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novel by Stephen King, this film directed by Kubrick is set in Colorado, the Rocky Mountains and takes place entirely within the Overlook Hotel.
Jack Torrance, played by Nicholson of Science, has agreed to do the warden of a large hotel, which remains closed during the winter and completely isolated from world. Accept the job taking advantage of the quietness of the place even to finish his novel.
The owner of the hotel lights on the possible problems arising from isolation and especially on the tragic end of the previous guardian, upset by the claustrophobia, had killed his wife and children then took off his life.
joint all'Overlook Hotel with his wife Wendy and son Danny, Jack Torrance seems to be comfortable in the huge facility, with every comfort.
Little Danny, who possesses the shining, that psychic powers that allow him to see what others see and communicate telepathically, in turn, warned the chef Hallorann against the dangers that the events of the past are for him and his family in particular are advised not to set foot in the room 237. In the hotel
desert and the snow, Jack shows the first signs of imbalance and tries to distract ed'insofferenza throwing himself headlong into work, but this is reduced to an accumulation of papers in which he wrote the same phrase: "A lot of work and no fun makes Jack a dull boy! "
Jack begins to" meet "with the late Grady, and other characters from the past, and falls into a state of isolation and tension that more and more away from family and from reality. Even Danny
has visions of becoming more frequent, particularly the two daughters killed by Grady, making it aware of the menace of the situation.
Wendy, in turn, while not grabbing any foreign presence, he realizes the growing turmoil of her husband and try to ask for help by radio, but Jack destroys the device. Only Danny
powers can establish communication with the outside world: it receives signals Hallorann all'Overlook Hotel and rushes, but was killed by Jack trying to kill his son and wife. Chasing Danny
-maze in the garden near the hotel, however, is fooled by the baby and can not find the exit, only to die frozen.
With this film, Kubrick would definitely create a horror film, much in vogue in those years, but remaining faithful to its cinematic style and ideology.
resorts to typical horror elements, such as the hotel built on a cemetery, the pact with the devil (when Grady convinces Jack to kill his family), necrophilia (Jack in a scene is seduced by a woman who then however, reveals an old rotting).
Kubrick focuses on these elements with extremely rational eye, as a spectator, creating a film for sharp images and crystal clear, and that is even more disturbing.
awareness of the drama and fear because what happens is you very real, potential or could be, as it is a psychological drama, derived from the madness and isolation.
are therefore not the few explicit horror scenes, namely, those of the murder of Hallorann or waterfalls of blood that flooded the hotel, to create fear in the viewer, but rather the extreme psychological tension that reigns throughout the duration of the film .
The name of the hotel, Overlook, which means to see, doted, highlights a fundamental aspect of the film, ie the ability to Danny, to see beyond reality thanks to the shining, that if one side makes the restless child through visions of death and despair, allow him to save himself from the other parent with the clarity and calm that sustain it in times of extreme tension. In this
Kubrick ago Danny change of clothes for each scene to demonstrate its viability compared to inner death of his father and then her mother.
E 'Danny certainly the psychological character of the film, the key to the only able to save themselves. Danny
before leaving for the hotel is already receiving it will face a tragedy but that is why when it manifests itself in facing the other is more glossy. The tragedy of Danny is not able to do anything to save his family impassive and assist in the shocking final.
The film in this light, also reads as a metaphor for life, seen as a struggle for survival in which only the strongest, the smartest in this case, comes out a winner. The gun that Danny uses to defeat his father invaded by murderous rage, it will be just what the father has lost, that lucidity.
Jack Torrance, a former literature professor, appears at the beginning of the film as an extremely rational and self-confident and at the same time it will take advantage of the creative work to complete writing the novel of his life.
Nothing seems to upset him and gives little credence to the recommendations of the master hotel.
Here is a man capable of sustaining Kubrick seems to tell us any problem. But the problems that Torrance will have to face are those for which it has been used to fight, house, salary, profession, family and affect another medal to be a man, ie the intellect and mental clarity.
