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I love that you made a point to call out how good Shelly DuVall (Wendy)'s performance was in this film! So many people get caught up in how good Nicholson is, and they miss just how convincing her terror really is in those scenes.

The Doctor Sleep movie with Danny as an adult is really good too! I'd say it is different from The Shinning due to the time gap and the ability to show more of the 'shinning' powers

Kubrick loves his symmetry. Something you'll discover as you go through his catalogue. In most cases it's SUPER unsettling. The man definitely had a gift when it came to knowing where to put the camera. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and DR. STRANGELOVE are my personal favorites next to this, but it's all magic. This was fun, man. Glad you enjoyed it.

It's one of the iconic films where EVERYTHING comes together. The atmosphere, the sound design and music, the actors, etc..

Since this is your first Stanley Kubrick film, I’d recommend some of his other films. A Clockwork Orange is my favorite Kubrick film next to this one and is more of a crime/drama than a horror movie

Great point about the placement of Jack's writing chair and how it becomes aligned with the hotel later in the story. Never noticed that till now. Symmetrical shots always remind me of Kubrick.

Jack gets added to the roster of trapped spirits in the hotel. It's like how Grady had a wife and kids and a life before working there, but once the hotel got him and he killed his family and then himself, he became a waiter on staff and he too would have been added to that picture at the end.

On the DVD of this film there is a making of documentary made by Kubricks daughter, Vivian. In it Shelley Duvall is seen between scenes and she was experiencing hair loss and other reactions to stress during the filming. It's a great little addition to this film. Great reaction professor!

I was 8 when my grandmother had this on. I was hiding behind the couch watching it. I was terrified. This movie is one of my favorites because after all these years I still get the chills. Great reaction.

Definitely check out One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest next with Jack ... one of the greatest movies of all time & best acting performances by an entire cast

at 10:00 you asked why he wasn't symmetric with the hotel, I think its because he hasn't been taken over by the hotels forces but at 20:00 at the boiling point of his madness he's perfectly symmetrical with hotel under its control

"ok....They got a long 5 months ahead for those guys" LMAO That cracked me up.

This movie is actually an iceberg and what you've seen is just the part above surface. I would highly recommend checking out theories and analysis articles/videos about it (just in your free time). I think you will definitely enjoy that! There's a lot of things where it's like "omg I didn't see that" or "omg I didn't think about that" and other stuff. You'll also start seeing connections between things which makes you appreciate the movie even more. 😃 Nice reaction and thoughts throughout the video, enjoyed it! And yes, it's master class in many aspects I agree. ;)

I LOVE your view of Wendy. So many people get so sucked into Jack Nicholson's performance that they kind of downplay how good Shelley Duvall actually is. She also went through so much for this role that it feels nice to see someone else appreciate her portrayal. Btw the shining itself is just a supernatural clairvoyance. They can see ghosts, past and present events, etc.

From what I can gather from fan theories over the years... Jack had some of The "Shine", but didn't realize it.. The Overlook claims souls.. Jack was losing more and more of himself every day.

Fire Starter with Drew Barrymore is a really good flick as well!! She's a excellent child actor 👏

The Hotel absorbed Jack (his Shine?) and it's as if he's always been there. He's part of the "Hotel" now

I can watch people react to this movie all day😅

This is a masterpiece of a movie, cast perfectly. I agree with you that it's up there with "Hereditary" . If you haven't seen "The VVITCH" yet, it might also make the top of your list.

10:08 Exactly, he’s *slightly off* 🤷🏾‍♂️😂 Kubrick is a meticulous director, so every single aspect of this film is intentional, especially the camera positioning 🎬🍿

Rosemary's Baby is the masterclass for American horror.

The Timberline Lodge at the base of Mt Hood in Oregon was used for the exteriors.. The interiors were based on the Stanley hotel in Colorado. :)

This movie gets better the more times you watch it. It's full of hidden treasures and easter eggs. One example is when the ball rolls to danny in the hallway, the pattern of the carpet reverses in the next shot.

