Taking a fresh look at The Shining (1980), this book situates the
film within the history of the horror genre and examines its
rightful status as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. It
explores how Stanley Kubrick's filmmaking style, use of dark humor,
and ambiguous approach to supernatural storytelling complements
generic conventions, and it analyzes the effective choices made in
adapting King's book for the screen-stripping the novel's
backstory, rejecting its clear explanations of the Overlook Hotel's
hauntings, and emphasizing the strained relationships of the
Torrance family. The fractured family unit and patriarchal terror
of Kubrick's film, alongside its allusions to issues of gender,
race, and class, connect it to themes prevalent in horror cinema by
the end of the 1970s, and are shown to offer a critique of American
society that chimed with the era's political climate as well as its
genre trends. The film's impact on horror cinema and broader pop
culture is ever apparent, with homages in everything from Toy Story
to American Horror Story. The Shining showed that popular,
commercial horror films could be smart, artistic, and original.
General
| Imprint: |
Auteur Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Devil's Advocates |
| Release date: |
October 2017 |
| Authors: |
Laura Mee
|
| Dimensions: |
191 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
124 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-911325-44-4 |
| Subtitles: |
English
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-911325-44-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781911325444 |
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