It wasnt the last time one of kubricks notoriously devastating films pissed off the author of the source material stephen king once said that the shining is the only one of his book adaptations he can remember hating but burgess ire is certainly the most memorable. It lost its humanity, and for that, it could never achieve true perfection. Had i no self control, this answer would be the length of another novel. It scared and thrilled me like no other work of fiction. Whats different between the shining book and movie. Oct 10, 2019 for fans of the shining, particularly stanley kubricks 1980 film adaptation of kings novel, the overlook hotel is just as important a character in the story as anyone in the torrance family. The film version made big changes to the character of jack overall, and subsequently, many elements of the story were completely modified to.
This past friday night i finally saw stanley kubricks 1980 film adaptation at. Differences between the bird box movie and book insider. Oct 27, 2014 kubrick must have felt pressure to stay close to the novel with the shining, since it was a recent bestseller. A look at the relationship between book and film when talking about adaptations, a common thing one might hear is thats not how it happened in the book. For the sake of my sanity, i will limit the differences to the essential. Note this was also used for the remake 2007 shining movie, where instead of a bee hive its a different insect nest which fills up that night when it was suppose.
But the similarities between novel and film have been a subject of debate among fans and critics ever since the release of the movie. Jun 26, 2018 top 10 differences between the shining book and movie subscribe. In 1997, king helmed a madefortv adaptation of the shining which sought to restore his vision of what it ought to be on film. If you take away the compelling emotional and moral commentary that fills the pages of the novel, the shining is the tale of three people wandering around a deserted building. There are many spoilers for the carrie book and film below. Frankenstein is a famous horror novel written by mary shelley. In both the book and the movie, the main character is a writer struggling with writers block. Whats the difference comes at you this week with one of the most popular viewer suggestions. For fans of the movie, here is its beat sheet so you can compare and contrast the story beats between the original novel and the film.
Film what do you think about the frankenstein novel and movies. Stanley kubrick made quite a few changes to the original stephen king storyline, keeping only the bare bones plot line of the book. The amount of changes is one of the reasons why king hated the film so much. Stephen king is like the shinings jack torrance but hates kubricks film added by brucella.
Its an opportunity to compare supernatural to psychological horror. The shining went on to become a bestseller, a stanley kubrick movie, a tv miniseries scripted by king, and an indelible reference point in popular culture redrum. The connections between doctor sleep and the shining. Stephen king fan theory connects it and the shining. Based on the 1977 novel by stephen king book genre. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant.
I still remember the frustration of not being able to physically turn pages faster. However, while its sticking to the narrative of the book and the shining novel too, flanagan is also keeping this in the same cinematic universe as kubricks film. The most immediate difference between the novel and the film is the time period. Watchmojo ranks the top differences between the shining book and movie. Doctor sleeps shining recreation compared to the original. Ive gone through the novel and film multiples times and comprised this list of changes and similarities between the two versions. Movie, hell be taking a critical look at movie adaptations of horror novels.
In the book, jack torrance went on a rampage with a croquet mallet, not an axe. Although the film is based upon stephen kings book of the same name, which serves as a followup to his novel and ignores kubricks film which king famously wasnt happy with, director mike flanagan the haunting of hill house is making this a. Ernest cline sold the film rights to ready player one to warner brothers on the same day that he signed his book deal with random house, a year. Apr 06, 20 a t book readings, stephen king sometimes tells a story about his only preproduction discussion for the 1980 film adaptation of the shining.
In the case of the shining the story was distorted. Well, fortunately, you dont need psychic abilities to figure that out, because today, were explaining the connections between doctor sleep and the. Thats what it looks like to an outsider, and thats the story kubrick wanted to tell. Kings first published novel, carrie is an allamerican horror story of teenage taunt and telekinesis. What is the difference between the shining the stanley. Mar 22, 20 anthony burgess dismissal of the stanley kubrick adaptation of his novel a clockwork orange is one for the ages. This book, is in the typical style of fantasy horror that king is known for.
