Oh boy...I have a lot to say about this movie so I will try to stay on track. First of all, I love this movie, and I love the book even though they are super different. Jack's character for example is much more sympathetic and self-aware in the novel. Jack Torrance in the movie is way more egotistical and quick-tempered. Both Jacks were abusive though...I think book Jack felt the weight of his actions more. The ending is also totally different than in the book. In the book, the Overlook blows up because the boiler (Jack doesn't do his job of maintaining it) blows the place up. The ending in the movie, however, portrays Jack dying due to giving up to exhaustion in the snow. Chasing your wife and child with an axe through a hedge maze is a lot of work! The thing about King movie adaptations is that it is hard to fit in all of the stuff that happens because his books are typically a gazillion pages long. Therefore, we are left with just parts of the story because the movie simply cannot get all the details in. I think for an adaptation, this movie did pretty well even though I heard King wasn't a fan. Ok, was he expecting all the stories of the hotel ghosts to be told?? Also, it does get redundant with his main characters being writers (this movie, Misery, It...etc). Also be aware that the N word is just thrown around. I sort of forgot that King also did that kind of stuff. Idk I used to be a huge King fan, but now I'm like uhhhh idk about that. I think little Danny Torrance did such a good job for his little role. He plays his little Tony character so well and genuinely looks like he is emotionally messed up during some of the scenes. Of course, Shelley Duvall is wonderful in her role and plays really well with Nicholson's character. Although Jack in the movie is different from Jack in the book, I think the Jack in the movie made sense. We needed to see someone with an already troubled state of mind going into the hotel. Ok, the last thing I wanna say about this movie is how I interpreted the ending scene where we see Jack in the old black and white photo. I believe that is to represent that Jack had be "absorbed" by the hotel and will live in it forever like the other ghosts do. There are many points of the movie that sort of make the viewers come to the conclusion that Jack is a reincarnated version of previous caretakers. The seen where Grady says he has always taken care of the Overlook and always will backs that theory up. I know that scene sort of drives people up the wall thinking about what it symbolizes!
IMDB rating: 4 out of 5 stars
My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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