Awesome eye on noticing the off-symmetry. One shot is on, and one is off. Jack is writing a story, a story about a writer and his family that slowly go insane in a haunted hotel. Both what is happening for real and what is happening in the story are spliced together in this film. I recommend that you watch a number of the analyses on the film. "... a man named Charles Grady..." "It's Grady, Mr Torrence, Delbert Grady." Two stories told in tandem without telling you when the real story breaks for the story that Jack is writing. Enjoy the re-watches.

Then you learn most of the music wasn't written for the movie, but works so well. That was Kubrick's genius.

I watched this back when I was Danny's age. It scarred me and created my lifelong obsession with the film, horror, and Kubrick.

On the topic of good child actors -I highly recommend the Sixth Sense and Stand By Me....two of my favorite movies. p.s. loved your excitement about whole of this film

Kubrick is amazing. He is famous for doing a hundred takes to get it right. He mental tortured Shelly Duvall during filming to get the right response. He protected Danny so he had no idea it was a horror film until years later. It’s amazing that the same year Shelley Duvall played a flawless silly Olive Oyl in the Robin Williams “Popeye” movie.

I love that you appreciated the sound design. Did you notice that around 17:05 ish, how absolutely malevolent the sounds in the background became, when Jack really started laying into Wendy? It was almost as if the hotel was in the background, egging on the fight, it's so amazing what sound can do, even without words. It truly transmitted a feeling that the hotel was absolutely instigating that whole hostile interaction. Go back and take that scene in again.

An absolute classics from the genius of Stephen King & Stanley Kubrick 👏🏾 👏🏾 Great reaction 💜 -x-

I also want to thank you for actually appreciating this movie and all that it is. I've seen way too many young people in the last couple of weeks watch this movie and just laugh at it and laugh at Wendy.

Nicholson is one of the best villain actor. He was great as a Devil in "The Witches of Eastwick". He, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Walken from Prophecy - all can do that sweet glimpse of insanity hidden under routine. Doctor Sleep is a worthy sequel, completely new story with few nods to the Shining.

You touched on some very interesting points here! This movie is absolutely a masterclass in filmmaking, and there isn't a single piece of it that's not deliberate. You can find so, SO many theories out there about all of what's happening here, and the best part is, none of it has to be "the right interpretation". Kubrick achieved TRUE psychological horror with this movie, and a lot of it in subtle ways; fourth wall breaks (especially Jack repeatedly looking at the camera), the Overlook's layout not making sense (windows where there shouldn't be, etc), furniture moving around between shots in the same scene, little tidbits that unsettle you without you even realizing why. "Shining" is something that applies both to people, and to places. The Overlook Hotel *also* shines; it has a consciousness of its own, with deep tragedy making it worse as the years go by. Ghosts linger in the Shine, and in King's universe, the Shine (psychic ability) is something we all universally share, unconsciously. I highly recommend "The Stand", the Uncut version of the book, because he goes into some detail there, too. Danny and Jack are the more overt examples of people who can Shine, but eventually they stir up so much Shine from the hotel that Wendy is able to see things- like the man and the guy in the bear costume. You seem to think that Grady was the caretaker from the beginning, but he wasn't. First, it wasn't the same Grady that the hotel proprietor mentioned- the butler guy was named *Delbert* Grady, while the one we're first told about is *Charles* Grady. There seems to be a repeated pattern of caretakers having to 'correct' their wife and children. The picture with Jack in it indicates that it's the same evil that worked through him that infected the place from the beginning; abusive men. They look totally normal, interview sociably, fit in with the Boy's Club. But when it comes down to it, they'll try to eventually 'correct' their family- just like Jack did to Danny when he dislocated his shoulder. He was called to the Overlook because it was the exact same evil in Jack that the hotel was created with. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this movie! It's always great to see people discovering it for the first time; it's such a unique movie.

The thing that’s so terrifying about the Shining is that it’s relatable on a psychological level even the supernatural aspects felt conceivable. Having watched that live in the cinema in 1980 or 81 I can say one felt even more immediately intuitively connected with the gravity of the situation as there was no such thing as internet or mobile phones.

