Shining book vs movie

The conversation when dick explains the shining takes place in his car, and he tests danny to see how strong his shine is. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most definitely not a direct sequel to the 1980 film directed by stanley kubrick, which king notoriously hated. What are the differences between the book and movie that. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining salon. Spoiler alert first things first, stuart ullman, the manager of the overlook, was way different in the movie than he was in the book. Is stephen kings novel the shining scary, and if so how scary. The shining begins with jack torrance receiving a position as the winter caretaker for the overlook hotel, an isolated hotel in the colorado rockies. Whats the difference between the shining the book and the shining the movie. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining stephen king has always disliked stanley kubricks film of the shining, and he has a point. Stanley kubricks film edition of the shining has long been one of my favorite horror movies. List of differences between the book and film is just that.

Jun 05, 2019 the movie the shining, directed by the great stanley kubrick and starring the terrifying jack nicholson, is very different from the stephen kingpenned book from which it is adapted. Watchmojo ranks the top differences between the shining book and movie. Jan 16, 2020 is stephen kings novel the shining scary, and if so how scary. The most striking comparison is the 1997 miniseries adaptation of the shining vs.

He starts off with not much personality, which is kind of saved up for later in the story when the house gets in his head and he becomes a clown. But if youve read the book and watched the film, its pretty obvious stanley went in a very different direction with his interpretation of stephens story, which the writer wasnt too impressed with. Heres every difference between the shining book and. Stephen kings sequel to the shining changed a lot on its way to the big screen. First things first, stuart ullman, the manager of the overlook, was way different in the movie than he was in the book. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. The shining 1977 is stephen kings third novel, and according to wikipedia, the one that established him as a popular author. Fresh off the theatrical failure of the thing easily his best film, carpenter found himself in a desperate position and accepted the job of adapting stephen kings latest brick. Nah,the christine book is much better than christine the movie and its not even close to being stephen kings best book but its still. Dick explains the shining in the kitchen and is not very kind to danny. Here are all the major differences between the book and film versions of the shining you need to know before seeing doctor sleep.

May 20, 2015 whats the difference comes at you this week with one of the most popular viewer suggestions. The eponymous shining plays a smaller role in the film than it does in the nov. Here are the major differences between the doctor sleep book and mike flanagans movie. Stanley kubricks the shining has become one of the most influential films in cinema history, often regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made, but it took some liberties when adapting stephen kings novel. The book might give you an entirely different experience. In book and movie alike, dan torrance hits rock bottom sometime in the 2000s in frazier, new. Top 10 horror movies that did something brand new s. The death of another character is changed radically in the film. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie youtube.

It was also the first full novel i read coverto conver. The readers imagination and visualization skills play an immeasurably large role when consuming a book, whereas a movie is a screenwriters, directors, actors, art directors, set decorators, costume designers and cinematographers, and editors rendering of a story. The adaptation is balancing act between kings books and stanley kubricks the shining. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie. List of differences between the book and film the shining wiki. Stephen king wasnt a big fan of kubricks adaptation of his novel, the shining. The movie is so different from the book its almost unfairuseless to compare both of them. The miniseries was a huge mistake except for the scene with the woman in the tub.

But there was no sense of anything cohesive going on. A comprehensive list of all differences between the 1977 stephen king novel the shining and the stanley kubrick 1980 film adaptation. We enter the mind of stephen king and give you all the scary stuff the movie s missing. It is terrorizing audiences, but what was left out from the book. Why is the shining book better than the shining movie. In the book in the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny.

Jun 26, 2018 watchmojo ranks the top differences between the shining book and movie. Movie, hell be taking a critical look at movie adaptations of horror novels. The shining alexander davis is the latest member to join the popcorn horror team. The movie the shining, directed by the great stanley kubrick and starring the terrifying jack nicholson, is very different from the stephen. Nov 08, 2019 stephen kings sequel to the shining changed a lot on its way to the big screen. Mar 30, 2017 for the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. Jun 05, 2015 stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and dont vote in the other threads. Stanley kubricks classic 1980 adaptation of the same book. Stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks corresponding adaptation are both staples of the horror genre, but theyre also very different beasts. And as the movie has been watched and rewatched people have found an enormous number of. Kubrick renowned director stanley kubrick was a master of his time, an auteur if you will, who drew his inspiration from various literary works. The shining, the 1977 novel by stephen king, is widely considered one of.

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. The made for tv version of the movie is more true to the book, but i think the kubrick movie is slightly better. Danny has a vision and sees basically everything that will happen in the book from redrum to his dad and a mallet, but not the grady twins. Was stephen king right to hate stanley kubricks shining. The amount of changes is one of the reasons why king hated the film so much. Then i love the book the shining it was one of my favorites by stephen king. Stanley kubrick took a lot of liberties with the story and characters from stephen kings the shining. His debut, carrie, was such a smash hit that there was an insatiable hunger for kings work on both the page and the screen. The intensity of the gothic novel came to life by the legendary stanley kubrick in 1980. In the film jack nicholsons character is called jack torrance but in the book hes called john daniel torrance. Starring jack nicholson, shelly duvall and danny lloyd, the movie became an instant classic and is still hailed as one of the best horror. Lets put the 1997 king miniseries up against the 1980 kubrick film and see what happens. In the book, he wasnt to pleased at the idea of hiring an alcoholic such as jack and in the movie he thought that hiring jack was a. Dec 11, 2015 we all know how intensely a book can be altered when revised from novel to film, but just what exactly gets lost in translation.

