The Shining

The shining is one of the best horror movies of all time. Jack Nicholson gives a top 10 performance of all time followed by an amazing supporting cast. The cinematography is brilliant and I love all the tracking shots of the walking, also the hotel is just scary for absolutely zero reason. The movie leaves so many questions and basically no answers which keeps it scary and makes you hooked the whole time even if basically nothing happens in the scene. I love seeing jack’s decay of mental health and seeing him slowly loose it. The first hour and a half sets up so much and I was totally fine with that but the last 30 minutes doesn’t really show off everything set up. The movie is a creative achievement for cinema and is just so wonderfully creative and it mimics the setting of the hotel. I do feel that there isn’t enough momentum in the first hour but as soon as Jacks script was revealed it became a wonderful experience. I was grossed out at a few scenes but I totally understand why that’s a good thing but for my personal opinion and taste it was a bit gross and disturbing. The actual horror is really good and it doesn’t need huge jump scares or scary masks to be scary, all it needed was a perfect performance and lots of artistic talent. I really like the ending but I wish that I had a few more answers at the end of the film. I also wish we get to see what happened to the family afterwards. The final shot is brilliant and scary even though I don’t understand what it truly means. My only gripe about the movie is that it’s not really enjoyable or rewatchable. Overall this is one of the most creative and beautiful horror movies of all time and I give it a 9/10 Plot 9 Acting 10 Characters 9 Dialogue 9 Music 9 Ending 8 Personal attachment/ cozy 8 Rewatchable 8 Cinematography 10 Emotional impact 9 89