The lodge requested that kubrick not depict room 217 featured in the book in the shining, because future guests at the lodge might be afraid to stay there, and a nonexistent room. The audience is left wondering what the details mean, if anything, or if theyre simply coincidental. With bill blakemore, geoffrey cocks, juli kearns, john fell ryan. It lodges in your mind like a pebble in your shoe and. The stanley hotel the story of room 217237, stephen. The shining was naturally marketed as a simple film rendering of a horror genre book by a famed author. The documentary room 237 explores various fan interpretations of the shining, which was directed by stanley kubrick and based on stephen kings novel. An ode to movie love at its most deliriously unfettered, room 237 is a nonfiction look at some very serious film fans who take the shining, stanley kubricks 1980 masterpiece, very. What happens when danny goes in room 237 in the shining. Room 237 collects five distinct theories about the hidden meanings in stanley kubricks the shining. On the surface, rodney aschers documentary exhibits the theories a few obsessive fans have put forward to reveal what they think stanley kubricks the shining is really about.
Hood in oregon, was used for the exterior shots of the fictional overlook hotel. Room 237 2 represents the moonlanding stage where kubrick supposedly workedthe moon is about 237,000 miles from earth. The shining presents itself like puzzle to be solved, albeit a puzzle missing a piece or two, says room 237 director rodney ascher. Later, he claimed that a crazy woman tried to strangle him. As is typical of kubrick, there is a lot of attention to detail in this movie. Danny torrance visited this room after a ball strangely rolled to him from its open doors. Room 237 and how the shining inspires endless obsession. If your scoffings at these commentators in room 237 derive from your sense that marketing defines the boundaries of film interpretation, youre missing something, and might could learn a. The room was inhabited in the past, by a lorraine massey who would usually seduce young bellboys who would visit her room. The close reading that the shining has inspired is truly magnificent, and i must say certain details the interpreters gather are. Oct 18, 2012 while assembling room 237, the director found himself watching the shining again and again, his brain whirring, his senses in uproar. The woman in 237 is one of the many elements of the shining 1980 that are intentionally left ambiguous by stanley kubrick, but were explained in greater detail in the novelization the womans name is mrs. After the box office failure of barry lyndon, stanley kubrick decided to embark on a project that might have more commercial appeal. But its surprising that blind spot extends to room 237, rodney aschers documentary about shining obsessives and their wackedout theories of what its really about.
Room 237 is told entirely through voiceovers by people with theories about the shining. Room 237 is a 2012 american documentary film directed by rodney ascher about interpretations of stanley kubrick s film the shining 1980 which was adapted from the 1977 novel of the same name by stephen king. Rodney aschers essay on interpretative theories about the shining raises interesting ideas about filmviewing. In a series of interviews abetted by film clips, director rodney ascher demonstrates that, on one hand, stanley kubricks. The film may be over 30 years old but it continues to inspire debate, speculation. One time danny torrance visited this room after a ball strangely rolled to him from its open doors. Clarify the reason kubrick changed the number of the room from 217 in the book to 237 for the movie. The shining movie fan gift, stanley kubrick fan, horror film lover gift, stephen king fan. Jun 08, 2015 the woman in 237 is one of the many elements of the shining 1980 that are intentionally left ambiguous by stanley kubrick, but were explained in greater detail in the novelization. Rob ager debunks the shining fake moon landing theory duration. Dannys experience in room 217237 is never detailed in the movie. Room 237 goes as far as to suggest that when danny sees the twin girls in a room, the posters to the right and left of them are more than meets the eye. The classic is filled with moments, shots, and scenes wholly worthy of meticulous dissection.
It is among the most studied, pickedapart films of all time, and deservedly so. Room 237 explores hidden meanings in the shining wired. Stanley kubrick faked the moon landing and other room 237 secrets from the shining stanley kubricks the shining and the director himself have inspired unending admiration. Apr 06, 20 the shining presents itself like puzzle to be solved, albeit a puzzle missing a piece or two, says room 237 director rodney ascher. Room 237 the movie title referring to one of the rooms in the shinings fictional overlook hotel is a profoundly vibrant and unconventional documentary that is playfully mysterious, odd, and. Room 237 was a room in the overlook hotel in the shining. Room 237 scene from the june 2,1985 abc broadcast of the shining tv version blurs out ghost woman nudity. Stanley kubrick faked the moon landing and other room 237. The stanley hotel the story of room 217237, stephen king. Stanley kubricks longtime assistant, leon vitali, says various theories about hidden meanings in the shining, proposed in the documentary room 237, are just balderdash. And honestly if your a fan like myself and have never seen room 237 then its worth a watch. A veteran foreign and domestic correspondent, bill blakemore joined abc news in 1970 in the mideast and india.
And one of those scenes is the famous room 237 scene, the one with the lady in the. Why stephen king is utterly wrong about room 237 indiewire. Aide to kubrick on shining scoffs at room 237 theories. With an authentic design that pays tribute to the movie, the room 237 key chain is indicative of the eerie hotel room that served as a villainous source of evil in the movie, the shining. Room 237 is a subjective documentary that gives voice, and only voice, to five fanatical obsessives who have developed numerous theories based on sensational clues in the subliminally glimpsed details within stanley kubricks classic the shining. The close reading that the shining has inspired is truly magnificent, and i must say certain details the interpreters gather are truly revelatory. Apr 07, 2018 the room number 217 has been changed to 237. From the script, we know that danny told wendy that there was a woman in the room who attemp. Apr 04, 2018 the documentary room 237 explores various fan interpretations of the shining, which was directed by stanley kubrick and based on stephen kings novel. The shining is a film beloved by film scholars and horror enthusiasts across the board. Theyre both movies about small groups of people that are trapped in this imposing architecture thats kind of chilly. Room 237 the movie title referring to one of the rooms in the shining s fictional overlook hotel is a profoundly vibrant and unconventional documentary that is playfully mysterious, odd, and.