Kubrick makes us understand how these two elements are essential in order to survive in the jungle and well-being that is life, and that the absence of one, the other takes over, turning our lives. Jack Torrance
lose the light of reason, because it has embarked on an enterprise bigger than him, not considering any possible difficulties arising.
That which is to struggle and, unfortunately, is not to succumb to the difficult work of guardian, the truth is too simple, but rather forced cohabitation with himself and then with his mind. The forced isolation, excessive persistence in work wear psychologically Jack Torrance who reacts violently, hurling his kin.
Kubrick but not so intellectual that it poses no real solutions to this problem, and, in fact, Jack Torrance would love for his wife and son in the affection of his keys to salvation. Jack And the same should be aware of growing problem when mechanically writes, "much work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." The solution is there, Kubrick seems to say, at your fingertips. And 'the Jack unconsciously to notice and write, but I can not find it fun alone, and salvation is not in him.
At this point takes over the figure of the mother-wife Wendy that remains obscure in the shadows throughout the film. Very loving wife and caring mother too, Wendy does not know with certainty what role to assume. Intellectually active but not brilliant, is the shadow of her husband and son of the cage. Unable to hold and divert her husband at the first symptoms of imbalance, the leisure of which Jack needs more are only the affection and warmth of a woman, and rightly so helpless in the face of physical violence from her husband, Wendy seems disoriented and totally dominated the events.
His final redemption has sacrificed himself to save the child, and desperate gesture last but certainly not simplify the future of Danny, while saving it.
Now, Kubrick seems to say, the drama is consumed when family roles are reversed or denied, where the man ceases to be cogitans and tries to regain his lead with violence, where the woman neglected to deny his love 'man pouring into morbidly on the child, where Danny and stripped of his role as son, he is saved thanks to the shining. In
this game in the massacre, in this view of the "mea mors your life, everyone has defeated Jack died frozen in an attempt to kill her son, Wendy and her husband succumbs to Danny, while saving themselves, will face life as an orphan. ---
Tesina Psychology of Art discussed with Prof. Sergio Lombardo for examining Phenomenology of Contemporary Art at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, academic year 2000/2001.
novel by Stephen King, this film directed by Kubrick is set in Colorado, the Rocky Mountains and takes place entirely within the Overlook Hotel.
Jack Torrance, played by Nicholson of Science, has agreed to do the warden of a large hotel, which remains closed during the winter and completely isolated from world. Accept the job taking advantage of the quietness of the place even to finish his novel.
The owner of the hotel lights on the possible problems arising from isolation and especially on the tragic end of the previous guardian, upset by the claustrophobia, had killed his wife and children then took off his life.
joint all'Overlook Hotel with his wife Wendy and son Danny, Jack Torrance seems to be comfortable in the huge facility, with every comfort.
Little Danny, who possesses the shining, that psychic powers that allow him to see what others see and communicate telepathically, in turn, warned the chef Hallorann against the dangers that the events of the past are for him and his family in particular are advised not to set foot in the room 237. In the hotel
desert and the snow, Jack shows the first signs of imbalance and tries to distract ed'insofferenza throwing himself headlong into work, but this is reduced to an accumulation of papers in which he wrote the same phrase: "A lot of work and no fun makes Jack a dull boy! "
Jack begins to" meet "with the late Grady, and other characters from the past, and falls into a state of isolation and tension that more and more away from family and from reality. Even Danny
has visions of becoming more frequent, particularly the two daughters killed by Grady, making it aware of the menace of the situation.
Wendy, in turn, while not grabbing any foreign presence, he realizes the growing turmoil of her husband and try to ask for help by radio, but Jack destroys the device. Only Danny
powers can establish communication with the outside world: it receives signals Hallorann all'Overlook Hotel and rushes, but was killed by Jack trying to kill his son and wife. Chasing Danny
-maze in the garden near the hotel, however, is fooled by the baby and can not find the exit, only to die frozen.
With this film, Kubrick would definitely create a horror film, much in vogue in those years, but remaining faithful to its cinematic style and ideology.
resorts to typical horror elements, such as the hotel built on a cemetery, the pact with the devil (when Grady convinces Jack to kill his family), necrophilia (Jack in a scene is seduced by a woman who then however, reveals an old rotting).
