the only book I ever had to put down and take a deliberate break from about halfway through before finishing.
This movie was a deviation from the novel's but it had style and atmosphere that the television miniseries could not touch. The interesting thing is this movie opened to lukewarm critical reception but grew in stature over the years. I still think this is not a successful adaptation but I find myself returning to it. That's a feather in its cap.
Rest in peace Shelley Duvall
She left this world one month ago today. RIP
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I always loved her in the Popeye movie with Robin Williams.
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The shot of Shelley Duvall’s wide eyed terror, screaming as the axe finally smashes through the door is such a classic film image, horror or otherwise.
@@JustSomeGoy she and Robin Williams were the perfect Olive Oyl & Popeye. RIP to them both. As a little kid I was so disappointed when I finally convinced my parents to give me canned spinach. The utter betrayal. 🤢
I LOVED your reaction. You were so fully immersed in the film and I could really feel your panic and anxiety!!!
Ditto she really felt this movie
5:01 TUESDAY strikes again!
The first time a title card caused a jumpscare!
The dreaded Tuesday jump scare! Nothing is more terrifying than Tuesday!😁
I think that performance by Shelley in the bathroom is one of the greatest portrayals of fear ever recorded. Absolutely incredible.
Yes, but from the interviews given by the cast and people close to them, it seems less like an performance and more like the reality of her experience making the movie.
Great acting! She didnt even know how Jack would act either so it was a raw surprise.
She wasn`t acting. She was about to had a total breakdown.
@@jackprescott9652 - she was acting. If she was about to have a breakdown she wouldn't be on set and following the script.
There was some method going on set but Shelley is an actress first and foremost, so let's not take away from her performance.
RIP SHELLEY DUVALL
she deserved better in this life.
What a talent.
Yeah, it sounds like Kubrick basically tormented that performance out of her 😬
Kubrick is probably the greatest director who will ever live. He started as a photographer, so his films are always beautifully shot, and his use of symmetry in this movie is very unsettling. He wasn't just a genius filmmaker, he would solve differential equations for fun in his spare time, but also loved to play ping pong with the cast and crew. RIP Stanley.
ping pong? I heard it was chess.
more of a varda guy myself
He is on his own level.
"This film is like art." You said it. Stanley Kubrick's films are very much like art. Great reaction. Even though Stephen King wasn't too thrilled with this adaptation of his novel, it's still one of my favorite films of all time for what it is.
Never mind if Stephen King wasn't that thrilled. He doesn't understand filmmaking. This is Stanley Kubrick's movie 100%.
@@torbjornkvist You're right. And what a great movie. Done so well in so many ways. Danny riding his Bigwheels around the hotel corridors, in my opinion, is some of the best movie making ever.
@@torbjornkvistYes, the movie is a masterpiece in the context of filmmaking, absolutely agree...but when it comes to the story, the movie doesn't hold a candle to the book.
That was King's biggest complaint, that Kubrick didn't understand the story and changed so much that it watered down the book, it was never about the visuals. So yeah, in a way it became Kubrick's The Shining.
Indeed it is art. F* Kings opinions, this is way better than his book.
For you kida, accustomed to MCU shits, consider movies like art must be shocking. Strange that cinema is called "the septh art" and IT IS ART.
If you want to keep a child out of room 237 tell him there's homework in there.
"237 is where we steam the broccoli"
Not gonna lie that would work for me.
This is one of the best Shining reactions on RUclips! Loved it. Please check out “Doctor Sleep” as well! But don’t look up anything about it! Try to just go in completely blind! :)
Good suggestion
Shortish version explanation for what was happening. Danny and Halloran are both psychics, though Halloran refers to their powers as the Shining. Danny copes with the psychic visions he gets, visions that try to warn him of coming danger, via his imaginary friend. The Overlook Hotel is haunted. Very, very haunted. Normally it's not too bad, as the ghosts usually can't physically harm anyone, and most people can't even see them. Room 237's ghost is the most dangerous, the one most commonly seen by regular people, and the one that can harm people. Halloran can see the ghosts because he's got the Shining. But he's not worried about leaving the Torrences alone there because he knows the ghosts, while malevolent, are usually impotent against the living. However, Danny not only also has the Shining, but he's a lot more powerful than most such psychics. The ghosts feed off Shining energy, growing in power and allowing them to appear to Jack, who is vulnerable to their attempts to drive him mad because he's a recovering alcoholic. The book version of Jack starts off a lot more caring towards his family than the movie version, but still ends up the same way, so Jack ending up like this isn't because he was bad or mad to begin with. The ghosts want to add the Torrences to the hotel's trapped spirits, just like they did to that previous caretaker, who they also drove mad so that he murdered his wife and two daughters, the kids Danny sees in the corridor. At first we're left wondering if Jack is just seeing things because he's going insane, and Danny only seeing them because his psychic powers let him see what his father is imagining, but then one of the ghosts lets Jack out of the freezer, something that couldn't have happened if he'd just been imagining them. The ghosts' growing power and Wendy's increasingly hysterical state allows the ghosts to start appearing to Wendy too at the end.
