Room 237 the shining book

Nov 08, 2019 as fans of the shining may already know. The only necessary sequel to the shining is room 237. As such, when danny danny lloyd enters her room in the. In the shining novel, the mysterious room where some supernatural events take place is room 217. Room 237 mentions the reccurring use of the number 42 in the movieas in the. Carefully examining the shining inside out and forwards and backwards, room 237 is equal parts captivating, provocative and pure pleasure.

That year a movie crew was filming for what dreams may come and they were staying at our hotel, and using glacier national park as a backdrop for the movie. The room was inhabited in the past, by a lorraine massey who would usually seduce young bellboys who would visit her room. But if youve read the book and watched the film, its. Dannys experience in room 217237 is never detailed in the movie. Contrary to the hotels expectations, room 217 is requested more often than any other room at timberline. I think folk are just simply looking for things that arent there. Hes right in that the shining is an irresistible object for dissection, and, even if the arguments in room 237 arent quite anatomically correct, theyre a testament to the pleasure of at. In room 237, we hear from people who have developed farreaching theories and believe they have decoded the hidden symbols and messages buried in the late directors film. In a previous article, i detailed two related theories from the documentary room 237 2012 dealing with stanley kubricks the shining 1980. Director rodney ascher estimates that he used only 10% of the interviews he conducted for room 237, his riveting documentary on the shining and its afterlife. Ominous music cues us that something is amiss as we, through jacks eyes, first. Performer, musician and recording artist with electronic rock group excepter, and also of new york freemusic ensemble the noneck blues band. Later, he claimed that a crazy woman tried to strangle him. Mar 29, 20 an ode to movie love at its most deliriously unfettered, room 237 is a nonfiction look at some very serious film fans who take the shining, stanley kubricks 1980 masterpiece, very.

Shes the wife of a prominent new york lawyer, but is at the overlook with a much younger man who is obviously in it for the money. But holy hell, if this isnt the pinnacle of mindfucking. In the present, danny torrance visited this room after a ball strangely rolled to him from its open doors. From the script, we know that danny told wendy that there was a woman in the room who attemp. So i was wondering, does the book have more about the room.

Immediately upon returning home from seeing room 237, i streamed the. Before i saw room 237, the documentary about fantastically weird interpreters of stanley kubricks the shining, which is being released friday in theaters and video ondemand, i thought i was. Danny is wearing an apollo 11 sweater during key scenes. Room 237, out friday, dissects the oddest ideas about kubricks classic. Also, kubrick changed the room number from the book. Aug 04, 2019 in 1997 i worked at glacier park lodge in east glacier, mt. It makes sense that the man in room 237 who believes the shining is about the holocaust happens to be a history professor, just as its not a coincidence. According to one, the film is about the cultural assimilation of native americans, because, according to the story, the hotel was built on a native american burial mound. The moon is 237 hundred thousand miles from the earth. Nov 07, 2019 hes right in that the shining is an irresistible object for dissection, and, even if the arguments in room 237 arent quite anatomically correct, theyre a testament to the pleasure of at.

Room 237 is a point of tension across the entire film. This video compares stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks the shining film using the lady in the bathtub sequence as the backdrop. Writes and edits kdk12, an ongoing visual analysis of stanley kubrick and the shining. Room 237 is told entirely through voiceovers by people with theories about the shining. In the shining, who is the woman in room 237 screenprism. Room 237 vs 217 the shining kubrick vs king youtube. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Room 237, documentary with theories about the shining. New documentary room 237 is a definitive guide to all the theories surrounding stanley kubricks horror masterpiece the shining. In this edition of scariest scene ever, we take a look at the shining room 237 scene, and why it remains so effective decades later. Nov 04, 2014 why stephen king is utterly wrong about room 237. Four theories on the shining from the new documentary room 237. This was due to a request from the timberline lodge, a hotel in oregon that was used for the exterior shots of the overlook hotel.

