Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most definitely not a direct sequel to the 1980 film directed by stanley kubrick, which king notoriously hated. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. The amount of changes is one of the reasons why king hated the film so much. Stanley kubricks the shining was released in 1980, and since has been hailed as one of the greatest horror movies ever made.
How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. When his father became caretaker of the overlook hotel his visions grew frighteningly out of control. Jul 08, 2015 as long as film historians respect his wishes, the alternate ending of the shining like the epic deleted pie fight from kubricks dr. In an interview with entertainment weekly, johnson revealed just how far kubrick considered going to get away from kings ending in the novel. Jack rushes to go release the boiler before it explodes, but danny uses his shining to help him see what hes become. And its not like the actual ending is a bundle of laughs. Jan 21, 2020 the doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated. In the movie jack gives danny an empty bee hive as a present, which end up full of bees when it was supposed to be empty. The shining splitvolume the shining, doctor sleep, and the shining doctor sleep. Many of the interpretations of the shining, especially those on the room 237 documentary have been mistakenly labeled as conspiracy theories.
The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the. Stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks corresponding adaptation are both staples of the horror genre, but theyre also very different beasts. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. If you have never read the shining, please give yourself a gift and read it if you enjoy horror.
The shining read online free by stephen king novels22. An alternate adaptation written by king himself, the. Stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. He ended up in the bar and was served drinks by a bartender named grady. As winter closed in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seemed to develop a life of its own. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. Note this was also used for the remake 2007 shining movie, where instead of a bee hive its a different insect nest which fills up that night when it was suppose to be empty. Followed by the stand in 1978, these books cemented kings place as. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of anyone who.
Doctor sleep draws far more from the book s original ending than the film, although it uses the basic structure to create something new. The shining download free book online pdf teach of time. At the end of the film, jack and the overlook freeze. In the end, the shadow swallow up his conscious efforts to control that behavior. Which means the ending of the doctor sleep novel was also. The shining 1977 is a novel by american author stephen king. Theres the sense that a great talent has been wasted. And anyone interested will find on the interweb a plethora of reasons these were changed from book to movie.
What happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. Stephen kings original version of the shining ended differently than the film version that was directed by stanley kubrick. Few authors have been adapted as many times as king has, and it chapter two is far from the first king movie to deviate from his original ending. List of references to the shining the shining wiki fandom. At first, it feels like a traditional horror setup a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous hotel, secluded from civilization, where obviously something will go very wrong. He even speaks with the spirit of his father, which has been absorbed by the hotel and become the new version of llyod the bartender.
Heres every difference between the shining book and the film. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Watchmojo ranks the top differences between the shining book and movie. In the film, one of the final shots is jack torrance having frozen to death in the maze, and the final shot is a close up of a picture that shows jack as the caretaker from all those years ago. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty. The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained in an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending. Mar 10, 2016 stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending. Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen kings novel.
The shining is about physical and sexual abuse perpetrated on young danny boy by his father jack torrance. Jack lets the boiler explode to destroy the hotel while the. They could be as simple as a film poster on a wall or as complex as incorporating entire scenes. All that aside, its a decent book, though an anticlimactic ending to the story of the overlook hotel that began in the shining. Strangelove will exist only in photos and memories. In the novel, jack manages to fight the hotels possession long enough for him to tell danny to run for his life. Director mike flanagan and producer trevor macy on recreating the overlook hotel, casting the shining doppelgangers and necessary diversions from stephen kings book in doctor sleep. A solid commercial success for the film which opens here next week would confirm one of kubrick. Mar 30, 2017 the shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. The shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. Stephen kings 1977 novel the shining, stanley kubrick. Doctor sleep, the new stephen king movie from writer and director mike flanagan, tries to reconcile three essentially incompatible texts.
Jun 05, 2015 stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. When stephen kings third novel the shining hit the shelves in 1977, it became his first hardcover bestseller. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of anyone who witnesses it. The doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated. Based on the novel of the same name by stephen king, the shining follows jack torrance jack nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering. But kubricks original version of the film included another scene inserted between these two iconic. Stephen king characters wendy torrance she is jacks wife. As long as film historians respect his wishes, the alternate ending of the shining like the epic deleted pie fight from kubricks dr.
