RE: I thought the Shining was Kubric's way of saying

Posted by barryb on November 2, 2012 at 17:11:17

In Reply to: I thought the Shining was Kubric's way of saying posted by oldmkvi on November 2, 2012 at 16:53:31:

You might think so, but he intentionally deviated far from the book to tell his own story. For example, Kubrick drives a yellow VW and passes a wrecked red VW on the road. Steven King had a red VW in the book. Weidner suggests that it was Kubrick's way of telling King that he was wrecking his original version. Room 217 became room 237 (237k miles to the moon), dead daughter changed to twins -- like Gemini (the previous NASA program) etc. I go along with Weidner's assessments, which seem brilliant. (I differ on his opinion on the apollo missions).

The documentaries aren't for everyone, but for a certain crowd, they're great! He gives even juicier details about the shining when speaking in person though.

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Topic - Kubrick's Odyssey - barryb 16:18:03 11/02/12 (15)

Okay, BarryB, Proof that Moon Walks were Real - Brian A 13:41:16 11/19/12 (0)

The Secrets of The Shining - barryb 13:52:36 11/08/12 (0)

Sorry - Stale 14:06:03 11/04/12 (0)

Gibberish for the weak-minded. Thousands of scientists ALL kept this secret, for fifty years. Right. Gotcha. n - tinear 08:25:07 11/03/12 (7)

I certainly don't think it's true, doesn't mean it can't be fun or mildly entertaining. - mbnx01 12:41:45 11/03/12 (1)

Barry's not in it for the Entertainment value, he's a true believer - oldmkvi 12:51:45 11/03/12 (0)

Sorry to say... have to agree with tin.. :-) - Victor Khomenko 12:19:39 11/03/12 (1)

Love of Tarkovskii trumps all else. tn - tinear 14:36:56 11/03/12 (0)

This lacks understanding - barryb 08:55:26 11/03/12 (2)

where's your blog? - mbnx01 14:26:31 11/03/12 (1)

thanks for checking it out - barryb 07:31:24 11/04/12 (0)

I thought the Shining was Kubric's way of saying - oldmkvi 16:53:31 11/02/12 (3)

LOL! Exactly. However, it does contain coded information that tells us Paul McCartney really is dead. * - Enophile 13:40:04 11/03/12 (1)

He has been looking pale... - oldmkvi 14:53:45 11/03/12 (0)

RE: I thought the Shining was Kubric's way of saying - barryb 17:11:17 11/02/12 (0)

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