Frightening, alarming, spine-chilling, daunting, horrific, fearful and gruesome. All words that I would say accurately describe Stanley Kubrick's 1980 terrorizing feature film, "The Shining." Starring Jack Nicholson, The Shining will keep you hiding under your covers until the lights are turned back on. Without a doubt or hesitation I will no longer watch this movie alone because as many times as I watch it, it still gives me nightmares. The Shining is a consciously paced, but endlessly creepy, horrifying motion picture. The overall experience of The Shining is what actually makes it such an exceptional film. The slow pace at the start of this Kubrick film is a hidden asset, because it gradually grows momentum as Nicholson starts to grow more and more deranged, until the last hour of the movie where it completely takes off and becomes a funhouse of trepidation. Aside from Nicholson, I think that my favorite role in this movie is the cook, played by Scatman Crothers. He is the one who tells Danny at the start of the film that he has the "shine," which is the capability to see the future. I thought that Crothers menacing presence added a little edge to the movie, which gave the hotel that much more of a terrifying atmosphere. Not only is The Shining petrifying but Kubrick has also made his piece of art very though-provoking, where many times in the film something makes you question or think about. For me, this occurred in the closing scene. The Shining is one of few films that will never be forgotten. Years and years from now this film will be talked about and will continue to still scare the living day lights out of people.
And with that said....."HERE'S JOHNNY!!"
This Kubrick film deserves.....☆☆☆☆☆
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