The Shining

(This “”review”” has absolutely no structure and lots of grammar errors btw so don’t mind me ranting 🙂‍↕️ idk why I always write stuff at 1 in the morning) “I have always enjoyed dealing with a slightly surrealistic situation and presenting it in a realistic manner. I've always liked fairy tales and myths, magical stories. I think they are somehow closer to the sense of reality one feels today than the equally stylized "realistic" story in which a great deal of selectivity and omission has to occur in order to preserve its "realist" style” -Kubrick Yep still peak after the billionth time I’ve seen this.  I’ve pretty much picked apart this movie far beyond Kubrick probably wanted. Yet I just still love the themes in this movie that much. It’s just so interesting how well Kubrick used “the skeletons” (or in this case ghosts) in our closet against everyone.  One of them being about Americas own history of abuse spilling everywhere in this film. Their own large scale genocidal ghosts from the past to create something so haunting from real history (trail of tears for example). Which is why I love simple scenes of Jack tossing a ball at Indian murals. While ironically being ontop of an Indian burial ground. To even more personal stuff. Like the Torrance family being a mockery of the “nuclear family” archetype and what not.Wendy and Jack each pulling on Danny with their influence.  Or hell even Kubricks own ghosts. With the final return of Philip stone and Joe turkel as actors.Very eerie especially thinking about how he treated Shelly. I wonder that’s why he adapted kings crap novel. Cuz it reminded him of his own ghosts…mmm food for thought. Also I could talk about the Carl lung references, persona, shadow and self etc but……  I think I’ve yapped enough already. Horror peaked in 1997 and 1980 sadly. Wait wait  Before I forget seeing this in theaters was so peak. Insane composition and great use of color theory kubby 🔥🔥