So its only natural to think some of those connections could exist in the movie universe as well. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining stephen king has always disliked stanley kubricks film of the shining, and he has a point. If you prefer not to watch videos, wikipedias comparison between the novel and film is pretty solid related articles. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie. Although i havent seen it, im told its not the best thing ever. King helmed a madefortv adaptation of the shining which sought to restore his vision of. Anthony burgess dismissal of the stanley kubrick adaptation of his novel a clockwork orange is one for the ages. There is more time for character development in a novel. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie youtube. With the film being based off the novel, the two had many similarities.
Explore the connection between get out, the stepford wives here are six things jordan peeles horror hit has in common with the 1975 cult classic. The shining book vs movie all the differences between. Sep 12, 2017 weve already seen a live action adaptation of stephen kings novel thanks to 1990s television miniseries with tim curry bringing the novels villain to life. Stanley kubricks the shining will always be remembered as a classic in the horror genre, but it is far from a perfect adaptation of the novel. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 2.
But if youve read the book and watched the film, its. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. Indeed with the sheer volume of books being turned into movies today, it. Stephen king is brilliant, but hes also sometimes wrong. As i mentioned, there are various posts online about the meaning behind the shining, but im not going to explore them here. Apr 17, 2017 jane eyre was published in 1847 and brought fame to its author, charlotte bronte. Jun 18, 20 in order to discuss the relationship between book and film in adaptations and the reasons behind the controversy of that relation, it is important to first look at the history of adaptations in order to understand the background surrounding that industry. I was surprised by how much of the film is pulled straight from the book, from dialogue scenes between kindhearted queen bee sue snell and her beloved boyfriend tommy ross, to margarets gruesome. It was written just as kings rise to fame as a horror writer was beginning.
Heres every difference between the shining book and the. Heres the most thorough analysis of the differences between the 2 shinings that has ever been written. When stanley kubrick directed his film adaptation of the shining, author stephen king hated it. The film version made big changes to the character of jack overall, and subsequently, many elements of the story were completely modified to better represent the character the picture was working with. The shining bookmovie beat sheet comparison the movie. The movie, the shining, is a cinematic masterpiece directed by stanley kubrick. What are the essential differences between the frankenstein. The 70s haunted house movie thats spookily similar to the shining. King may still hate kubricks film adaptation of his debut novel. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. The third novel that stephen king published was the shining. I hope you enjoyed this brief insight into the world of novel vs movie adaptations.
By the time he had finished the smoke, he had the bare bones of what would be one of his greatest novels, the shining, set in place. He was renowned for using supernatural events in many of his stories making them a mixture of horror, gloom, and fantasy. And we can see why its a book by stephen king, a film by stanley kubrick, and the. Of course, as a fan of the book, the differences bothered me. For fans of the book, here is its beat sheet so you can compare and contrast the story beats between the original novel and the film. But many dont know that the story was adapted from a novel, and while the two are similar, the book is even darker than the movie. Its a study of exactly what stanley kubrick changed from stephen kings novel as these alterations are essential for a thorough understanding of the movie. Comparing a book and a movie the book was better is a common reaction to hear among the crowd exiting a movie theater. The novel, the shining, was published by stephen king in 1977 and was later adapted into a film in 1980 by stanley kubrick. Weve already seen a live action adaptation of stephen kings novel thanks to 1990s television miniseries with tim curry bringing the novels villain to life. King famously hated kubricks intellectual approach to the material castigating it as a film by a man who thinks too much and feels too little and, uniquely, managed to wrest the rights to his own work back from. For years, the prolific horror author has asserted that stanley kubricks 1980 adaptation of the shining is not just a bad adaptation but also a bad movie, a cadillac with no engine in it that you cant do anything with except admire it as sculpture. There is a version of this film which adheres to kings book but it pales in comparison to the kubrik. Note this was also used for the remake 2007 shining movie, where instead of a bee hive its a different insect nest which fills up that night when it was suppose to be empty.