A lot of the confusing points become way clearer if you check out the sequel, Doctor Sleep, which is an excellent movie (and book).
Redrum is murder spelled backwards. Your reactions are always so delightful and fun...even if it's a murder spree😊😊😊
love watching people watch this for the first time, great reaction, subscribed!
Your reactions, especially when the twins are first seen and when Jack is giving the Kubrick death stare, made my day.
Wow! Such a physical response to this movie, especially to the insane soundtrack. Also, your word salad was fun. I imagine the 27 minute word salad was pretty intense!
My fav part of the soundtrack is most of the music is taken from Pendereckis Resurrection of Christ. something so haunting coming from something supposed to be holy
Never in the history of cinema have the names of days flashing on the screen seemed so damn scary!
Scariest Tuesday in film.
Hell, even the opening credits are eerie as f**k. The font, the color, the speed, the whole bird!
In my opinion one of the scariest movies of all time. Kubrick was a master.
I was really impressed you noticed the knives pointing down on Danny.
Okay, that's a few consistently good reactions.
I'm bought in and subbed. Keep 'em coming.
I feel like it's so hard for newer horror movies to match the visceral creepiness of classics like this one, The Exorcist and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Great reaction, keep it up! 👍
One of the coolest and subtlest aspects of the movie is that the internal layout of the hotel is physically impossible. Hardcore fans of the film have painstakingly mapped out how and where the characters move and it just doesn't work. This is intentional as, along with the POV camera work, it makes the viewer feel like they're in a maze. More importantly it conveys the supernatural nature of the hotel, as well as being a great metaphor for a lot of things that are going on within the movie.
So many little easter eggs and not-so-subtle themes going on in this film. Like every time Jack is in front of a mirror, his madness/possession/hallucinations are most elevated.
Oh wow I never knew that 😮 that adds a whole other element to the creep factor
@@freddiemossberg7204yeah, one of the first things is the room where Jack had the interview. There is a window facing the outside, but if you watch how Jack is led into the room, there’s no way that window should exist
Is it really intentional?
It's very common for shows/movies to have interiors that aren't actually possible, just because they use fake sets or different buildings/rooms for different shots.
For example, I once tried to model the house from Shaun of the Dead for a game, and it just doesn't fit together.
@@munkeypantsmanThe Brady house!
The best way to understand the 1921 portrait at the end is to realize that Jack wasn't in that photo until after he died.
I always interpreted it as he was always there in the photo, we just didn't see it until the end. That's why there's multiple allusions to Jack having been there before or having always been the caretaker.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure that meant he had joined the other ghosts as permanent residents of the hotel.
Kubrick famously doesn't talk about the meanings of his movies - he'd rather leave that to the viewer - but in one interview he did say that, in "The Shining," he was playing with ideas of reincarnation and that, basically, certain souls were always being pulled back to the Overlook, over and over, across the generations. E.g. the Grady who Jack hears about during the job interview (Charles Grady) isn't the same person he encounters in the ghost-y party (Delbert Grady), but they're part of the same line and possibly the same soul being reincarnated, a soul that's forever tied to the hotel. Thus, Grady has "always been here," just like Jack has. So, with Kubrick's aim in mind, the physical Jack who comes to the hotel in this movie isn't the same Jack who was there in 1921, but it's the same soul who can't escape the pull of the Overlook (and its murderous influence), lifetime after lifetime.
My interpretation as well.
I feel like I need to re-watch this movie from start to finish with no distractions one day soon. Some of these classic horrors are just.....absolute gems. They do NOT make movies like this any more.
Yes also re-watch the wicker man with no interruptions the 1973 one not the Nicolas Cage garbage
@@mikenelson3632 No, "not the bees"
This is a Stanley Kubrick film, he is the director nearly every other director looks up to.
About the ending and the photo- 2 possible answers:
1- the Hotel "absorbed" Jack's soul adding him to the photograph.
2- The man in the picture that looks just like Jack is the caretaker in 1921. Jack is actually the reincarnation of the caretaker. We know that before Jack there were at least "two" caretakers who murdered their families. "Charles Grady" who killed his two girls aged 8 and 10 and his wife in the early 70s, and "Delbert Grady" who murdered his wife and "twin" daughters in the 1920s.
