The shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. The scene where jack goes into room 217 after danny returns with the bruises is one of my all time favourite book scenes and still gives me a chill. Whats the difference between the shining the book and the shining the movie. Stephen kings original ending to the shining featured the overlook hotel burning down thanks to a furnace. At the end of the novel, jack had ignored the boiler for too long, and the hotel explodes. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the. Heres every difference between the shining book and. For me, the film is primarily about the cycle of violence and how people ca. So im back with the shinings ending explained did you know there was an alternate ending to. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter.
Ive gone through the novel and film multiples times and comprised this list of changes and similarities between. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. A solid commercial success for the film which opens here next week would confirm one of kubrick. Okay this is going to be long, maybe a little rambling, and full of spoilers. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen kings novel. Flanagans doctor sleep draws heavily on elements in the book version of the shining that kubrick didnt use, restaging some unused scenes from the original novel with the characters from king. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending. Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. 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. Stephen king hated kubricks adaptation of the shining, singling out the ending in. One of the many mysteries of stanley kubricks the shining is why jack appears in the photo at the end, and it actually has a semisimple explanation. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. Masseys rotting corpse in the shining is unsettling whether youre reading the book, watching kubricks film, or checking out kings miniseries where.
Stephen king is happy to crap on stanley kubricks film version of his novel the shining whenever possible. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king. What is the explanation of the ending of the shining. But in the book the ending of the novel the shining ended with the explosion of the overlook hotel as seen in the movie of doctor sleep. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. The movie the shining, directed by the great stanley kubrick and starring the terrifying jack nicholson, is very different from the stephen kingpenned book from which it is adapted. Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the.
The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Theres the sense that a great talent has been wasted. The interpretation of the ending is going to depend a lot on your interpretation of the film. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. 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.
The amount of changes is one of the reasons why king hated the film so much. Jan 29, 2019 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. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate ending. The shining was the first stephen king novel i ever read, and its still one of my favourites. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. My book tell it to the bees was made into a film but they changed the ending for a straight audience. Spoiler warnings for the book and film versions of the shining. Based on the novel of the same name by stephen king, the shining follows jack torrance jack nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering.
The shining tv show overlook is happening at hbo max with j. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. My book tell it to the bees was made into a film but they. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd first edition. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the films. In kings novel, the overlooks boiler explodes at the end of the story because jack failed to maintain it, which means the hotel is destroyed with. Jun 05, 2015 stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. As the film develops, it becomes more mysterious, ambiguous, threatening, and hallucinatory.
Director mike flanagan and producer trevor macy on recreating the overlook hotel, casting the shining doppelgangers and necessary diversions from stephen kings book in doctor sleep. 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. After telling wendy and danny to get out, jack tries to. Which means the ending of the doctor sleep novel was also. The shining had a much darker alternate ending, and it. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty.
The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. And anyone interested will find on the interweb a plethora of reasons these were changed from book to movie. Ending spoiler for the shining 1980, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining book s ending, not the films. The shining is stanley kubricks bid for a super hit, his attempt to even a number of scores. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of. But if youve read the book and watched the film, its. Doctor sleeps grand finale takes inspiration more from stephen kings the shining than the stanley kubricks famous film. Abrams the ending was changed almost entirely because kubrick found it a cliche to just blow everything up. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. My book tell it to the bees was made into a film but.
However, the book and movie differ in some key areas, like how the iconic ending of the movie was. 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 doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated. Movie, hell be taking a critical look at movie adaptations of horror novels. Stanley kubricks the shining was released in 1980, and since has been hailed as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two.
Buy a cheap copy of the shining book by stephen king. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the. Check out his first column below, exploring the shining. The movie, the shining, is a cinematic masterpiece directed by stanley kubrick. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the shining. After we explored what happened at the end of doctor sleep in this doctor sleep ending explained, we knew thered be folks still unclear about what happened at the end of the 1980 predecessor from stanley kubrick, the shining. The most debated element of the shinings ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. For the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. Mar 30, 2017 for the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. For the first time, the shinings producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. Jul 19, 2019 my book tell it to the bees was made into a film but they changed the ending for a straight audience. Jan 21, 2020 the doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated. 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.
If you have never read the shining, please give yourself a gift and read it if you enjoy horror. 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. Stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. The shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow. Lets talk about the ending of mike flanagans doctor sleep movie, and how it diverges from stephen kings novel and stanley kubricks version of the shining. 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. 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. Nov 06, 2019 here are all the major differences between the book and film versions of the shining you need to know before seeing doctor sleep. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most. But kubricks original version of the film included another scene inserted between these two iconic. Mar 30, 2017 the shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. The movie the shining, directed by the great stanley kubrick and starring the terrifying jack nicholson, is very different from the stephen.
Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. 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. The shining s 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history.
At first, it feels like a traditional horror setup a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous hotel. Stephen kings original version of the shining ended differently than the film version that was directed by stanley kubrick. Here are all the major differences between the book and film versions of the shining you need to know before seeing doctor sleep. Nov 08, 2019 but in the book the ending of the novel the shining ended with the explosion of the overlook hotel as seen in the movie of doctor sleep. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of anyone who. The shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter. With ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 2. The shining movie the shining audiobook external links. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny.
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