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🪓The Shining (1980)👨👩👦
Jack and his family move into an isolated hotel with a violent past. Living in isolation, Jack begins to lose his sanity, which affects his family members. For starters, this film was not what I initially expected. Before watching it I didn't really know the plot or storyline, I had just seen clips and scenes from the film around the internet. This film is broken up into chapters. In the first part we are introduced to the main characters and the plot. Jack is given a job, by his company, to look after a hotel for 5 months during winter. There had been a recent incident at the hotel involving the previous caretaker so they needed a replacement. Cinematography: The cinematography was very impressive. The use of wide camera shots, taken of vast mountains, emulated isolation and loneliness. We saw close ups of the characters faces, they were usually wide eyed and either scared or angry. The use of sound effects and music was very specifically placed. Music would only play when something scary was happening, if not we as the viewers were left in silence, and discomfort. This progressed throughout the film becoming more and more frequent. Acting: The choice of actors for this film was amazing. I was extremely impressed by how the three main characters were written; Jack, Wendy and their son Danny. Their display of tone and body language just made this film feel so real and unsettling. The pure emotion and fear that Shelley Duvall showed was terribly impactful! Wendy seemed like a very difficult role but her devotion to the character made her casting one of their best decisions. Jack Nicholson did such an amazing job with his character. The character progression and his descend into utter insanity was so chilling, it felt like something that could really happen to anyone and he really brought that to life. This film definitely didn't disappoint. The ending was pretty good and I have a feeling there are a lot of theories around it. I rate this film a 9/10, it is a very good horror film, a classic, and is definitely now on my list of favourites. I now understand why it's so popular.
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