The person in the picture might be the caretaker before "Delbert Grady"; the fact he looks just like Jack (with a 1920s hairdo instead of his longish hair) could symbolize Jack being this evil man reincarnated.
Welcome back! 😀 Don't stay away so long next time. LOL!
In order to further a sense of foreboding, Kubrick employed subtle visual tricks such as making the exterior of The Overlook vastly different from the interior. In order to accomplish this, he filmed the exteriors at Timberline Lodge in Oregon and the interiors were shot on a giant sound stage in London. The interior set was modeled after The Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park with some modifications. The buildings' architecture is COMPLETELY different in real life, even the window styles, sizes, and locations. If you ever travel and see the Ahwahnee, there are very distinct locations that are the same as in the movie, such as the famous elevator that had the river of blood rush out.
Some of the things you picked up on I totally never did, like the twins showing Danny what happened to them, and was going to happen to him. Also, I believe Wendy was seeing the weird things at the end because the cook dude had died in the hotel, and the hotel absorbed his "shine". (The book went into more detail about that.) Apparently that was why the hotel wanted Danny.
Love the reaction, felt truly genuine, which I don't think can be said about all YT reactors. Can't wait to see more of your content!
It's important to know is that that everything that Jack was seeing weren't hallucinations, they were ghosts occuping the hotel, I don't think Kubrick made this clear but it's made clear in the book! I enjoyed watching you react to this movie!
Kubrick's movies were always based on books and he always disregarded the source material. The book will tell you nothing about the movie.
Yeah, how are we supposed to know they're ghosts?!! Kubrick is fascinating, but he'd always take the source material and make it more unclear, ambiguous, and mysterious. One could argue that the director has failed if the audience doesn't understand what happened.
@@BrianMoore-h6i In this case, the point is to confuse the audience as to if it's a visual depiction of Jack's internal monologue or if it's a ghost. What the film suggests is that Lloyd the Bartender is just Jack's interior dialogue because he's talking to himself. Why doesn't he run screaming from a ghost appearing? Because he doesn't believe it's a ghost. If he doesn't believe it's a ghost, then why do we?
Immediately after that scene, he investigates room 237 and it's the same question. It could be a ghost, or it could be just another visual depiction of his internal monologue. He sees a beautiful woman there for the same reason he saw an imaginary glass of whiskey in the bar. It's just what he wishes he found. She turns into a zombified hag because it's just him remembering that he's trapped in an unhappy marriage with a woman he resents. If the question is "why would he start making out with a crazy woman who his son just accused of strangling him" it's because Jack doesn't believe he's actually seeing a woman at all. When Wendy asks him if he found anything in the room, he says "no." It's because he's telling her the truth.
What's most likely is that it's just Jack's internal monologue that is being influenced by The Overlook, but Jack is unaware of this. But that's open to interpretation.
This is one of the best aspects of the film. Because it makes us question what is actually happening, it takes us into Jack's madness and we're unable to tell what is real. We don't just watch him develop cabin fever, we experience it.
There's a pretty cool movie that is influenced by The Shining called Session 9. In that film, it's clear that the main character is going crazy, but it's a supernatural influence that is causing it. I'm pretty sure this was Kubrick's intention, but if we could say for sure, it wouldn't be nearly as interesting a film, imo.
I mean.. sure, they are not transparent and make spooky sounds. But, how else would about a hundred people cosplaying the swinging twenties suddenly show up in the middle of a nowhere snowstorm? ;)
I never interpreted them as real ghosts though. More like some result of a a more vague presence and the authors imagination. He would have seen the pictures, and maybe researched the hotel history. Maybe peace and quite is not the main reason he is there. That he looks just like the central party guest may also suggests they may be related, and the "ghosts" are genetic memory (or a side of the shine thing) manifesting as his reality or some such. This in turn would also explain the previous reasons. Is the kid really seeing dead people, or just his fathers projections?
@@AltCutTV I think they're visual depictions of Jack's internal monologue. He doesn't believe they're ghosts or that he's actually even seeing any of these things. It's just a daydream and a dialogue he's having with himself. The twist that Kubrick is suggesting, I think, is that the Overlook is influencing his thoughts through these internal monologues, unbeknownst to Jack himself.
Imagine you're a director making a movie like this and you wanted to show the Overlook influencing Jack's thoughts. How else would you do it? I can't even think of another way to achieve that.
My guess is that Danny is actually psychic, but there's the question of what he's actually seeing. Grady's daughters weren't twins. We learn that from Ulman, yet Danny sees twins, so who knows.
This film stands as one of my favorite 5 productions in the horror genre. Kudos to Erika for this presentation as the scene content and audio playback were well captured.
So what is your Horror top 5 then?