Room 237, not to be confused with the documentary of the same name, was a room in the overlook hotel in the shining. Room 237 scene from the june 2,1985 abc broadcast of the shining tv version blurs out ghost woman nudity when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Room 237 from rodney ascher takes on kubricks shining. An exploration of various interpretations of stanley kubricks horror film, the shining 1980. Why the room 237 scene in the shining is so damn terrifying posted on tuesday, august 27th, 2019 by meagan navarro welcome to scariest scene ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse. The shining the woman in 237 is one of the many elements of the shining 1980 that are intentionally left ambiguous by stanley kubrick, but were explained in greater detail in the novelization. Nov 04, 2014 but its surprising that blind spot extends to room 237, rodney aschers documentary about shining obsessives and their wackedout theories of what its really about. However be prepared that about 99% of the conspiracy theorys featured are utter nonsense. Hunting for secrets in the shinings room 237 a new documentary looks at obsessive fans of stanley kubricks 1980 horror film the shining, starring jack nicholson and shelley duvall. According to them, kubrick stashed hidden meanings in the vacancies, hallways, ballrooms, bathrooms, walkin storage areas and hedgemazes of the overlook hotel in his 1980 horror film. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips.
See more ideas about the shining, stanley kubrick and room 237. The shining, stephen kings biggest critical and commercial success yet, seemed like a perfect vehicle. Also numerically inclined is author jay weidner, who says room 237 is a cryptic reference to the roughly 237,000 miles from earth to the moon, leading him to believe that the shining touches. Oregons timberline lodge, which was used as the hotels exterior for some shots, is to blame for this swap. After an arduous production, kubricks film received a wide release in the summer of 1980. In the book, the spooky events are set in room 217, not room 237.
In a dreamlike scene, jack enters room 237 and discovers firsthand the nightmare incarnate that attacked his son. Room 237 by olivia armstrong oct, 2014 documentary room 237 breaks down every theory behind the true meaning of stanley kubricks horror masterpiece, the shining. So watch room 237 and delight in the fact that the shining is really about world war ii, or the minotaur at the center of the maze hint. According to one, the film is about the cultural assimilation of native americans, because, according to the story, the hotel was built on a native american burial mound. If your scoffings at these commentators in room 237 derive from your sense that marketing defines the boundaries of film interpretation, youre missing something, and might could learn a valuable lesson from room 237. Oct 18, 2017 the shining is a film beloved by film scholars and horror enthusiasts across the board. I think folk are just simply looking for things that arent there.
Rodney aschers wry and provocative room 237 fuses fact and fiction through interviews with cultists and scholars, creating a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of kubricks stillcontroversial classic. Unlike other key tags, this replica keychain has been modeled after the old classic room key tags and are authentic to. What makes room 237 truly revelatory, however, has less to do with the shining than the myth of kubrick as a looming, monolithic master filmmakerand the cult of auteurism in general. In the shining, who is the woman in room 237 screenprism. The room was inhabited in the past, by a lorraine massey who would usually seduce young bellboys who would visit her room danny torrance visited this room after a ball strangely rolled to him from its open doors. Mar 29, 20 an ode to movie love at its most deliriously unfettered, room 237 is a nonfiction look at some very serious film fans who take the shining, stanley kubricks 1980 masterpiece, very. The commentator stated that the only words that could be made using those same letters are moon and room, indicating a confession that kubrick was involved in faking the footage. Ominous music cues us that something is amiss as we, through jacks eyes, first.
Massey, and she was an older woman who came to the overlook to have an affair with a. Jul 02, 2016 room 237 scene from the june 2,1985 abc broadcast of the shining tv version blurs out ghost woman nudity when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The film includes footage from the shining and other kubrick films, along with discussions by kubrick enthusiasts. The part wher jack goes in room 237 and sees first the young woman, who turns into a rotting old hag, chasing him out of the roomwhile she is chasing him out, the camera cuts to the bathtub where she was where another hag is rising from the tub. See more ideas about the shining, room 237 and scary movies. Four theories on the shining from the new documentary room. He has covered a dozen wars or major conflicts including the black september, bangladesh, intifada, 1973 arabisraeli, cyprus, iranian and beirut civil wars, and more recently the 1991 and 2003 iraq wars both from baghdad and the ongoing afghantaliban war. While assembling room 237, the director found himself watching the shining again and again, his brain whirring, his senses in uproar.
And then the shining has these really nice parallels to room 237. Nov 07, 2019 what makes room 237 truly revelatory, however, has less to do with the shining than the myth of kubrick as a looming, monolithic master filmmakerand the cult of auteurism in general. Massey, and she was an older woman who came to the overlook to have an affair with a younger fellow. Reporter bill blakemore pointed out in room 237 that kubricks team exhaustively researched the town and hotels history, which revealed navajo tribe tensions with the the white man in the early. No other sex tube is more popular and features more room 237 scenes than pornhub. Rodney ascher park city, utah the shining is an allegory for the plight of native. Mar 31, 20 stanley kubricks longtime assistant, leon vitali, says various theories about hidden meanings in the shining, proposed in the documentary room 237, are just balderdash. In the door to room 237, there is a key that has a little flap with the words room no. In the shining, who is the woman in room 237 related. I just saw the shining for first time in long time and there is once sequence i never understood. Sep 11, 20 thoughts on room 237 yourmoviesucksdotorg. Four theories on the shining from the new documentary room 237.