10 Hidden Details You Never Noticed In The Shining. Stuart Ullman tells the caretaker's wife Wendy in the only lines in the film in which the Indians are mentioned. ( Log Out /  Everybody I have ever met and spoken to about The Shining loved it, half of these people didn’t even know why they loved it, they just know that something about that movie set it apart from the rest. There’s this famous scene where Danny is playing on the floor and the carpet design matches the space stations design perfectly. The Shining is also about America's current racism, particularly against blacks. When Jack first arrives at the lobby of the Overlook, he's reading a Playgirl magazine. Top-notch conspiracy hunter Jay Weidner has many, many theories about the work of Kubrick (and other things) but some of the more eye-popping are his thoughts about how the director used the subliminal messaging of advertisers in his films. When the hotel manager gives the Torrance family a tour, he mentions that the. The murdered twins are over-layed across Jack's face. Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick was only one person and encoding hidden themes in a film or piece of artwork isn't illegal, it's standard practice. It’s equally as hard to figure out why The Shining is so damn terrifying, from that opening helicopter scene over the lake we are on edge, it’s an unnerving, awful feeling, but why? The audience is left wondering what the details mean, if anything, or if they're simply coincidental. Many of the interpretations of The Shining, especially those on the Room 237 documentary have been mistakenly labeled as "conspiracy theories". The Overlook Hotel represents the CIA and is functioning the same way on Jack Torrance, chipping away at his mind with creepy hallucinations intended to crack him. Whether you believe any of these ideas or whether you don’t there is one of the greatest horrors in history. the Commonwealth Games. Especially since it is probably their present situation that has led them to rename the day to an according to them more suitable name. It just seems strange to me that SB thinks it is allright to clelebrate one historical event but at the same time accuses an ethnic group of living in the past. I originally created this article and video during the infancy of the IlluminatiWatcher project. I think Silver's probably right that it's time to move on - tho from what i've read it can still be difficult for Aboriginals to integrate in cities and find employment - so they might well feel the repurcussions of the invasion are still here), Interesting that Nebs blames all this on the "Poms". I think it is more likely Kubrick just wanted Jack to appear as the pure epitome of evil at the July 4th ball, so who better to go as than the Antichrist. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Ullman says, "The site is supposed to be located on an Indian burial ground, and I believe they actually had to repel a few Indian attacks as they were building it." Another suggests that the Illuminati killed Stanley Kubrick because of this film. Several of the theorists talk about weird coincidences that they personally experienced while spending countless hours watching and thinking about The Shining. At the time of The Shining the moon was believed to be 237,000 miles away from Earth, agreeing with room number 237, this was later increased to 238,000. The figure on a skiing poster in the hotel resembles a Minotaur, as does another poster of a cowboy riding its bull. ( Log Out /  Almost sounds like the successive generations who continued the same practices aren't guilty as well [heheh, and yet i do the same thing - distance myself from the dodgy baggage that comes with Englishness by bigging-up my Aussie side]. The clue is in the genre, psychological, that is what this movie is, it uses subtle colours and objects to create an unusual, uncomfortable setting. ". Many of the interpretations of The Shining, especially those on the Room 237 documentary have been mistakenly labeled as "conspiracy theories". "All the symbols in the movie overlap in the superimposition backwards-forwards. Everybody knows and understands the basic plot of the movie, the part based on the Stephen King novel of the same title, the devoted dad turned lunatic due to drastic isolation. Yes. "That typewriter, that German typewriter – which by the way changes color in the course of the film, which typewriters don't generally do – is terribly, terribly important as a referent to that particular historical event. I read that Kubrick always tries to say something about mankind in his movies and that. He told me he finds it incredibly serendipitous that his documentary is coming out the same year as the Los Angeles County Museum of Modern Art's Kubrick retrospective, and Stephen King's publication of. ( Log Out /  The use of mirrors through out the film, the twins, the symmetry of the shots and the constant doubling throughout the film are meant to be reflective of our own interior lives. ...so they still till this day have there own huge sporting event e.g. But is this really the story Kubrick wanted to tell us, a lot of people (including myself) think not, here are some of the less obvious theories, that don’t appear to be just coincidence. When Jack Torrance signs his employment contract, it’s a Faustian pact with the devil – hence his descent into a hell full of blood, ghostly visions and