The shining the first bestseller that kubrick has optioned since nabokovs lolita was a presold property. Oct 27, 2014 i liked the movie, especially the second half, but unlike my book vs. King proposes some interesting concepts in the shining, and theres one that few people address often. I think that reason alone, makes this an interesting read. When stanley kubrick directed his film adaptation of the shining, author stephen king hated it. The shining book vs movie and what to watchread first. Allies last name is different in the movie, changing from nelson to hamilton, but only a keen eye would catch the change. Movie, hell be taking a critical look at movie adaptations of horror novels. As a tiein with the current movie advertising campaign, signet has reprinted.
The vow is based on the actual relationship of kim and krickitt carpenter, who wrote a book about their marriage, also known as the vow. Now available in trade paper with a new chapter and photo insert, the vow is the true story that inspired the major motion picture of the same name starring rachel mcadams the notebook, channing tatum dear john, sam neill jurassic park, and academy award winner jessica lange. Main characters rachel mcadams the differences between the movie and the book the vow the vow channing tatum krickitt doesnt keep a diary. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen. The holiday is steeped in patriotism as it celebrates the founding fathers and leaders of the u. Sam neil and jessica lange leo was driving and paige was in the passenger seat during the accident. In the movie, not only is there an overlook hotel, but meticulous recreations of the sets from kubricks shining or best guesses at what theyd look like after 40 years of exposure to the. Lovers vow is the strongest segment, but lot 249 features a young. Heres every difference between the shining book and the film. Movie june 19, 2014 the shining, stephen kings third book was an instant bestseller and stanley kubricks movie based on the book went on to become a masterpiece in no time and is hailed as one of the scariest movies ever. King felt that kubrick had twisted his story, ignoring the inherent evil of the hotel, and generally. The vow tells the true story of kim and krickitt carpenter, who just months after getting married, get into a horrific car accident that changes everything.
The shining alexander davis is the latest member to join the popcorn horror team. Actors nicholson really put it all out there in the crazy department and i liked it, even if it wasnt how i pictured jack at all in the book. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. From the dramaheavy setup to the ponderous dialogue which repeatedly reminds viewers that a tatums character is such a good guy and b paige cant remember him, and how deeply tragic is that. Apr 06, 20 a t book readings, stephen king sometimes tells a story about his only preproduction discussion for the 1980 film adaptation of the shining. More famously, the supernatural room in the book is room 217, but the stanley hotel, where the film was shot, asked that they use a nonexistent. The main problem with kubricks adaptation, the story was holey. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. The made for tv version of the movie is more true to the book, but i think the kubrick movie is slightly better. Jan 23, 2018 thanks for watching and please subscribe to this channel. He starts off with not much personality, which is kind of saved up for later in the story when the house gets in his head and he becomes a clown. Well there was two shining movies the old version with jake nicholson.
Stephen king is one of the most frequently adapted authors of all time, with a staggering 199 credits to his name on imdb a number little inflated by repeat adaptations the way shakespeare and dickens benefit from the endless romeo and. Feb 22, 2010 theres a huge difference between stephen kings scariest book in my opinion and stanley kubricks muddled movie. From carrie and the shining to it and geralds game, heres how all 60 stephen. The third monday in february marks the annual federal holiday of presidents day or, washingtons birthday in the great ol us of a. This essay contains spoilers for both the book and the movie. It was also the first full novel i read coverto conver. The movie adapts two short stories one by king and one by clive barker. Was stephen king right to hate stanley kubricks shining. First, get some red lipstick like danny writes with in the movie, but not the book and write redrum on a piece of paper. Jul 21, 2008 books are always better because of all the scenes that have to be cut to fit a time frame, and a lot of detail is lost, look at the harry potter movies, almost unrecognisable in content, although the movies are still good. Tv series merrygoround of the shining gets another spin this week with the wide release available in theaters and on itunes of room 237. Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status.
To please wendy and to keep the family together, he vows that he. Theres something hauntingly sad about a downonhisluck man who loses his mind and nearly his family to a malevolent force. I really liked the mom in the movie, shelley duvall, and liked that the movie was just as much about her as a mother as it was that jack was going insane. The movie the shining, directed by the great stanley kubrick and starring the terrifying jack nicholson, is very different from the stephen kingpenned book from which it is adapted. After watching the vow movie, i thought i would enjoy reading the book. If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and dont vote in the other threads. Jan 22, 2018 im joined by clarke wolfe to break down stanley kubricks the shining and the stephen king source material. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most definitely not a direct sequel to the 1980 film directed by stanley kubrick, which king notoriously hated. Stephen king wasnt a big fan of kubricks adaptation of his novel, the shining. Is stephen king justified in hating kubricks vision for the. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie youtube.
