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The Shining

The empty spaces swallows up the inhabitants like in the end of repulsion.

Figure 1 shows Danny playing on the carpet, while the large carpet print

swallows him up.

Figure1.Corridor.(1980)

The hotel feels like its trying to swallow up Danny. The large ceilings feels really

menacing and creates fear for the viewer.

The film uses big spaces to create fear Bradshaw said thatKubrick gives us the

eerie, colossal, brilliantly lit spaces of the overlook hotel (created in Elstree

Studios,Hertfordshire)(Bradshaw ,2012) when Danny rides his bike through thehotel you get that sense of emptiness because his trike wheels are so loud when

they are on the wooden floors and the abrupt mute silence as he rides on the

carpet is very apparent . The bright open spaces creates a lot of tension between

the characters, the isolation from the outside world makes this film scary

because we know that when jack cracks there will be none there to help them.

The poster reflects the pinnacle moment of the film, in figure 2. Jack is peering

through the door that he broke open with an axe.

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Figure2 Jack peeping through the door.(1980)

At this point in the film its expected for Jack to react in this way, because the

signs are all pointing to him breaking down.

The film is carried by the craziness of the main character Jack Torrence which is

a reflection of the other characters that hes played ,All the elements of the jackpersona are on display in The Shining-that rascally charm, that off-the-wall

energy, and that wicked wit(Sonic Cinema, s.d) The characters madness is witty

at times and engaging yet terrifying and when he snaps, its a very scary moment.

The film uses constant sound to evoke terror , Hill says The sound is suitablycreepy and atmospheric throughout (Hill, s.d)although it doesnt have truemoments of silence like repulsion the constant sound is able to produce fear in a

different way that allows the film to stay on edge.

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Bibliography

Bradshaw, P(2012).The Shining review.At:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/nov/01/the-shining-review. (Accessed

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Sonic Cinema,( s.d).The shining 1980.At:http://www.sonic-cinema.com/film_reviews_individual/278/the-shining(Accessed 13.12.12)

Hill,S(s.d). The Shining. At:http://www.celluloiddreams.co.uk/theshining.html

(Accessed 13.12.12)

Illustration list

Figure1.Corridor.(1980).From The Shining.Directed by Stanley Kubrick.[Film

Still].At:http://ad009cdnb.archdaily.net/wp-

content/uploads/2012/11/1352715739-the-shining-corridor.jpg(Accessed

13.12.12)

Figure2 Jack peeping through the door.(1980)[Poster]At:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-

MQua_dkGzyc/TqZKWMT3B0I/AAAAAAAAASM/N5Km0Bf1TAw/s1600/Bump+

-+The+Shining.jpg(Accessed 13.12.12)

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