Kubrick focuses on these elements with extremely rational eye, as a spectator, creating a film for sharp images and crystal clear, and that is even more disturbing.
awareness of the drama and fear because what happens is you very real, potential or could be, as it is a psychological drama, derived from the madness and isolation.
are therefore not the few explicit horror scenes, namely, those of the murder of Hallorann or waterfalls of blood that flooded the hotel, to create fear in the viewer, but rather the extreme psychological tension that reigns throughout the duration of the film .
The name of the hotel, Overlook, which means to see, doted, highlights a fundamental aspect of the film, ie the ability to Danny, to see beyond reality thanks to the shining, that if one side makes the restless child through visions of death and despair, allow him to save himself from the other parent with the clarity and calm that sustain it in times of extreme tension. In this
Kubrick ago Danny change of clothes for each scene to demonstrate its viability compared to inner death of his father and then her mother.
E 'Danny certainly the psychological character of the film, the key to the only able to save themselves. Danny
before leaving for the hotel is already receiving it will face a tragedy but that is why when it manifests itself in facing the other is more glossy. The tragedy of Danny is not able to do anything to save his family impassive and assist in the shocking final.
The film in this light, also reads as a metaphor for life, seen as a struggle for survival in which only the strongest, the smartest in this case, comes out a winner. The gun that Danny uses to defeat his father invaded by murderous rage, it will be just what the father has lost, that lucidity.
Jack Torrance, a former literature professor, appears at the beginning of the film as an extremely rational and self-confident and at the same time it will take advantage of the creative work to complete writing the novel of his life.
Nothing seems to upset him and gives little credence to the recommendations of the master hotel.
Here is a man capable of sustaining Kubrick seems to tell us any problem. But the problems that Torrance will have to face are those for which it has been used to fight, house, salary, profession, family and affect another medal to be a man, ie the intellect and mental clarity.
Kubrick makes us understand how these two elements are essential in order to survive in the jungle and well-being that is life, and that the absence of one, the other takes over, turning our lives. Jack Torrance
lose the light of reason, because it has embarked on an enterprise bigger than him, not considering any possible difficulties arising.
That which is to struggle and, unfortunately, is not to succumb to the difficult work of guardian, the truth is too simple, but rather forced cohabitation with himself and then with his mind. The forced isolation, excessive persistence in work wear psychologically Jack Torrance who reacts violently, hurling his kin.
Kubrick but not so intellectual that it poses no real solutions to this problem, and, in fact, Jack Torrance would love for his wife and son in the affection of his keys to salvation. Jack And the same should be aware of growing problem when mechanically writes, "much work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." The solution is there, Kubrick seems to say, at your fingertips. And 'the Jack unconsciously to notice and write, but I can not find it fun alone, and salvation is not in him.
At this point takes over the figure of the mother-wife Wendy that remains obscure in the shadows throughout the film. Very loving wife and caring mother too, Wendy does not know with certainty what role to assume. Intellectually active but not brilliant, is the shadow of her husband and son of the cage. Unable to hold and divert her husband at the first symptoms of imbalance, the leisure of which Jack needs more are only the affection and warmth of a woman, and rightly so helpless in the face of physical violence from her husband, Wendy seems disoriented and totally dominated the events.
His final redemption has sacrificed himself to save the child, and desperate gesture last but certainly not simplify the future of Danny, while saving it.
Now, Kubrick seems to say, the drama is consumed when family roles are reversed or denied, where the man ceases to be cogitans and tries to regain his lead with violence, where the woman neglected to deny his love 'man pouring into morbidly on the child, where Danny and stripped of his role as son, he is saved thanks to the shining. In
this game in the massacre, in this view of the "mea mors your life, everyone has defeated Jack died frozen in an attempt to kill her son, Wendy and her husband succumbs to Danny, while saving themselves, will face life as an orphan. ---
Tesina Psychology of Art discussed with Prof. Sergio Lombardo for examining Phenomenology of Contemporary Art at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, academic year 2000/2001.