@@scipioafricanus5871 No. 1: The Conjuring. No. 2: Aliens. No. 3: Rite. No. 4: What Lies Beneath. No. 5: The Shining.
There are hundreds of theories about this movie, Kubrick was still editing the movie reels after it was released. I think this was his masterpiece.
This and 2001 and Barry Lyndon are my favorites. But this one is my biggest favorite (and no one's even heard of Barry Lyndon)
@steveclark That's the one he had NASA build cameras for to shoot inside castles with natural & candle light, as can be seen in overhead maze shot here. Wildest shot in whole movie to me. Was done on a movie crane! I saw this in theater when I was 9 yro. A few weeks after slasher game-changer "Friday The 13th". Kubrick a bonafide genius. Don't have all day😅 to skim the surface. Anyone who loves film needs to watch a bio to see why he was the hands-down GOAT film-smith. Arts subjective of course, & there's plenty better story tellers, but there'll never be anything close to another Stanley Kubrick. And pretty much all but his last (they cut up without his permission) are masterpieces!
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@@satyadasgumbyji8956 Yeah, I got the huge book package about The Shining, 900 pages plus a huge 400-page scrapbook and tons of other material, and after reading all of it I still can't fathom how that shot was done (even though they explained it) and looked so good.
The movie Wendy and Danny were watching on TV, was the movie "The Summer of 42" which was one of Stanley Kubrick's favorite films of all time. I felt your nervousness. Great reaction.
Mimicking the bat swing! Too cute for words.
5:17 Kubrick ❤
Im 51 years old and still have questions about the shining 😅.. don't sweat it kid😂cool that you gave this classic a chance 👍✌️
condescend much?
@@fmellish71 condensed?..lol .ok..no idea why'd you think that..too sensitive maybe?..
Fun to see your reaction to this classic. Have you seen 'Alien' yet? Or 'Blade Runner'? These are science fiction movies but also quite suspenseful and with great sound and cinematography. There is something special about the practical effects and slower pace of these older movies. Anyway, well done and keep it up! 👍
Kubrick famously doesn't talk about the meanings of his movies - he'd rather leave that to the viewer - but in one interview he did say that, in "The Shining," he was playing with ideas of reincarnation and that, basically, certain souls were always being pulled back to the Overlook, over and over, across the generations. E.g. the Grady who Jack hears about during the job interview (Charles Grady) isn't the same person he encounters in the ghost-y party (Delbert Grady), but they're part of the same line and possibly the same soul being reincarnated (they even committed the same crime, right?), a soul that's forever tied to the hotel. Thus, Grady has "always been here," just like Jack has. So, with Kubrick's aim in mind, the physical Jack who comes to the hotel in this movie isn't the same Jack who was there in 1921, but it's the same soul who can't escape the pull of the Overlook, life after life.
Don't feel bad about your word salad or spending so much time trying to interpret the movie afterward. People have been trying to piece it together for 50-ish years so far and there are a million interpretations and theories. That one moment in that one Kubrick interview I mentioned is the closest we've gotten to any kind of confirmation from an actual source about what the movie actually means. You could use the novel as a guide (the movie is based on a Stephen King novel), but Kubrick kind of went his own direction with it (and King very famously wasn't happy with Kubrick's interpretation of his book). Going by the book, though, you're actually not far off with your interpretation that a lot of the story has to do with alcoholism. That was part of the metaphor that Stephen King was using when he wrote the book. I believe the book was partially King working through his own addictions and getting his feelings about it out through his writing. Whether Kubrick also had that in mind or we just get that vibe because it naturally echoes from the source material is anybody's guess.
Some things to note as you try to piece it together though:
- When Jack is sitting at the empty bar, angry that Wendy accused him of hurting Danny again, he says he'd sell his soul for one glass of beer. That's when Lloyd the bartender suddenly appears ("speak of the devil, and the devil appears," right?) and gives him a drink. From that point on, Jack is seeing more of "the others," the party, etc. and the hotel has a greater influence on him. Later, when Jack tries to pay for his drink, Lloyd says, "Your money's no good here." Why? Because Jack's already paid for the drink. He offered his soul for it and that offer was accepted. When Jack asks who's buying the drinks, Lloyd - a servant at a party where the servants are otherwise deferential to the guests, as demonstrated by Grady - tells him that it's none of his concern. Whether Lloyd is the devil, just one face of the evil entity that inhabits the Overlook, or simply another soul stuck forever in the hotel isn't clear, but he's handling that initial transaction.
