THE SHINING (1980) Breakdown | Ending Explained, Easter Eggs, Creepy Hidden Details & Film Analysis, Making Of Things You Missed. In this video, we are gonna break down an all-time classic movie which is The Shining. There are hidden details, easter eggs, creepy subliminal images and lots of things Stanley Kubrick put in the movie to mess with your mind. We will be going through all the details within the movie that make this such a good film and point out all the easter eggs that make this so chilling and mind-bending. There are so many hidden layers to the film and throughout this video, we're gonna be breaking down all the subliminal ways that the movie messes with you along with its hidden meanings. Starring Jack Nicholson in one of his most iconic performances in this Stephen King novel adaption from director Stanley Kubrick, this is often credited as one of the best horror movies ever made. I am very excited to analyse it, now let's journey together to the Overlook Hotel. #TheShining #TheShiningEndingExplained #TheShiningBreakdown #StanleyKubrick #JackNicholson #Horror #Redrum #TheOverlookHotel #room237 #EasterEggs #EndingExplained #hiddendetails #ClassicMovieBreakdown #StephenKing #ThingsYouMissed #TheShiningThingsYouMissed #TheShiningHiddenDetails If you enjoyed this video then please subscribe to the channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq3hT5JPPKy87JGbDls_5BQ?sub_confirmation=1 If You Want To Help Support The Channel So I Can Make More Videos Like This Please Donate Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq3hT5JPPKy87JGbDls_5BQ/join Check out our #shorts channel here HEAVY SPOILERS CLIPS - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe48Fl2G6dB6HHYA982fkRA?sub_confirmation=1 Check out our website at https://heavyspoilers.com/ Get some awesome Heavy Spoilers merch at - https://heavyspoilers.shop/ *Check out our Latest CLASSIC MOVIE BREAKDOWNS* *Men In Black* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0HrnZuw9H4 *The Godfather Part 2* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kR2-WeQ2Hg *War For The Planet Of The Apes* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbSE-WrYMgg *Dune Part 2* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zn2MkEMhGo *Power Rangers* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twxf3x1wfq8 *The Godfather* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGnjhCcEIOY *Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCmCwB-JTPM /* ----- SOCIAL MEDIA ----- */ Follow Us On Social Media At: Website - https://heavyspoilers.com/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyspoilers?lang=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/heavyspoilers Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heavyspoilers/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DeffinitionMC/ Follow our team at - Host & Editor Paul - https://twitter.com/heavyspoilers Host & Editor MT - https://twitter.com/MasterTainment Host Greg - https://twitter.com/TheGregAlba Editor Steesh - https://twitter.com/SteeshHaggie Editor Matt - https://twitter.com/SuperHeroNexus /* ----- VIDEO INFORMATION ----- */ Ok so the Shining is one of my favourite movies of all time. Depending on what day it is the top spot for me switches between this, the thing and the godfather. It's one of those movies that has stuck with me since the first time I watched it and I remember being about 8 years old scared out of my mind after my first visit to the overlook hotel. But why does it have this long lasting power and influence. I mean on the surface you could be forgiven for thinking that the movie is extremely simple. As a kid I thought it was pretty much just about a family who were given the job of looking after a hotel and the dad went crazy and tried to kill them. However there's so many hidden layers to the film and throughout this video we're gonna be breaking down all the subliminal ways that the movie messes with you along with it's hidden meanings. Now the biggest head f**k is the hotel itself. King came up with the idea for The Shining when visiting The Stanley Hotel out in Boulder Colorado. He and his wife booked it October 30th which was the night before it was just about to close for the season. They were the only two guests there and King spent the night wandering the long hallways of the hotel swept up in just how creepy a place like this could be if it wasn't teaming with guests. Now the idea of Shining comes from the John Lennon song Instant Karma. - This idea that people imprinted into something long after they're gone is what the Overlook embodies and it's seemingly filled with the souls of those that it's trapped along the way. Traumatic events leave longer lasting impressions and this is why it's teaming with all sorts of evil spirits. Music By - PSiMiTAR ► Youtube Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/user/IamSteesh?sub_confirmation=1 ► Instrumentals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUFhME-rGtc&list=PLheoTHb8ecX76eFcGiH2mEPIZLK0ETeMb ► Twitter - https://twitter.com/steeshhaggie ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/steeshhaggie/
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Also Shelley Duvall deserved so much better, without her performance the movie wouldn't be as scary, Kubrick mistreated her
The shining is one of the best known mainstream films to use the concept of liminal space as a source of fear. Not dark shadowy corners, not cobwebby mansions, not an atmosphere of midnight…but brightly lit, endless corridors of loud carpeting, an empty space that should be busy, endless halls and doors…
To me, Jack appearing in the photo at the end just meant that the hotel had once more successfully claimed another victim.