A fabulous stanley kubricks the shining documentary is based on the shining movie and it is full of tremendous horror forebodings both past and future. A dizzying array of theories about just what stanley kubrick was up to in his 1980 film the shining are the subject of room 237, a documentary. Room 237 is a 2012 american documentary film directed by rodney ascher about interpretations of stanley kubricks film the shining 1980 which was adapted from the 1977 novel of the same name by stephen king. What are the differences between the book and movie that make it so. He read the first few pages of each book, groaned, and threw it. Nov 08, 2019 it makes sense that the man in room 237 who believes the shining is about the holocaust happens to be a history professor, just as its not a coincidence that the dude who thinks kubrick fakes. Jun 05, 2015 stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. Stanley kubricks was an influential american film director, screenwriter, and producer. I already knew that the television set in the overlook hotel has no. Room 237 is a two hour documentary about various theories about what the shining was really about.

Room 237 from rodney ascher takes on kubricks shining. Nov, 2019 this video compares stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks the shining film using the lady in the bathtub sequence as the backdrop. Room 237 and how the shining inspires endless obsession. So i havent read the book but i have seen the kubrick movie. Exhibit a would be rodney ascher s room 237, a deceptively funny and deeply serious essay film about the shining that doubles and triples, and quadruples as a commentary on contemporary movie. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller.

Staged screenings of the shining forwards and backwards, simultaneously, superimposed. The bathroom from room 237 in the shining is shower curtain if you read dangerous minds on a regular basis, you know that myself and dms headmistress, tara mcginley have a thing for shower curtains. One of the subjects on which he is most frequently an idiot is stanley kubricks the shining, whose lack of fidelity to kings book. Oregons timberline lodge, which was used as the hotels exterior for some shots, is to blame. Jun 08, 2015 the woman in 237 is one of the many elements of the shining 1980 that are intentionally left ambiguous by stanley kubrick, but were explained in greater detail in the novelization. In the book, the spooky events are set in room 217, not room 237. Another metaphorical theme enveloping the shining is that kubrick used the film as a means to deal with the holocaust. Essential viewing for fans of the film and stephen kings original book too. Apr 07, 2018 the lodge requested that kubrick not depict room 217 featured in the book in the shining, because future guests at the lodge might be afraid to stay there, and a nonexistent room, 237, was substituted in the film. Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. In a dreamlike scene, jack enters room 237 and discovers firsthand the nightmare incarnate that attacked his son.

In the past, a young lorraine massey would usually seduce young bellboys who would visit her room. When the young man abandons her one evening, she commits suicide in the bathroom of 217. And honestly if your a fan like myself and have never seen room 237 then its worth a watch. Jack does the same, ending up cheating on wendy with a naked ghost who ends up being a fair few years older and deader than she first appeared. Heres every difference between the shining book and. Room 237 was a room in the overlook hotel in the shining. An ode to movie love at its most deliriously unfettered, room 237 is a nonfiction look at some very serious film fans who take the shining, stanley kubricks 1980 masterpiece, very. The craziest theories on the shining in room 237 the daily beast.

She was heartbroken and killed herself in the bathtub with sleeping pills and liquor. Mar 28, 20 before i saw room 237, the documentary about fantastically weird interpreters of stanley kubricks the shining, which is being released friday in theaters and video ondemand, i thought i was. The bathroom from room 237 in the shining becomes the. But they didnt have a room 237, so thats what kubrick used. Tv series merrygoround of the shining gets another spin this week with the wide release available in theaters and on itunes of room 237. Jan 29, 2012 a dizzying array of theories about just what stanley kubrick was up to in his 1980 film the shining are the subject of room 237, a documentary. See more ideas about the shining, stanley kubrick and room 237. The film includes footage from the shining and other kubrick films, along. What happens when danny goes in room 237 in the shining.

Massey, and she was an older woman who came to the overlook to have an affair with a younger fellow. Ive read more books about the shining than ive read about any other movie. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the overlooks july 4th, 1921 party. How come in the shining the room number used in the book is. The dammed book written by jack torrance at the overlook hotel. Why stephen king is utterly wrong about room 237 indiewire. Danny torrance visited this room after a ball strangely rolled to him from its open doors. The stanley hotel the story of room 217237, stephen king. Halloran warns danny not to go there early on, then he does and things dont exactly go well.