- In the sound design, we hear that high-pitched whining noise whenever Danny or Mr. Halloran are "shining." It's the indication for the audience that this is what's happening in the moment. Notably, though, we also hear it when we first see Jack standing in his room and staring at nothing, looking creepy. This is followed by him looking down at the model of the hedge maze, where he sees what looks like Danny and Wendy walking through the actual maze. From this, we can understand that Jack also has the shining ability, and this is what the Overlook uses to "get into him." The movie doesn't say it explicitly, but the interpretation I've seen (and agree with; maybe it's from the book?) is that Jack's ability is weaker than Danny's and that Danny is who the Overlook really wants. Basically, it wants Jack to kill Wendy because she's in the way (and protecting Danny), but it wants Jack to kill Danny so that it can have his very powerful soul trapped there as part of its menagerie.
- I think the ramping up of Danny's interactions with the little girls (and one other ghost) is kind of telling as well. The first time he sees them, they're just standing there. When they notice that he can see them, the one girl turns and looks at the other, and then they both silently turn and walk away. My interpretation of that is that it's the spirits of the hotel going, "Oh, hey. That kid can see us? Interesting," and then reporting back (so to speak). The second time he sees them, they try to entice him to join the hotel and "play" with them, "forever and ever and ever." Basically, the hotel wants Danny and tries to lure him in directly. He's scared and runs away. The next interaction - not with the girls, but with the old woman in 237 - is the hotel saying, "Oh, you won't join us willingly? Fine" and stepping it up by trying to kill Danny itself in order to keep him. It tries to strangle him but he somehow gets away. Finally, when all else has failed, it decides it needs a physical agent to get Danny and therefore goes after Jack - the guy who is a bit of a shiner but is also prone to weakness of character and therefore easier to influence - to get him to kill Danny so the hotel can keep him. When Jack fails, allowing Wendy and Danny to escape, the spirits of the hotel abandon him and leave him to freeze to death in the maze as punishment.
- You'll notice that, as the movie goes on, the hotel begins manifesting more and more overtly. Danny, being a powerful "shiner" (I guess that's what you'd call him), sees several of the trapped ghosts (the little girls) immediately and senses the danger of room 237 immediately. Wendy, who isn't a shiner, doesn't start seeing ghosts, blood, skeletons, etc. until the hotel's power has ramped up toward the end. Again, the movie doesn't explicitly explain why, but my interpretation is either (a) it starts out playing things subtly to lure people in rather than just scare them away, but has to be more overt when Jack appears to be failing the mission he's been given and Wendy is getting in the way (basically, it's desperately trying to freak her out and keep her distracted to give Jack time to get to Danny), or (b) the more emotionally distressed Danny (a powerful shiner) is, the more it's able to feed off of his energy to manifest its powers.
- There's an interpretation of this movie that the souls are continually pulled back and tested, given opportunities to do bad things and the fact that they give in to those desires is what damns them to being connected to the hotel. Jack already has anger issues and has been violent to his kid, a drinking problem, etc. The hotel uses these temptations to slowly lure him further into its influence. It gives him the opportunity to drink, which he takes. It puts a woman in front of him to cheat on his wife with, an opportunity he immediately takes. It prods at his anger toward his wife to push him toward murdering her, which he goes for. There's a thought that, at any point, he could refuse those temptations and be free of the hotel's influence, but he chooses to continue repeating the same sins of his previous incarnations and therefore remains tied to the hotel.
Anyway, great movie. Great reaction. I'm really enjoying your channel so far. You seem really engaged with the movies you watch and I appreciate that you try to really take them in and understand them. I subscribed immediately after your first reaction and look forward to the next. Good luck with the channel!
King wrote a sequel which was made into a movie a few years ago - "Doctor Sleep"
But no Kubrick so who cares
@Cine Situation I know its a stretch to believe you're gonna read the comments but please let me know if there is somewhere i can recommend some movies that always make for great reactions. Mostly for constant and consistent comedy or for their crazy emotional twists and thrillers, all with godsents of plots . All the same this is such an incredible reaction again. Please keep up the incredible work.
Hi Erica! Shelley Duvall gave the best performance of any actor in any film in the shining. It’s amazing what she did.
And all it took was Kubrick being so mentally abusive that she practically had a daily mental breakdown. 🤨
And instead of an Oscar, they gave her a Razzie in the Worst Actress category! And Kubrick Worst Director, lol.
@@william_santiago Stop spreading misinformation.
The movie that Wendy is watching is called Summer of '42.
and is worth a watch in its own right... Classic coming-of-age movie.
Did you notice the TV had no power cord connected to it?
That was an excellent reaction. You were so into it. Thank you for this reaction. Looking forward to more.
One of my favorite movies. "You've always been the caretaker," is one of my favorite lines in any movie.
Can you explain why he always has been, considering it's one of your favorite lines? (btw, not trying to be a dick, i'm just curious since it seems that almost everyone interprets it differently)
Great reaction. Love how naively you went into this. And also you appreciated the beauty in the filmmaking
The unacknowleged stars of this movie are the modern composers Bela Bartok and Krzystof Penderecki. Kubrick had great taste in music.