Danny's acting is all the more impressive when you realize the kid thought this was a family drama. Kubrick didn't want to scare him. Of course, the kid got off easy. Kubrick was a renown perfectionist, adding details and things where they weren't needed. For example, the pages from Jack's "novel" are all typed up. All 500 pages. The camera only sees three, maybe four pages of words, but the entire pile has been typed by Kubrick's secretary. But that's not all. The film was released in different languages, so each one had a different set of 500 pages.

stanley kubrick was a VERY particular and meticulous director. he would notoriously make people do 50+ takes of a shot. his turn around time for a single film from the very beginning stages up to the film's release sometimes took as long as a decade. he was known for being demanding on set, and an uncompromising visionary artist. unparalleled in his ability, drive, and control.

Shelley Duvall was nominated for a Razzie for her acting in this but the public wasn't aware of the constant heckling she got from Kubrick who claimed to be helping her act better. I just realized how similar Shelley is to Toni Collette who was in Hereditary. Kubrick's style includes a lot of intentional messing around with symmetry.

“Put your seatbelt on.” Well, I can tell you were born post-1990. 😉 Great reaction. Thanks!

Fun reaction and a great flick - amazing craft on display. You're correct in wondering what it all means; Kubrick was a meticulous filmmaker who freighted his work with a lot of layered imagery and meaning but was (in)famously reticent to share any intended meaning, preferring instead for audience's to draw their own inferences and conclusions. Consequently, something of a cottage industry has arisen when it comes to the dissection his works in general and this film in particular. Personally, I'm fond of the interpretation that the intricate camera work is a representation of the malevolent entity that IS the hotel, spying and stalking the family members - as a "character in its own right, it "knows" everything and the audience shares that awareness as we piggy-back it through the story.

I HIGHLY recommend watching the documentary called room 237. Its an amazing look into this film and Stanley Kubrick. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

If you’re looking for another excellent Steven King adaptation I can’t recommend Misery enough. I have a very very high tolerance for horror, most fictional horror media does not effect me. Misery is one of the few exceptions. Absolutely torturous to watch, in a way that’s very interesting and compelling. Hate watching it, but also absolutely love the film.

I had not thought about all the symmetry. It might in part have to do with how they are merging with the hotel itself (as an 'entity'). Especially when Jack was offset, then became symmetrical.

RIP Shelley Duvall. 7 Jul 49 - 11 Jul 24. You were incredible in "The Shining."

I believe that he’s in the photo at the end because now that he’s dead, he’s joined the others that haunt the hotel. He gave them his soul when he had the first drink

The exterior shots are taken at Timberline Lodge at Mount Hood in Oregon. I've been there for skiing but there is no maze at all outside sadly and nothing at all of it is remarkable in the inside. The interiors I believe were all sets in England.

Stanley Kubrick is a perfectionist, his movies frequently have perfect symmetrical framing. He is one of the best directors of all time. Try some of his other classics; Dr. Strangelove (Or how I Learned to stop worrying and love the bomb) 2001 A Space Odyssey Full Metal Jacket

there is some really great movies with Jack Nicholson but a bit of a secret tip if "As good as it gets" a romantic dark comedy where he plays with Helen Hunt and both got an Oscar for their performance

Great review. The Shining has always been one of my favorite movies of all time, its perfect. Kubrick is my favorite director ever and this movie is a masterpiece. I loved how you noticed tiny details in the filmmaking, there was never anything inconsequential in one of Kubrick's shots no matter how small. He was very meticulous. I highly recommend you watch Dr. Sleep. Its the sequel to the Shining. Its not as perfect as The Shining bit it is a damn good sequel. I think Danny Lloyd did the best job of any kid actor I've ever seen. Kubrick was very protective of the child while filming and Lloyd never knew he was in a horror movie until his late teens.

Some of Nicholson's finest early work in my opinion would be "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Five Easy Pieces." "Easy Rider" is also great work, but I prefer the other two personally.

Really enjoyed your reaction man. The Shining (1980) is one of the best shot and directed films ever made for sure and I also like the fact that you brought up "Hereditary", also another incredibly well shot and directed movie, as well as being absolutely terrifying. I liked your comparison between the two but yes I also agree that The Shining (1980) is slightly better. However I think if Hereditary was able to be shot on the same kind of massive scale as The Shining than it could have been an unstoppable nightmarish rollercoaster. Love the reactions man keep up the good work!