The sound of Danny riding his bigwheel on and off the carpet has always been a powerful example of building suspense.
The ghosts never blink, and when Jack interacts with the ghosts, he doesn’t blink either. I can see Kubrick telling them “don’t blink” just to make their lives miserable.
You mentioned that when Jack finally shifts to losing his mind, he switches from wearing green at the beginning of the movie to wearing red. What you didn't mention is that Wendy does the opposite: in the beginning she's wearing red and switches to green.
I’ve always had a fondness for the guy that says “Great party, isn’t it?”. It’s like the signal the hotel is fully powered up.
If I have one criticism of this film, it's that Jack Nicholson already looks like he's about 1 hair from going insane/breaking right from the get go. I even thought that as a kid, and found him creepy and subconsciously knowing "yup, that guy is clearly going to go nuts". As always, great video.
Rest well Shelley Duval.. ❤ you gave it your all.. and carried half the movie on fear alone… you deserved much more credit and love
Through the use of the shinning, Danny saw through the hotels warping of reality the whole time. He was seeing everything as it was happening. He resorted to Tony, his finger puppet, to keep his mind from being manipulated. He finally went catatonic from the relentless attack. He snapped out of it with the help of Tony, and was able to warn his mother of the impending attack. That kid was a hero.
When Grady says "You've ALways been the Caretaker." So well done. That entire conversation between Jack and Grady is genius.
One of my favourite parts was the sound of Danny’s bike going from wood to carpet to wood. It built up such a level of tension that I haven’t often seen in a film Also the hand gestures is also ‘as above, so below’ which is a spiritual symbol for what happens above (higher realm/heaven) happens on the lower realms as well (could be earth, could be hell). Could be that it symbolises the loop of what’s happening or that the overlook is quite literally one of the circles of hell
I believe the reason this movie was so successful was that much of it worked on the unconscious level. Much work was put into messing with the mind, sort of like gaslighting, to make the ciewer feel confused, off balance, nervous and anxious. ALL WITHOUT A SINGLE JUMP SCARE. No feeble juvenile tactics to build tension, but a masterpiece of subliminal mind !uck.
I feel the line "You've always been the caretaker. I should know, I've always been here." relates to the incarnation of Jack's vices. He's met the bartender, we know he's always been an alcoholic. He's met the lady in the bathroom, we know he's always been a womanizer. But there's been a murderous part of himself that has always been there though it's never manifested until now. Jack is the caretaker of his roster of vices. He's the main personality housing alcoholism, womanizing and murder. And while the first two have always been apparent, the murderous side has always been there hiding and now it's come out. Jack is the caretaker of his "three ghosts". It's like someone with multiple personalities having one of their personalities say to them: "I've always been here but you're in charge."
Love how Paul begins all these videos with "ok" like he's sitting you down for a tough conversation
I was pretty shocked that Doctor Sleep wasn't a bigger hit. Fantastic film.
I read that book while trying to stay awake during night shift work and it scared the crap out of me......the moving topiary still gives me chills.
20:10 Whenever the model of the maze transitions into this scene of the actual maze is one of my favorite shots in cinema. It's such a seamless transition that it made me feel as if Danny and Wendy are trapped in Jack's reality (or lack thereof). For a photographer, such as myself, this image is just terrific in its composition
I loved the comic timing of Jack Nicolson in the scene where he says *Here's Johnny* , truly an iconic scene indeed btw I don't understand why Shelly DuVall's performance was hated her performance was really great as a scared and mentally tormented woman.
The Shining is one of those rare movies that continues to be relevant as a person ages and gains more life experience and knowledge. Every time I watch The Shining I see connections I didn't notice when I saw it years ago as a kid. I guess that's what makes it such a great movie.