The Shining

The horror film The Shining has gone down in history as one of the greatest horror films in time. Mr. Bauks said critics during the time period when this movie came out, did not like it so much; however, now that people have looked more into it; its become more interesting. I believe the reason this horror film is so successful is because of all the questions you are left with. When the movie ends, you are left with a million questions; Was this a dream of Jacks? How did Danny develop to be like this? Is Danny the cause to Jack going insane? Why was there a bear? If Dick Hollaran knew about the shining, why didn't he prevent it? I could go on and on, but that is the gist of it.

I believe the relationship between Danny and Jack throughout this film is quite interesting. From the beginning we see the potential in the father and son relationship, until Wendy tells us about the incident when Jack tore Danny's shoulder. This began the questions about who Jack really was. Throughout the film, Jack and Danny share some similar experiences. They both enter room 237 and have something weird happen to them. They both sleepwalk. They both envision Jack murdering Wendy and Danny. They are so caught up in their envisions, that they both often loose track of time.

The last thing about their relationship is the sexual part. There seems to be a lot of sexual references in this movie, that the viewer does not see until they really research what happened. For example, the number 42, might have had a sexual reference in the movie. When Danny is brushing his teeth during the shining scene, right before he goes and sits on his fathers lap, him and his mother had just watched the movie "Summer of 42." This movie is about a younger man having an affair with an older women. Although this is just something to think about. It does seem a little strange. Again, we are left with what was King trying to say.