Masterful use of music to evoke mood
The opening credits take something that's visually beautiful and the music turns it into spooky real quick
There are so many reaction channels these days, so finding gems like this one is a warm welcome. I'm excited to watch the journey and see how the content evolve and progress. The reactions feel sincere and there's an interest for diving into the story, which is what I really look for in reactors. I'm not really after tears, shock, jokes, etc, especially when they are visibly forced for the sake of content. I just want an honest reaction to the film and this reaction (and the other ones I have watched from this channel) feels generous and open minded. Subscribed and turned on notifications as well. Hope to see more of this in the future :)
What a great great reaction to a classic horror film. Thank you for doing this reaction.
That synchronization at 17:15 😁
Lesson learned: Do NOT build on top of Indian burial grounds . . . or at least don't visit any place that is built on top of Indian burial grounds.
I would tend to think so especially if the building is a vacation spot..or recreation center and/or an amusement park
@KW-ew7ll . In a way yes
There are many burial grounds here in America. Some long paved over and forgotten. One may even consider the entire country a paved over burial ground. This I think is a theme of the film.
@iamamaniaint . Graves could even be in back yards..many places where people live are areas where tribes lived first..same as how many roads were once trails that were traveled by people before others were here
The film really elicits the greatest physical response in delicate, cute girls and this reaction did not disappoint. Love to see when a great film like this produces a genuine response...very entertaining...subscribed! Also, RIP Shelley Duvall.
Such a great reaction, you made it seem like I was watching it for the first time again. Subbed 👍
The best guess, based on the novel, is that the Hotel and its past had a kind of evil presence. The hotel manager said it had been built on the site of an Indian burial ground... first hint right there. When Jack died, he was absorbed into the Hotel to dwell within like the other twisted, ghostly guests who had committed heinous acts. Because the father (also in the book) had a touch of The Shining and was an alcoholic who was prone to violence, he was more susceptible to the hotel's influence and it drove him mad.
Note that the woman in the bathroom did not commit any heinous acts. She arrived with a much younger man who eventually left and stole her car, and then she committed suicide. It's unclear if the hotel 'persuaded' her to kill herself, although it's possible. Anyone who dies in the hotel can apparently become a captured soul, although the hotel prefers capturing those with the shine which increases its power. Without having someone with a powerful shine inside it the hotel wasn't able to affect the physical world, but it could affect people's thoughts and manifest images to people who shine. Danny's presence in the hotel increased its power substantially, but the hotel waited for snow before it began to exert its power.
@@UnderDriven17 At least in the movie, since it was never mentioned or even hinted at by inference, it appeared as if this was a wicked soul because its real form was a decaying old, cackling "witch."
The indian burial ground part was action spoken out loud, so inference was established.
@@UnderDriven17 I thought that female was supposed to be Mrs. Grady that was axed "Corrected") in the bathtub by Mr. Grady.
@@scipioafricanus5871 No, it isn't Mrs. Grady. Many people think 237 had something to do with Grady because the Grady girls are seen by Danny when he touches the doorknob. Kubrick just liked to flash the image of the girls, probably because he thought it was creepy.
@@dan_hitchman007 In the book the woman looks the same because she died in the tub and no one found her corpse for a while so she had begun to decay. I don't think she is 'cackling' in the book, though. Obviously, people who see the film only are free to assume whatever they like. It's also possible for a movie to explicitly change details that were in the book, creating an alternate canon. However, if the film does not clearly rewrite an aspect of the story then the details in the book should be considered canon in my opinion.
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Danny is psychically screaming for help and he's powerful enough that Halloran feels it in Florida.
It's amazing how expressive Jack's eyes can be.
Great reaction Erica. Enjoyed watching your responses to each sequence 👍🏼
“What?…. The hell was that?”
Just flow with it. Some questions don’t need answers.
Hi there! You're fun to watch movies with, delightfully entertaining. I didn't see this for the first time until I was grown and it was still terrifying. All of Kubrick's films are masterpieces. The recent sequel to the Shining, Dr. Sleep, is really good too. I look forward to seeing what you react to next.
I think you would enjoy 2001: A Space Odissey, also by Kubrick, if you haven't already watched it.
Fun fact when Shelly Duvall has the baseball bat in her hand Hitting Jack Nicholson. It was a Foam Baseball Bat. And to make it look like she really hit Jack Nicholson. He was yelling at her to really hit him hard over and over again. So she did.
Hey, we had remotes in the '70s! ... they were very chunky, heavy and had 3 buttons ... "POWER", "CHANNEL UP", and "CHANNEL DOWN", but they did exist! Generally only came with the finest, 600lb console televisions.