his personal fears. Perhaps the most obvious of all, the one that really stood out to me is Danny’s Apollo jumper. In fact, this may be the theory that director Ascher most prescribes to. Stanley Kubrick's take on Stephen King's The Shining is one of the greatest horror movies of all time, and here are a few hidden … Introduction: The documentary Room 237 explores various fan interpretations of The Shining, which was directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on Stephen King's novel. Another suggests that the film represents the myth of the Minotaur. There's an article about incest. This can suggest that the whole film was a nightmare. Hello and welcome back to IlluminatiWatcher.com; your home for decoding conspiracy theories and symbolism in entertainment! It just seems strange to me that SB thinks it is allright to clelebrate one historical event but at the same time accuses an ethnic group of living in the past. A historical event, so to speak. The Shining – Hidden Meanings December 19, 2016 December 23, 2016 by Ollie Stagg , posted in Latest , REVIEWS Everybody I have ever met and spoken to about The Shining loved it, half of these people didn’t even know why they loved it, they just know that something about that movie set it apart from the rest. There are also repeated shots of Jack Torrance looking taurine, his forehead jutting and eyes rolling wildly, like a bull about to charge. In other words, the whole film is about the bizarre coincidences of life. Many of them rely on metaphors and symbols to exhibit a hidden meaning. All over the hotel there is subtle Native American imagery, from Calumet baking powder to Wendy’s trench coat. Interpretations, also known as theories or readings are fan based interpretations of the meanings of hidden themes found in the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film version of the 1977 Stephen King novel The Shining. ", One of the creepiest theories of all is that mad genius Kubrick managed to imbue his film with so much ambiguous Freudian symbolism that it taps into essence of life itself. In studying Kubrick’s work it soon becomes obvious that very little is coincidence, every minor detail is meticulously crafted to appear a certain way. It makes sense to not know why you liked the movie, it’s probable that the reason you liked it is not something you are supposed to remember. Another suggests that Jack Torrance is the devil. ", Taking a cue from site MSTRMND's brilliant analysis, which noted that "The Shining is a film meant to be seen both forwards and backwards," Ryan wanted to see what would happen if it was projected simultaneously with one version being played the normal way and the other being superimposed and run backwards from end to beginning. The idea is that Kubrick directed the moon landing back in 1969, this was one year after his masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey, some might consider that practice. At the beginning of the film Danny's been physically abused, but there's a suggestion that he's been sexually abused as well," Ryan says. That's very interesting to think about. This is suggested because of a seemingly out-of-place ski poster is visible in one of the shots of the freaky twin girls. The following is a list of all interpretations of the film. This term is inaccurate, however, because a conspiracy theory usually involves two or more people of great social and economic power conspiring to carry out an illegal out. Much of the film’s, Throughout The Shining Jack's Adler typewriter goes from a light tan color to a grey-blue with no real explanation. The Shining is Kubrick’s experiment of human psychology, and we are all guinea pigs. The layout of the Overlook makes no physical sense. It’s because of a number of reasons, each integrating together to form the perfect psychological horror. the picture of the ballroom scene was dated the 4th of July, a date that holds a very different meaning to Native Americans then it does to the average American. It is purposely  unrealistic and non-sensical, the floor plan doesn’t make sense, things subtly appear that don’t make add up, but at the time the conscious you doesn’t realise that what is happening simply can’t be. The word “Monarch” appears on it, which was a widely rumoured codename for a CIA “behavioural engineering” programme called MKUltra, which breaks minds down using LSD and experimental techniques. Neither do the ghosts or visions. The second and most likely, suggests that the film represents genocide of Native Americans. Another suggests it is all a nightmare. I would be impressed if it were true. As is typical of Kubrick, there is a lot of attention to detail in this movie. Another suggests that it represents CIA mind control. You think they should not expect you to repay them but you shouldn't expect them to be quiet about their past. The only other clear reference to Jack being the devil comes at the very end when we see the July 4th ball poster, Jack is striking a pose that is seemingly reminiscent of the devil himself. The Shining is a rare film, because, like most Kubrick films, it has dozens of theories behind it. Powered by: vBulletin, Copyright, ©2000 - 2020, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. http://www.drummerman.net/shining/essays.html. I don't blame them, it's a ridiculously good, truly scary film.

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