I guess that makes the Minotaur half cannibal since he is half human.
Maze/Labyrinth both serve the same purpose
Kubrick omitted things and added things to The SHiNiNG, some are curious as to why the changes were made and if they were made to support multiple narratives.
There is no Maze in the book.
The twins do not show up in phantom form in the book.
There is no blood spewing elevator in the book.
The Hotel room number in the book is 217 and 237 in the film.
Hallorahn is killed in the film and survives in the book.
There is no Native American burial ground in the book.
Jack never actually sees the hag in the book.
Jack dies in an explosion in the book and freezes to death in the film.
There is no photograph in the book.
I guess all this is just because.
The SHiNiNG upon release was a critical and financial failure. I don't think that would have been the case if Kubrick had directed a paint by numbers version of King's novel. But to me it seem he had other narratives he wanted to tell and used The SHiNiNG's set up as a vehicle for them.
"Maze/Labyrinth both serve the same purpose"
Although both maze and labyrinth depict a complex and confusing series of pathways, the two are different. A maze is a complex, branching (multicursal) puzzle that includes choices of path and direction, while a labyrinth is unicursal, i.e., has only a single, non-branching path, which leads to the center.
"I guess that makes the Minotaur half cannibal since he is half human."
Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings
"Kubrick omitted things and added things to The SHiNiNG, some are curious as to why the changes were made and if they were made to support multiple narratives.
There is no Maze in the book.
The twins do not show up in phantom form in the book.
There is no blood spewing elevator in the book.
The Hotel room number in the book is 217 and 237 in the film.
Hallorahn is killed in the film and survives in the book.
There is no Native American burial ground in the book.
Jack never actually sees the hag in the book.
Jack dies in an explosion in the book and freezes to death in the film.
There is no photograph in the book."
1) again, 217 was a real room at the timberlline. now read it this time. the hotel asked for it not to be used.
2) maze - Kubrick had originally planned to use the animal topiaries, but doing so (and making them come to life on film) was apparently more aggravation than it was worth in those pre-CGI days. The result was his own use of the hedge maze, which adds to the labyrinthine qualities of the film
3) no twins, blood, hag, photograph --ugh, film is a visual medium. i guess you never really thought about making a movie from a book, which a book is much more internal. lol, in the book at the end it shows a photograph-lol, that would make sense
4) no Native American burial ground - what did you want kubrick to do? bring in a whole story of gangsters and shit. Indian burial is just easier to give a reason why the hotel was haunted
5) Hallorahn is killed -- king does not kill a lot of the good guys. killing haloran is much more cinematic/better
6) jack not dying in the explosion -- king wanted to show that the dad was good in the end, kubrick is much more pessimistic in a way. hey, i am going to go around chasing my wife and kid to kill them but at the end i will become a good guy, lol
"The SHiNiNG upon release was a critical and financial failure. "
-more lies. it was hated by the press but viewers loved it. i was alive when this movie came out. i remember the buzz around it
Budget
$19,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend
$622,337 (USA) (26 May 1980) (10 Screens)
Gross
$44,017,374 (USA) (31 December 1980)
"I don't think that would have been the case if Kubrick had directed a paint by numbers version of King's novel. But to me it seem he had other narratives he wanted to tell and used The SHiNiNG's set up as a vehicle for them."
so, you make this assumption off your false info of the shining supposedly bombing when it DID NOT
lol, i guess you don't follow book to movie translations much. they ALWAYS change them. they are 2 different mediums
tell me Carrie did not change?
telll me fight club did not change?
tell me harry potter and the half blood prince did not change
this is not to tell a hidden narrative, it is to make a good movie
why have hidden narratives? what does kubrick get out of this? nothing. there are no hidden narratives.
You are allowing the psychosis of others to permeate through your skin and now you are projecting your psychosis on a message board.