The movie, the shining, is a cinematic masterpiece directed by stanley kubrick. Below you will find a definitive list to all references to the shining. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Oct 17, 2016 the first book of yours i ever read was it, right after i finished a week of grueling law school exams. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the shining. The most debated element of the shining s ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. Jun 26, 2018 stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks corresponding adaptation are both staples of the horror genre, but theyre also very different beasts. The victim danny can be viewed as the inner child of jacks spouse, wendy torrance, which means that the abuse is a traumatic. For the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. However, the book and movie differ in some key areas, like how the iconic ending of the movie was.
Stephen kings original ending to the shining featured the overlook hotel burning down thanks to a furnace. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. But if youve read the book and watched the film, its. The shining ending writers reveal alternate end that was. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 2. More than 1 million books in pdf, epub, mobi, tuebl and audio book formats. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. The disused overlook slowly comes to life after the arrival of the nowgrown dan torrance.
Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight. Nov 08, 2019 but in the book the ending of the novel the shining ended with the explosion of the overlook hotel as seen in the movie of doctor sleep. It was adapted for the screen by directorproducer stanley kubrick and novelistacademic diane johnson. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the.
The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained in an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending in the novel, the shining ends with the death. The shining s 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. The title of the novel was inspired by the john lennon song instant karma. After telling wendy and danny to get out, jack tries to. Until the last minute, the plot seems to be wrapping up in a conventional way. It might be the ending that has the biggest difference between the book and the film. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different. Jack becomes his version of travis bickle walter white and any other story protagonist who loses their soul to their shadow. At the end of the book, the boiler explodes, killing jack and burning the hotel to the ground. Jan 29, 2019 the most debated element of the shining s ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. Lets take a close look at some of the characters in stephen kings the shining. Search for the shining books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary.
Heres every difference between the shining book and the. Until the last minute, the plot seems to be wrapping up in a. The shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different. The shining is stanley kubricks bid for a super hit, his attempt to even a number of scores. All explosions and no kills made stanley kubrick a dull director. Born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a. Masseys rotting corpse in the shining is unsettling whether youre reading the book, watching kubricks film, or checking out kings miniseries where. As the film develops, it becomes more mysterious, ambiguous, threatening, and hallucinatory. There have been several references to the shining found in books, magazines, television programs, movies, artwork, music that play an integral role in mainstream society. At the end of the novel, jack had ignored the boiler for too long, and the hotel explodes. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of. There was a miniseries made with steven weber and rebecca demornay that much more closely follows the book.
As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his. Danny was only five years old but in the words of old mr halloran he was a shiner, aglow with psychic voltage. The book, the shining, is a literary masterpiece written by stephen king. Mar 30, 2017 for the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. Movie, hell be taking a critical look at movie adaptations of horror novels. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate ending. Ending spoiler for the shining 1980, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Buy a cheap copy of the shining book by stephen king. 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. It was a singular reading experience, where the book was there for me when i needed an escape and i became immersed in it in a way i hadnt since i was a child.
In the book, jack torrance went on a rampage with a croquet mallet, not an axe. The shining novel, however, has a very different ending, and one that even made way for a sequel. Ive gone through the novel and film multiples times and comprised this list of changes and similarities between the two versions. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow. That is pretty much where the similarities end, in that respect. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. The adaptation is balancing act between kings books and stanley kubricks the shining.
Find summaries for every chapter, including a the shining chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. The big wakeup call for jack was when he and his martian buddy end up hitting a childs bike with a car after a night of drinking. In the 20 novel doctor sleep, kings official sequel to the shining, a grown danny torrance suffers from alcoholism like his father. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king. Check out his first column below, exploring the shining. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. Her gullible nature, her compassion for danny and her husband seems to be her only flaws. The shining had a much darker alternate ending, and it. The shining writers reveal an alternate ending that was even more depressing than the original. Scrapped the shining prequel details delve into the origins of the overlook hotel the ending was changed almost entirely because kubrick found it a cliche to just blow everything up. That night i dreamed of my threeyearold son running through the.
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