In actuality, kubricks movie is a great, dark and ambiguous film, and has rightly been branded as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories. Here are the 10 biggest of those differences between the book and movie. That is pretty much where the similarities end, in that. Explore the connection between get out, the stepford wives. In the case of the films these become almost uncanny, with formidable leading men oliver reed and jack nicholson giving bravura performances, and both stories hinging on what lies. List of differences between the book and film the shining wiki. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. There are two versions of the book, the originally published in 1818 and then a revised version that was published in 1831. Jun 05, 2015 stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status.
All the main characters from the novel were in the film, the overlook is the main setting, jack. Thats why king statements like this arent to be trusted. The shining bookmovie beat sheet comparison the book. The shining is a novel published in 1977 by stephen king, a wellknown american author. Check out his first column below, exploring the shining. Stephen king is like the shinings jack torrance but hates. He and his team have taken great care to ensure the film closely resembles the 1980 movie, although some differences can be spotted in doctor sleeps teaser trailer. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king. Jun 26, 2019 doctor sleep is recreating a number of iconic sequences from stanley kubricks the shining, although theyre not totally identical to the original. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. Feb 21, 2016 the movie and novel are very different entities. Not so in the film, which imagines that hallidayhunting is a social activity albeit one that has gone a bit out of fashion, thanks to the lag time between the contest. I read stephen kings novel the shining in the late 1970s, not too long after its publication. Was stephen king right to hate stanley kubricks shining.
And i will try to keep them free of strong opinions. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. Here are all the major differences between the book and film versions of the shining you need to know before seeing doctor sleep. The 70s haunted house movie thats spookily similar to. In the book, marry shelley described everything in great detail. There are a few smaller similarities between shelleys original novel and the films of the 1930s. In fact, i would go so far as to say that the movie is more inspired by the book than adapted from it. In 1974, stephen king and his publisher, doubleday, released what has now become one of his most wellknown works. But surely there is more to adaptations than simply loyalty between film and book. Kings novel is nonlinear, switching between a present tone and looking. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie subscribe. Stephen king famously disowned stanley kubricks 1980 adaptation of his classic horror novel the shining, which says a lot about how bad an adaptation it actually was. Heres every difference between the shining book and the film.
Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. Dec 18, 2017 had i no self control, this answer would be the length of another novel. In the film jack nicholsons character is called jack torrance but in the book hes called john daniel torrance. We have collected ten of the biggest differences between the 1980 film, and the. The shining book vs movie all the differences between the two. May 20, 2015 whats the difference comes at you this week with one of the most popular viewer suggestions. In reading the book mary shelleys frankenstein, and watching the by the same title, i discovered several large differences. Aug 18, 2017 by the time he had finished the smoke, he had the bare bones of what would be one of his greatest novels, the shining, set in place.
This time, bill skarsgard is the man behind the entity haunting the losers club and the town of derry, and for the most part, the film got many things right about the book. Facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a message. In kings book, the action is set between 19841985, when the losers club are adults. A caring father and husband, even speaking up about his thoughts of leaving the hotel to wendy while they went for an intimate walk. Kings book may be scarier in essence, but kubrick simply took it to another level. It was cowritten and directed by acclaimed filmmaker stanley kubrick and was presented to audiences as a movie based on stephen kings novel. Lets scrape together the shining epilogue that stanley. Jun 26, 2012 unsurprisingly, kubricks take on the shining is wildly different to the novel. Aug 18, 2017 for fans of the book, here is its beat sheet so you can compare and contrast the story beats between the original novel and the film.
Differences in the novel, the shining, by stephen king. Netflixs bird box wont stop captivating and disturbing audiences, to the point where the internet has been flooded with memes about it since it came out on december 21st. Stanley kubricks the shining was released in 1980, and since has been hailed as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Oct 27, 2017 fans of stephen kings work know that he loves to connect the dots between his various novels. One of the reasons king probably hates the film so much is because it left so much of his original material behind. For example, all have a theme of human pride and arrogance bringing about a downfall. Primarily, the edited and modified parts were changed to make the movie more interesting. Doctor sleeps shining recreation compared to the original movie.
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