It's a very interesting classic movie. The music is so important, and the camera work, and the performances are great. Part of what makes it unsettling is that you can almost but not quite piece it all together. They avoided doing a wrap up at the end, or a foreshadowing at the beginning (aside from, of course, telling you there had been a murder, that Danny was psychic, and that basically the place was haunted ... esp. rm 237). Put the sequel to this movie on your list. It's called "Doctor Sleep." This movie was influenced a lot by Kubrick, and the sequel is more straight Stephen King, so it fits in a mode of some of his other movies, like "Carrie" (another old classic) and "Firestarter." For another top notch Kubrick film, try "2001: A Space Odyssey."
Check out the movies Misery(1990), Hereditary(2018), Get Out(2017), Halloween(1978), Friday The 13TH(1980), The Exorcist(1973), and Creepshow(1982).
Totally charming reaction: genuine, in-the-moment and beguiling reactor. Subscribed!
For me, this was one of the best reactions on RUclips, it's great to see her reactions, so much passion. If she faked all this she is a better actress than many in Hollywood.
I hope you see the sequel, Doctor Sleep.
It's another finely crafted film from Stanley Kubrick. The only way to get some of the references of all the odd things that happen near the end is to read Stephen King's book version. But that will totally distract you because of the enormous differences between the film and the book. Best thing is just to embrace the weirdness and let it scare the hell out of you.
You're fantastic. A keen observer. Yeah, this is a classic. Kubrick is an amazing director. Having read the book makes it much easier to understand the movie, but the movie itself is still truly horrific. Sad they don't make movies like this anymore...
Good eye on the knives in the background and over Danny's head! Foreshadowing...
I just got this recommended randomly and I’m subscribing to your channel just because of how adorable you are when you’re scared. That was funny and gave me a good laugh.
18:11 It's something I think the average viewer doesn't pick up on, the _first_ time they see this movie, but note, it's not so much that Jack takes offense when Wendy expresses concern for _Danny._ It's that Jack takes offense whenever Wendy suggests anything that might take Danny away from the _hotel._
Great reaction. The hotel is indeed haunted. This version of the book doesn’t really go into depth about that but instead focuses more on the demise of Jack. So Wendy seeing those images at the end was not in her mind but the hotel being haunted.
Great reaction! I've seen your other reactions as well and enjoyed them, but this was really fun to watch.
The ending of the film is quite different than the novel, which I feel is much better. The director changed the ending and a lot of other things, so much that it's more of a loose adaptation of the novel than a more faithful adaptation. I personally don't like the film that much, though I do like to see reactions to it and your was definitely one of the better ones I've seen.
Can't wait to see your next reaction!
I really enjoyed watching this and your Ghostbusters reaction. I hope you keep the channel going.
I believe it was Kubrick who came up with “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” which is one of the most brilliant ways to communicate the character’s madness ever devised.
Ironic, of course, because while Jack Torrance talks a lot about his responsibilities, Wendy is the only person who does any work in the film, including cooking and maintaining the boiler in the hotel basement. The boiler plays a much bigger role in the book than it does in the film.
The Shinning is one of the best Movies Jack Nicholson has ever done. It was Awesome. I loved it. It is one of the top 5 movies to watch before you die in my opinion. If no one has seen it you are missing out. Highly recommend it.
This was a terrific reaction. I think if you read the book and then watch this again you'll understand more about it. On the other hand, it's not really necessary to understand the film completely. It's obvious you got a lot out of it, even if you were left with lots of questions. That's part of what makes this a great film.
Great reaction! Just what Kubrick and everybody involved wanted it to be. And to the late, great Shelley Duvall, who gave as perfect a performance as Nicholson did-hail, Shelley. Godspeed.
being new at this, you've been doing great.. love the reaction and editing.. thanks
The usual explanation is that the hotel itself has a soul that feeds on the souls of people like Jack and Delbert Grady. At the end, the hotel has absorbed Jack''s soul. which explains why he's in the photo.
One way to interpret the story is as an allegory about domestic abuse. Jack is prone to alcohol-fueled rage. Wendy knows this, but forgives him for it because Jack has promised to quit drinking. Both are in denial about how he injured Danny, writing it off as an accident. Jack blames Wendy for his own failings, and he sometimes gaslights her. But, of course, Jack starts drinking again, and his rage grows and grows to the point where he attempts murder.
Another theory is that Tony is Danny's future self, warning him about things that he's already lived through.
The scene on the stairs is infamous. Kubrick did over 100 takes, and was so critical Shelley Duvall that she nearly broke down. It was probably deliberate on Kubrick's part, to get the terrified performance he wanted. Kubrick could be very hard on actors. Fortunately, he was kind to Danny Lloyd, who played Danny.