I would love to see your take on "The Wendy theory" It basically explains that Wendy is having a mental breakdown, and no ghosts or paranormal activity is actually happening. It is just a theory, but a very interesting one nonetheless.

*LOL* Yes, through the books (Not the films) things happen that let you know that yes Jack Torrance is infact a "shinner" and in all probability passed it on to Danny (and his other child and grand child).

When you watch this again, pay attention to the dialogue contradictions, like Charles Grady being the axe murderer and Delbert Grady being the butler Jack talks to, or the timeline of when Jack injured Danny and stopped drinking. Jack is always facing a mirror when he talks to ghosts Also keep an eye out for imagery of bears when Danny or Jack are on screen, or a painting of the twins in the family's home when the doctor is checking on Danny. It's possible to watch this film with the story either being supernatural, loosely following Stephen Kings book, or that there is nothing supernatural going on at all, including Jack being let out of the food store (Kubrick plays with visual clues from the background to hint at alternative explanations for circumstances you're seeing). The more dream like sequences can be taken as literal dreams, like Jack going into 237, and the various "ghosts each character sees are reflections of their own inner desires, fears and realisations (the latter for Wendy mainly) . There's also some very cool stuff going on with subtle deliberate continuity errors, furniture moving around, lights changing from on to off between cuts and even one when Halloran shows the freezers, he opens one and the camera switches to inside a different freezer further down the hall, which they then exit from. There's a few of these little time skips that occur just before Danny sees things. When Halloran talks after they exit the freezer, until he finishes his conversation with Danny about shining, he mispronounces words several times in the way Danny does, sort of hinting that Danny is hallucinating that entire segment. There's a lot of similarly subtle nuances to the film as a whole, that ends up building a picture of what happened to Danny in room 237 and by whom. I hope you get a chance to see more of Kubricks work, there's some similarly layered story telling in all his films from 2001 a space odyssey onwards, and just great directing in his films from before that. Dr Strangelove is a great satire, balancing silly with utterly terrifying and depressing (nuclear annihilation) . Cheers for the reaction, really enjoyed it

You should seriously do a Kubrick deep dive. You’ll love it

"Hello, Danny. Come and play with us. Come and play with us, Danny. Forever... and ever... and ever." Fun Fact: The "snowy" maze near the conclusion of the movie consisted of nine hundred tons of salt and crushed Styrofoam. Real Maze Of Doom Fact: The scene where Jack is chasing Danny through the maze took over a month to shoot. During the shoot, crew members often found themselves lost, and had to use their walkie-talkies for assistance. Method Directing Fact: Despite Stanley Kubrick's fierce demands on everyone, Jack Nicholson admitted to having a good working relationship with him. It was with Shelley Duvall that he was a completely different director. He allegedly picked on her more than anyone else, as seen in making-of documentaries. He would really lose his temper with her, even going so far as to say that she was wasting the time of everyone on the set. She later reflected that he was probably pushing her to her limits to get the best out of her, and that she wouldn't trade the experience for anything, but it was not something she ever wished to repeat. Despite his reported abuse of Shelley Duvall on-set, Stanley Kubrick spoke very highly of her ability in interviews, and found himself quite impressed by her performance in the finished film.

I first saw the Shining when I was in Jr High & it was the first time that I put together in my mind that films can be “Art”, not just entertainment. There’s plenty of great film analysis videos on the Shining, that deal strictly with the filmmaking. There’s also plenty of “conspiracy” type video’s of “what does the Shining mean?” or the hidden meaning in The Shining. Which range from the plausible to the ridiculous. Both are pretty entertaining. Watching some other Kubrick films, will also be rewarding A Clockwork Orange is a good one to start with, 2001, Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove, Barry Lyndon, are must watches.

