THE SHINING in-depth analysis by Rob Ager pt 1 of 3

An updated version of Rob Ager's analysis of subliminal themes in Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING.
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NOTE: PART 3 OF THIS VIDEO WAS REMOVED BECAUSE YOUTUBE RECENTLY DEEMED IT "INAPPROPRIATE". BUT THEY DIDN'T SAY IN WHAT WAY IT'S INAPPROPRIATE. AN EXTENDED REVIEW OF THE FILM IS AVAILABLE ON MY WEBSITE AT http://www.collativelearning.com/FILM...

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[Zombiecrush75]

The sounds in the kitchen are...kitchen sounds made by the crew getting ready to leave. Shocking!!

[robag88]

Lol, yeah ... after take 237 they'd had enough

[SethHesio]

This is a fun analysis but a lot of obvious stuff and nonsense theory mixed in with some moments of proper insight. Fun.

[robag88]

That's not much of a statement. Which parts are obvious and which parts are nonsense theory in your opinion? Can you point us to what you consider a quality example of film analysis?

[SethHesio]

Northerners should be kept away from films.

[robag88]

Southern trolls should know better.

[robag88]

Yeah it's fascinating - like people take offence at being shown things they hadn't noticed. But if they don't like learning from others why click to watch a film analysis video. lol

[Franklin Zunge]

This. This is what separates Kubrick from all the rest. He was popular in his time. At the end of Antichrist, he dedicates his film to Andre Tarkovsky. What an asshole. Kubricks movies were always events. And his films have meant different things to me as I've gotten older. There's the surface narrative, which everyone can enjoy, no pretentious nonsense. And you can go as deep into them as you want, and still find new things decades later. Truly the master of the craft

[Franklin Zunge]

Rob, I think you're really onto to something with room 237 being a nightmare version of the fatherly love scene underneath the surface narrative. When Jack comes back, Wendy says,"Are you sure it was the right room, maybe Danny made a mistake?"To which Jack says, "It must've been that room, the door was open, the lights were on," as he passes the Torrence apartment's bathroom with the door open and the lights on. The Room 237 Film kind of made me mad because it included that retarded moon crap.

[benjamin5rr]

Antichrist was far from being a genius movie. Most people automatically believe that pretentious directing techniques (i.e. Spielbergism) translate into a deeper meaning. I think Kubrick made movies in 2 levels: one with a superficial meaning for average audience; another with a deeper meaning. He did that without being pretentious; one could watch his movies and mistakenly (with emphasis) say "well, that was just a (nice) straightforward movie."

[epics7]

Well said. I hate vague debates. Attention whores. Kubrick was known for adding metaphors in his movies. Kubrick was also a photographer like myself in art college. It's not uncommon for us photographers to put metaphors in our images to make or express a message. Noticed too that most of the actors are wearing red, white and blue? The color of the flag. And look at the Apollo rocket on the kid's shirt. Disney's "Goofy" is next Shelly in once scene, both wearing red. white and blue.

[oliman300]

its no that hard to understand and why would I not understand it I said the film wasn't as good as the book and the book is more complex dumbass plus when you watch a film observantly you don't need to watch it loads of times only if you are a bit simple minded like you

[Filipa Costa]

if you think this film was average, you didn't see it enough times, and you didn't understand a single 1/10th of it...

[Spunkalunk]

I can see how it can be an effective vehicle for a message, ... one rarely forgets trauma, and all sane viewers of ASF walk away traumatized. Less than half way through it was obvious to me that the film was satire.

[dgb751]

the actor who plays Danny is now an Anatomy Professor and fails anyone if they asks him about the movie.