Did you notice that Wendy does all the work of taking care of the hotel? Jack was hired to do it, but we never see him do a lick of actual caretaking. Instead, Jack spends his time typing the same sentence over and over. If Wendy hadn't been so afraid of him, she might have told him, "You yelled at me for interrupting you when you're working, you left all the caretaking work to me, and THIS is what you've been doing?!?!?!?"
Fun fact: The snow in the maze, at the end, was leftover fake snow from filming of Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back.
This is my favorite reaction of this movie. Your expressions are so authentic and palpable, and your observations are spot on. In a way, it took me back to the first time I watched it.
Your thoughts and analysis are intelligent, and you are so immersed in the movie that it's a pleasure to watch. Loved this reaction!
The great thing about this movie is that theres a laundry list of ways to interpret it, and so many theories that could explain or lead to more theories as to the meaning of the movie, ensuring you never run out of endings to this movie
Good choice! Jack and Shelly both give great performances. And the kid Danny too! I could totally see why Stephen King was p_ssed with somebody changing his story so much,
But I think we can all (or most) agree this is the greeter version of that story.
Cool reaction
Also did you slow motion yourself at the ax hit? That’s dope
Haha - you and suspenseful movies are a match made in heaven! I'd love to see you react to more classic suspense films. Maybe try "Misery" (also based on a Stephen King novel)? Or the multi-Academy Award winning "The Silence of the Lambs"? Or "Rear Window" from the master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock.
Great reaction! I agree with others here in recommending Doctor Sleep next. Best sequel EVER (there, I said it). Mike Flanagan managed to pull enough from Kubrick's film to tie it in beautifully, while not only redeeming more of King's vibe from the novels, but also adding enough of his own voice as a writer/director to make it unique... and somehow that stew of varied seasonings manages to coalesce into a brilliantly cohesive story/film. One of my top 10 films EVER!
PS
Watch the 3 hour director's cut if you can!
You would make a great wendy! 😊 One of the scariest movies. U did well!
You should leave your full review at the end. It would have been great to see what you thought in those 27 minutes.
Great reaction!
What a great reaction! Kudos for sticking through it despite how frightened and anxious it made you.
The thing you realize (and it's explained in the book) the hotel itself is alive and can "shine." And it sort of absorbs the souls of those who die within it. It wants Danny to absorb Danny's abilities into itself and uses his father's alcoholism as a way to take control of him.
Great reaction! Thank you!
I've seen this a bunch of times, but I gave up trying to understand it long ago. I will never forget the spine tingling fright in the theater when Danny turns the corner and the two girls are there. You could feel the whole theater jolt. That's hard to do these days.
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Finger talking 0:32
Shelley Duvall talking1:01
“I’ll come back w a couple of sandwiches, maybe i can read some”
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Intense staring6:01
Roaring 20’s party12:33
Shelley w baseballbat
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Shelley w knife20:26
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Hello Erica! I really enjoyed your reaction to The Shining, and just became one of your new subscribers. I also enjoyed watching how focused you stayed throughout the film, and all the jump scares, which reminded me of when I first saw The Shining. I also just finished watching your reaction to JAWS and I know it's going to be a fun adventure watching your reactions through the classic movies from the silver screen. I am definitely looking forward to your next flick show! 🎥🍿😊
This was the proper emotional response for this movie…new sub here and really enjoyed your reaction! I wanted to point out that you have a beautiful brain and a wild imagination so congratulations:) Hope you’re making some art with your level of creativity! So….um….[leans closer to screen ,looks both ways then whispers] Have you like for real ever watched The Lord of The Rings ?
The way she keeps getting startled by the music cues.😄
Good jumpy reaction, people often end up with a word salad when trying to talk about this film. Keep up the jumpy work! :-)
"This film is like art." Loved that!
Up until the point where Jack is released from the freezer, its possible for the audience to believe that it was all "in his head," that he'd imagined everything. But as soon as the door is physically opened by someone OTHER than Danny or Wendy, we know that there is something more present in the hotel.
There are not many horror movies of this caliber that are not just scary, but constantly dread-filled, slow-burning, and brilliant. I'd recommend "Hereditary" for a modern example of a movie like this. Side note, the original Stephen King book "The Shining" is different but...in-fucking-tense. It's the only book I ever had to put down and take a deliberate break from about halfway through before finishing.
This movie was a deviation from the novel's but it had style and atmosphere that the television miniseries could not touch. The interesting thing is this movie opened to lukewarm critical reception but grew in stature over the years. I still think this is not a successful adaptation but I find myself returning to it. That's a feather in its cap.