The Shining(1980).A man, his son and wife become the winter caretakers of an isolated hotel where Danny, the son, sees disturbing visions of the hotel's past using a telepathic gift known as "The Shining". The father, Jack Torrance, is underway in a writing project when he slowly slips into insanity as a result of cabin fever and former guests of the hotel's ghosts. After being convinced by a waiter's ghost to "correct" the family, Jack goes completely insane. The only thing that can save Danny and his mother is "The Shining". Written byipreach4ever... Synopsis The Shining(1980)
Movie Title: The Shining(1980)
Run Time: 142 min
Rating: 8.5 / 10
Genres: Horror |Mystery
Release Date: 23 May 1980 (USA)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writer: Stephen King (novel),Stanley Kubrick , more credit ... and other credits
Actor: Jack Nicholson,Shelley Duvall,Danny Lloyd
Even though The Shining is over a quarter of a century old, I challenge anyone to not get freaked out by Jack Nicholson's descent into madness. This is a rare example of something so unique that no one has been able to rip it off; instead it has been referenced time and again in pop culture. The twins, the elevator of blood, RedRum, the crazy nonsense "writing"... this should be seen, if for nothing else, to understand all the allusions to it in daily life. The film is simultaneously scary, suspenseful, beautiful, and psychologically intriguing. It has the classic mystery of Hitchcock and the terror of a modern thriller. And it has what horror movies usually lack: a great script.
