There are very few films that frighten me like The Shining. Other movies may have moments that keep me in more suspense about the characters survival or have more jump scares. But The Shining disturbs me. Makes me look over my shoulder, suddenly feeling like there is someone or something in the room with me. It’s almost like you’re hypnotised by the film. In this post we are going to look at how co-writers Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson approached to writing the film, what they did to set it apart from the popular horror films of the time, and figure out what exactly is so creepy about The Shining. Spoilers ahead.
The Writing
“Stanley’s approach was to think in terms of time segments in relation to the totality of the film.” – Diane Johnson
The Interview, | Closing Day, | A Month Later, | Tuesday, | Thursday, |
Saturday, | Monday, | Wednesday, | 8 am, | 4… |
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