The Shining
The movie that got me into it all…ON MOTHAFUCKING IMAX
What’s there to say, we all know how good the movie is. One of the best third acts of all time, not to discredit the beautifully dizzying first and second. Nicholson gives maybe my favorite performance ever, with Duval bringing some much needed humanity in the all-too psychedelic world of the Overlook.
Seeing this in IMAX really complimented my thoughts on the score and the coloring. I really believe this is one of the best horror scores, if not the best, ever put to film. God the strings slowly creeping up single-note steps with their crazy dissonance, it sounded so good with the IMAX speakers. The coloring in this plays a huge role thematically, and the stark reds and dark greens stick out so much on the big screen.
Wish I had my high-school essay on this movie. I love the dialogues had about this movie and how fans peeled back Kubrick’s most subtle movie. The spatial impossibility, the Native American slaughter theory, I love it all. Makes a rewatch well worth it, picking up on the subliminal all these years later.
A true classic, and a very personal watch. So glad I could see it on the big screen #fucknetflix