Great to see you getting into Kubrick films! Full Metal Jacket, Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey are all outstanding. Also, disregard the comments whining about Shelley Duvall getting “abused” during filming. She could have quit the film at any time, and her performance is still awful despite Kubrick “giving her PTSD”

What a satisfying reaction! lol. More Kubrik greatness: "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Eyes Wide Shut"

Shelly Duvall had a little breakdown after the movie. Such intense fear for months really had an effect on her. The music is by Krystov Penderecki. Most of the music was taken from his existing works not written for the movie.

There's an experiment called "The Shining Forwards and Backwards" that theorizes Kubrick planned every detail to line up even in reverse. I saw a screening once and it's chilling in visual and audio.

I grew up with this movie.. I remember seeing the trailer on tv advertising it when it was releasing at theaters when I was 7 years old.. The shot of Jack rising up after axing Halloran with that crazy perfect music with the groaning sounds..Scared me unbelievably..One of my absolutle favorites to this day at the age of 51..So great to see the some of the younger people really appreciating this movie for what it is.. I have heard so many younger people (and I don’t mean to be talking down to you by saying “younger”, haha- it’s just because I’m old now) laugh at this when watching it, saying it’s not scary at all..I don’t understand that..This movie is the definition of creepy to me..Danny Lloyd lives (lives about 20 miles away from me now) who is older than me by just a few months is now a biology teacher in Eastern Kentucky..He and myself have become friends and have talked for around 10 years now..Very nice guy..Doesn’t like to talk much about the movie anymore, just for the simple reason that he was like 5 years old when filming was taking place, and a lot of parts are very fuzzy to him..He just didn’t care much for the film industry as he got a little older..

Kubrick was so sure of what he was doing, he never tried to jump-scare - in fact, he would cut to an actor's reaction FIRST, before cutting to the scare. Also, the music is, imho, the best horror score ever, and much of it is NOT original; 20th century compositions from eastern Europeans, mostly. There's a KZfaq video essay about the score that is extremely interesting (can't remember the title).

35:45 Real *spirits!* (Thank you, you're a terrific audience.) Great reaction, bro!

This was one of the first if not the first movies to use a steady cam. It’s how they were able to follow Danny on the bike and do the other tracking shots

"You got lego's?" love it.

This is one of the greatest movies ever made. If you’re interested in movie making then this film is worthy of deep study. Everything from script to cinematography is stellar. It never grows old.

What happens in The Overlook stays in The Overlook. I think King writes something about that in the book as well. I really recommend the book. Kubrick made a lot of his own, but there’s also a lot of similarities happening in the background or in short clips (the two men with bear suit etc). And if you havnt seen A clockwork orange yet it’s time now! It’s actually mental…

Watch the sequel Dr. Sleep, the uncut version. Danny's story continues. Directed by Mike Flanigan who is awesome. Please watch other Kubrick films, especially Clockwork Orange. His visuals are just mind blowing! Love your channel. Keep up the great work. Oh & if you want to laugh your ass off, check out Mel Brooks 2 classics, Young Frankenstein & Blazing Saddles. I promise you'll love it!

Jack's eyebrows and other things are probably why he was a great pick for the original 1989 Batman's joker.

Watch Doctor Sleep. It definitely delves deeper into the concept of the Shining and how it works. And it's a solid sequel too.

You need to see 2001: A Space Odyssey, and pretty much all of Kubrick's works. Great cinematic experiences!

I've been going through your whole channel and each reaction is just better than the last, I have to say you are *the* best reaction channel on KZfaq no contest

My interpretation of the ending is that there is some kind of reincarnation going on with the Overlook hotel. Charles Grady is the name of the caretaker before Jack that killed his daughters, but DELBERT Grady is the ghost butler that talks to Jack. I THINK we're supposed to take that to mean that Charles Grady was Delbert Grady reincarnated and returned to the hotel, like Jack. Like hotel feeds on people, and the hotel has a way of bringing certain people back to it to continue it's cycle of violence

It's interesting you would praise the music, considering Kubrick was notorious for not comissioning original scores, preferring instead to use classical music that was in the public domain. As for the experience leaving a mark on the actors, Kubrick was also famously tough on his actors, demanding dozens of takes of pretty much every scene. In this film, he instructed the crew to be cold and distant with Shelley Duvall (Wendy) to make the isolation and despair felt by the character come through in her performance, and in one specific instance, the staircase scene with the bat, they did over 120 takes, with Kubrick using one of the last ones. By then her tears were probably real. She even claims to have PTSD from the experience.

