Hello Good People, I have heard about "The Shining" for most of my life and most of that has been about how great "The Shining" is and what a masterpiece it is considered. I didn't see how. I understand the movie in so far as Jack seems to be a frustrated guy that hates his family and seems to blame them for his failings. He mentions how teaching is just to pay the bills and how he actually wants to be a writer. When confronted with isolation and plenty of time to work he just plays around and ends up snapping at Wendy. I understand that there's a supernatural element to the hotel and that seems to seek out Jack and drive him mad by the end. However, I did not find the movie that suspenseful but rather slow and that it dragged in parts. Outside of Jack Nicholson's rather awesome performance of a man gone mad, the other characters didn't really engage me. I didn't find it all that scary. I guess what I'm asking is, how is this such a classic and masterpiece and why do people love it so much? I'm not saying anyone is wrong for liking it but rather I simply do not get it. Any help, perspective or even articles to read would be great. Thank you for reading this post and I appreciate any responses.
Submitted December 27, 2017 at 09:08AM by DrBicStrathmore http://ift.tt/2C8v5Nf