Jun, 20 lauren beukes new thriller the shining girls traces a timetraveling serial killer as he jumps through the decades, pursued by the only one of his victims to survive. The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. For the first time, the shinings producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and. In the shining the movie, what phrase is repeated hundreds. Ive read the book several times and seen the movie more times than i can count. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the. With jack nicholson, shelley duvall, danny lloyd, scatman crothers. Ending explained you can find things, but its easier once theyre dead. The most debated element of the shining s ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. Mar 10, 2016 stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible.
He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. Lets scrape together the shining epilogue that stanley. The shining, by stephen king, is slowly but surely changing that perception. When i was in high school one of my teachers told me it was the scariest book he ever read, and after one part he threw the book across the room and slept with the lights on.
The doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated. Ending spoiler for the shining 1980, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the shining. At the last minute, kubrick removed a scene from the shining that showed wendy and danny were ok. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the. At first, it feels like a traditional horror setup a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous hotel, secluded from civilization, where obviously something will go very wrong. That part in the movie wasnt in the book and it doesnt make any sense.
Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been hired as the. The shining summary a boys special perception and a possessed hotel interact with deadly results in the novel the shining by stephen king. I dont have the book with me to show you im afraid, so just imagine that its there in the video with me. Fiveyearold danny torrence and his parents, jack and wendy, are spending the winter at a resort high in the colorado mountains. Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd.
Stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. The amount of changes is one of the reasons why king hated the film so much. Some important things to remember about the hotel are that it is isolated due to the winter. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the. King does a good job in all of his books to keep a relatively gloomy sensation while reading them. The film version made big changes to the character of jack overall, and subsequently, many elements of the story were completely modified to better represent the character the picture was working with. However, the book and movie differ in some key areas, like how the iconic ending of the movie was. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king. It is regarded in some quarters as kings best book.
Jack and jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight. The shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate ending. It makes jack less of a villain more of a ghost influenced, then possessed person and you get to see more of why he is sorta on the edge. Kubricks original ending for the shining boing boing. Review and analysis posted on may 25, 20 by carl 21 comments stanley kubrick remains one of americas strongest filmmakers best known for classics such as 2001. When jack first moves into the hotel with his family the hotel starts speaking to him,posessing him,driving him to do strange and hurtful things.
In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. Nov 01, 2012 born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial. The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained in an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending in the novel, the shining ends with the death. In the original novel, jack torrance is driven mad and possessed by the. He emerges from the memories in the cockpit of his franxx with the realization that zero two was the girl with the picture book from his memories. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. Check out his first column below, exploring the shining. The book, the shining, is a literary masterpiece written by stephen king. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most. The shining is a horror cinema masterpiece, and figuring out its haunting and iconic ending was no easy task for stanley kubrick. The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job. Kubrick deliberately left many things unexplained, including many details from the third act he did, however, explain why jack torrance appears in the photo at the end.
Apr 12, 2017 at the last minute, kubrick removed a scene from the shining that showed wendy and danny were ok. The outsider is a horror novel by american author stephen king, published on may 22, 2018, by scribner. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen kings novel. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of anyone who. Stephen king is brilliant, but hes also sometimes wrong. King was the recipient of americas prestigious 2014 national medal of arts and the 2003 national book foundation medal for. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. Scrapped the shining prequel details delve into the origins of the overlook hotel the ending was changed almost entirely because. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen.
But kubricks original version of the film included another scene inserted between these two iconic. The final shot is a photograph of our lead protagonist jack torrence jack nicholson, impossibly photographed as a resident of the overlook hotel at the july 4th ball in 1921, some sixty years. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. Note this was also used for the remake 2007 shining movie, where instead of a bee hive its a different insect nest which fills up that night when it was suppose to be empty. A space odyssey and a clockwork orange, kubrick works across genres and his movies come with impeccable directing, atmosphere and a sense of intelligence. Stephen king characters wendy torrance she is jacks wife. The shining by stephen king meet your next favorite book. Below, executive producer jan harlan and screenwriter diane. That is pretty much where the similarities end, in that respect.
He was renowned for using supernatural events in many of his stories making them a mixture of horror, gloom, and fantasy. Screenplay for the deleted original ending of the shining. The torrances arrive at the hotel on closing day and are given a tour by the manager. Stanley kubricks the shining was released in 1980, and since has been hailed as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Her gullible nature, her compassion for danny and her husband seems to be her only flaws. Note this was also used for the remake 2007 shining movie, where instead of a bee hive its a different insect nest which fills up that night when it was suppose. In the final shots of stanley kubricks the shining, the audience sees the corpse of jack torrance jack nicholson frozen to death in the hedge maze where he tried to kill his wife wendy.
Jun 26, 2012 the shining was the book which inspired me to write. Jack rushes to go release the boiler before it explodes, but danny uses his shining to help him see what hes become. In flint city, oklahoma, police detective ralph anderson arrests popular teacher and little league coach terry maitland in front of a crowd of baseball spectators, charging him with raping, mutilating and killing an 11yearold boy. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his. The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained in an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different. In the shining the movie, what phrase is repeated hundreds of times in jacks draft novel. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Lets take a close look at some of the characters in stephen kings the shining. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start.
I do like the movie to, but personally, i like the book a bit more. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 2. After telling wendy and danny to get out, jack tries to. Stanley kubricks the shining is regarded by many as one of the greatest films ever made, and one that to this day continues to be the subject of many analyses and discussions.
The shining is a novel published in 1977 by stephen king, a wellknown american author. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Movie, hell be taking a critical look at movie adaptations of horror novels. Jul 08, 2015 in the final shots of stanley kubricks the shining, the audience sees the corpse of jack torrance jack nicholson frozen to death in the hedge maze where he tried to kill his wife wendy. The shining by stephen king, 9780307743657, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Apr 09, 2018 he emerges from the memories in the cockpit of his franxx with the realization that zero two was the girl with the picture book from his memories. The shining was stephen kings third book, following carrie and. I didnt believe him that a book could be scary until i was in the bathtub and i started reading the part about the woman in 217 and the shower curtain brushed up against me. The book is a little better then the movie in my opinion. Ive gone through the novel and film multiples times and comprised this list of changes and similarities between. The shining is set in the overlook hotel, which is located in the rocky mountains of colorado.
At the end of the novel, jack had ignored the boiler for too long, and the hotel explodes. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of anyone who witnesses it. It was also the first full novel i read coverto conver. Born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial. The shining s 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the. The miniseries was a huge mistake except for the scene with the woman in the tub. Overall, i think the both the book and the movie are worthwhile for their own sake. Scrapped the shining prequel details delve into the origins of the overlook hotel the ending was changed almost entirely because kubrick found it a cliche to just blow everything up. For years, the prolific horror author has asserted that stanley kubricks 1980 adaptation of the shining is not just a bad adaptation but also a bad movie, a cadillac with no engine in it that you cant do anything with except admire it as sculpture.
Time becomes irrelevant, and what they see gradually. As the film develops, it becomes more mysterious, ambiguous, threatening, and hallucinatory. Theres the sense that a great talent has been wasted. Thats why king statements like this arent to be trusted. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. Jack lets the boiler explode to destroy the hotel while the other three escape. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. King cowrote the bestselling novel sleeping beauties with his son owen king, and many of kings books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including the shawshank redemption, geralds game and it. Based on the novel of the same name by stephen king, the shining follows jack torrance jack nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. I am not going to go on and on about how frustrating it must be for someone of kings prolificity and stature to have people think that his best novel was written 22 years and 30some books ago. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. They meet dick hallorann, the chef, who also possesses.