Krickitt suffered a brain trauma, which erased all memories of her romance with kim as well as their marriage. List of differences between the book and film the shining wiki. Everyone thought krickitt wasnt going to make it, but she beats the odds, and when she wakes from a coma, she has forgotten the last couple years of her life, including meeting. The shining, the 1977 novel by stephen king, is widely considered one of the best horror novels ever written. So i read the book first, it was a bit slow at first but i grew interested in the book because of the depth of the characters and other things, however last week i saw the film, and i hated it.
Kim and krickitt carpenter wrote the book entitled the vow about their marriage that was interrupted by memory loss. Then i love the book the shining it was one of my favorites by stephen king. On the day that the movie premiered, king had an open letter of apology printed in newspapers all over the world, saying that he had been naive when he sold the rights to kubrick, who was free to change the story from one about an evil entity living in a snowbound hotel, into. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining salon. Oct 01, 20 jack nicholson in the shining warner bros.
But there was no sense of anything cohesive going on. Jan 16, 20 when a romance movie is based on a nonfiction book, and when books tend to be better than the movie version, one would expect the book to be as gushingly romantic and heartwarming as they come. The differences between the movie and the book the vow by. His latest book, the outsider, even has a small dig at the film. Stanley kubricks the shining was released in 1980, and since has been hailed as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. What are the differences between the book and movie that. Ten weeks after their wedding on september 18, 1993, the couple was involved in a serious car accident. The shining star, no pun intended, for me was channing tatum. The vow is sometimes charming and interesting but at other times, has a weak screenplay thats cheesy. Jack torrance takes a job as a caretaker of the isolated overlook hotel in the colorado mountains. Thanks for watching and please subscribe to this channel. And as far as i was concerned, when i saw the movie, jack was crazy from the first scene. The shining 1977, psychological horror by stephen king. Deceptive cadence stephen kings original novel is all about love, death and power, says pulitzerwinning composer paul.
But if youve read the book and watched the film, its pretty obvious stanley went in a very different direction with his interpretation of stephens story, which the writer wasnt too impressed with. I like to read the book of any movie before i see the film. Whats different between the shining book and movie. Why the shining is the best psychological horror film ever. The vow wants so badly for audiences to care, and thats one of its biggest flaws. In the first 20 minutes or the minutes prior to the crash, the screenplay was at its worst. While i found the book inspirational and uplifting, i found the details in the book were far different than the movie. The miniseries was a huge mistake except for the scene with the woman in the tub. The shining, and the concept of unmasking fictiontalk. All 44 songs from the the vow 2012 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining stephen king has always disliked stanley kubricks film of the shining, and he has a point. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a weird position. From reading the couples book, also titled the vow, and interviewing.
When you come right down to it, the shining is a haunted. Stephen kings the shining 1977, stanley kubricks the shining 1980 and stephen kings the shining, a miniseries directed by mick garris 1997. But if youve read the book and watched the film, its. Nov 12, 2015 kubrick, as a filmmaker, has a unique sensibility for creating beautiful and engaging scenes and settings. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie subscribe.
May 05, 2016 the shining may not be kubricks best film 2001 is to science fiction movies as bob dylan is to folk music but its his most perfect film, the film where his gifts were most expertly deployed in the service of a story thats a model of what we talk about when we talk about a great psychological horror film. Im joined by clarke wolfe to break down stanley kubricks the shining and the stephen king source material. Dec 11, 2015 we all know how intensely a book can be altered when revised from novel to film, but just what exactly gets lost in translation. This provocative and fascinating documentary, a crowdpleaser at film festivals around the world last year, showcases some of the. The shining book vs movie all the differences between the. Danny has the shining as many others do around the world. Of course, had i simply seen the movie, i would have assumed that this. Why is the shining book better than the shining movie. Then the new version who i cant remember what his name was but i know he played on the tv show wings. Very fortunately, theres an alternate universe swirling in the eye of the vow s synthetic storm, a place occupied only by tatum and mcadams, where the link between them cuts down the filmmakers bad instincts.
He moves with his family, son danny and wife winnie, into the hotel for the winter. Jun 26, 2012 the shining was the book which inspired me to write. The shining 1980 cast and crew jack torrance jack nicholson becomes winter caretaker at the isolated overlook hotel in colorado, hoping to cure his writers block. A t book readings, stephen king sometimes tells a story about his only preproduction discussion for the 1980 film adaptation of the shining. Jan 02, 2020 the shining is, par none, my favorite king book of all time. The movie remains fairly on track with the books plot, showing only a few discrepancies but none that would make fans tick. Sacrificing himself so danny and wendy can escape the overlook hotel. He is a true craftsman of sound and light, no doubt about. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. The movies biggest changes from the book stanley kubrick took a lot of liberties with the story and characters from stephen kings the shining. Did reading the book change our opinions of the film.
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