This is my fav film ever and you get every nuance of this masterpiece!!!! SUBSCRIBED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check out Doctor Sleep, the sequel to The Shining. Mike Flanagan did a great job directing this one. Different tone compared to original, but filmed and acted really well.

A big chunk of the music (the stuff that made you jump and say OMG) is excerpts from Bartok's "Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta" written in 1936, I know!

Every film that Stanley Kubrick made was a master-class in it's particular genre.

Love this movie, it stays with you after watching it. Check out the sequel Dr. Sleep, Is one le the few sequels that fits perfect with the story and expands the Lore and myth of the Shining. Great reaction

Fun fact: Shelly DuVall was tortured for this movie. That take on the stairs was shot over 200 times, because Kubrick wanted her to be exhausted. Her experience on this film was so bad that she quit acting. But it worked, because her performance is absolutely amazing.

Loved the reaction dude! RIP Shelly

I don't think Jack had the Shining. I always interpreted it as Danny's powerful shining ability caused the supernatural elements of the hotel to spring into overdrive

Only seen him in Anger Management? Such a shame...

I was just looking at the windows on the plane when Hallorann was out flying. They seem to be so big and square, and not oval...

Hey new subscriber here!! I love your reactions already. Also fun fact about this movie Stephen King got this idea for this from a hotel he stayed at called the Stanley Hotel. He had the worst nightmare his son was on a tricycle and being chased and strangled by a hose. This movie is so iconic. Thank you for your amazing reactions❤

Subscribed. I search YTube for folks reacting to movies I love and know well, like The Shining. Too many are only watching Marvel or Star Wars, or make the video all about THEM. Thanks for a thoughtful, intelligent Reaction

Everything was placed exactly as it should be and how it has always been. To Jack the interview for the postion was ongoing. After 37 takes of the axe chopping through the door Shelly experienced insomnia and nightmarish dreams resulting in the ongoing psychiatric counseling for PTSD. 🪓 "Here's Johnny" was ad libbed by jack clowning around. Referring to the opening monolog of the 30 years long running johnny carson show. I saw this on opening night in 1980.

Ya gotta watch A.I. by Kubrick/Spielberg with Haley Joel Osment. Kubrick died during production. Incredible movie.

It's really sad because they tormented Shelly Duvall, she's still not in a healthy mental place. I wish she would have been able to get help after this.

You should watch KaptainKristians video about how music is used in the shining as another way to tell the story. I think you’d like it, especially with how you praised the music in the bedroom scene between Jack and Danny in particular. Great reaction as always, bro!

I absolutely loved your reaction to this fantastic movie!!! Thank you so much!!!❤❤❤

We got legos, Doc. Try putting our limbs back together

Dude you are now one of my favorite reactors... How do you only have 8k following 😲

That's cool you picked up that Jack has the shining, too. A lot of evidence to support that theory.

Other Jack Nicholson movies: One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest, Witches of Eastwick, A Few Good Men, Batman 1989 (where he played the Joker), As Good as it Gets just to name a few.

1. King didn't like this at first because of all the changes Kubrick made. He's recently come around. 2. "Here's Johnny" was ad lib. 3. Jack and Scatman worked together in "One Flew over the Cookoo's Nest" 4. The real villain is the hotel itself. 5. Watch St. Sleep to clear things up.

A really good video to watch (can't remember the title but it's popular enough to find) after seeing this movie is one where they show it from a different perspective of who's really going crazy. Very well made and will definitely enhance the movie

Now you should react to Doctor Sleep. Starring Ewan McGregor as a grown-up Danny. Also an adaptation of a King book that was directed by Mike Flanagan. Its great!!

For me, everything in the hotel could've been psychological...until the ghosts let Jack out of the food locker. That's the only time the ghosts do something in the physical world. Other than hurt Danny, but until they open the locker--something we see--we didn't know if Danny hadn't done that to himself.