So I’ve just finished The Shining.
Obviously I’ve found out from here that Kubrick and King didn’t see eye to eye when it came to the film, and I’ve heard people claim King was bitter. I never understood why, as the film is really good.
Yeah I understand now.
King made his female character strong and independent, despite the raging fury from the male protagonist. He explains ‘The Shining’ in more detail, and gives a lot more extra context to the story.
I turned to my wife and said the film made more sense now I’ve read the book. Which to me, is the mark of a good book and a bad film.
I won’t spoil it, but he had me gripped until the very last page and some parts of the story were genuinely scary. The film relies on surrealism and filming in brightly lit areas but gives no context to the scary things that are there.
10/10 book for sure, and I’m team King on this one.
by JollyBroom4694
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Time for you to watch the mini series then.
I think the film is a masterpiece and it’s also one of my favorite novels. If not the favorite.
Kings main issue if I recall was that Jack Torrence in the film was an irredeemable asshole. Whereas in the book he was a good man with an alcohol problem that the hotels demons took advantage of.