I remember a friend telling me somebody like jon voight should have played that role instead. Doctor sleep, on the other hand, follows jacks son, danny torrance, years after the events in the shining. The reason why becomes obvious when you read the book, which still. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a weird position. King famously hated kubricks film, which was a lot more interested in ghosts than in alcoholism, so when he decided to write a sequel to the. The main problem with kubricks adaptation, the story was holey.

The film version of the character spends a big part of the story on the verge of a breakdown, finally collapsing on the third act, while the books. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. In the book, he wasnt to pleased at the idea of hiring an alcoholic such as jack and in the movie he thought that hiring jack was a splendid idea. The shining book vs movie all the differences between the. In the movie, not only is there an overlook hotel, but meticulous recreations of the sets from kubricks shiningor best guesses at what theyd look like after 40 years of exposure to the. King publicly disparaged the movie so often that when he decided to do the 1997 miniseries and needed kubricks approval, since kubrick owned the rights, king had to sign a contract promising he would quit trashing the movie in. Although some of kubricks take on the shining complements the book, king show more content.

Stephen kings the shining has maintained its cult status since its release in 1977. Nov 06, 2019 here are all the major differences between the book and film versions of the shining you need to know before seeing doctor sleep. Whats the difference between the shining book and movie. He approached controversial and timely topics with his own unique spin, which became a. Whats the difference comes at you this week with one of the most popular viewer suggestions. King felt that kubrick had twisted his story, ignoring the inherent evil of the hotel, and generally. How doctor sleep is a very different movie to the shining.

I prefer the movie because it gives us an unique take on the story perpetuated by stanley kubrick as one of the best films ever made. Kubrick renowned director stanley kubrick was a master of his time, an auteur if you will, who drew his inspiration from various. John carpenter claims christine is the only film hes done because he needed the job, while everything else has felt more like a personal project. Jack hopes the stay will be therapeutic and allow him to. The movies biggest changes from the book doctor sleep, on the other hand, follows jacks son, danny torrance, years after the events in the shining. The screenplay was written by stanley kubrick and diane johnson. The shining, released in 1977, was stephen kings third fulllength novel. Movie november 6, 2015 november 6, 2015 mkwierzal alright, i know halloween time is over and yummy turkey time has begun, but i only just finished reading a horror classic and rewatching its movie adaptation, and the differences between the two are so striking i. Flanagans doctor sleep draws heavily on elements in the book version of the shining that kubrick didnt use.

He ended up hating the movie so much, he would later use a. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen. The shining, the 1977 novel by stephen king, is widely considered one of the best horror novels ever written. Whats different between the shining book and movie. The movie the shining, directed by the great stanley kubrick and starring the terrifying jack nicholson, is very different from the stephen kingpenned book from which it is adapted. Its mood and atmosphere coupled with creepy imagery and highend acting has captured many, except oddly stephen king. Because of how much it deviates from the book and that jack was wrong for the role. Then the new version who i cant remember what his name was but i know he played on the tv show wings. I dont think a movie should ever be compared to the book it is based upon. A t book readings, stephen king sometimes tells a story about his only preproduction discussion for the 1980 film adaptation of the shining. Doctor sleep movie vs book differences how mike flanagan. But if youve read the book and watched the film, its. The film is an adaptation of stephen kings 20 novel, which is itself a sequel to his 1977 classic the shining.

Check out his first column below, exploring the shining. Well there was two shining movies the old version with jake nicholson. The now adult danny uses his shining abilities at a hospice, where he provides comfort to dying patients, earning the nickname of doctor sleep. Duvalls wendy torrance was gentle, submissive, nervous, and passive the complete opposite of the wendy from the shining book.

Differences between the shining book vs movie page 3. Jun 07, 2015 whats different between the shining book and movie. And we can see why its a book by stephen king, a film by stanley kubrick, and the. In the book, jack torrance went on a rampage with a croquet mallet, not an axe. Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie subscribe. For me, the books version of benjamin braddock is a goodlooking sociopath almost on the patrick bateman scale, compared to the films uneasy. For the first time, the shinings producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. When stanley kubrick directed his film adaptation of the shining, author stephen king.

Heres every difference between the shining book and the film. Stanley kubricks the shining was released in 1980, and since has been hailed as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. List of differences between the book and film the shining. In book and movie alike, dan torrance hits rock bottom sometime in the 2000s. Ive gone through the novel and film multiples times and comprised this list of changes and similarities between. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king. Stanley kubrick made quite a few changes to the original stephen king storyline, keeping only the bare bones plot line of the book. When stanley kubrick directed his film adaptation of the shining, author stephen king hated it. I also believe that if you intend to consume both, you should always watch the movie before reading the book. Jun 26, 2012 the shining was the book which inspired me to write.