Ending to the shining book

Jun 05, 2019 the book, the shining, is a literary masterpiece written by stephen king. With ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. The movie, the shining, is a cinematic masterpiece directed by stanley kubrick. 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. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen kings novel. In the final shots of stanley kubricks the shining, the audience sees the corpse of jack torrance jack nicholson frozen to death in the hedge maze where he tried to kill his wife wendy. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty. King has enjoyed other adaptations of his work, and even enjoyed the 1997 miniseries of the shining, because he felt. How the shining movies ending differs from the book.

Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance. The doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of anyone who witnesses it. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the shining. And we can see why its a book by stephen king, a film by stanley kubrick, and the. The original ending of the movie had wendy killing jack, but that changed over time, allowing insanity to lead to jacks undoing. In the book, jack torrance went on a rampage with a croquet mallet, not an axe. As the film develops, it becomes more mysterious, ambiguous, threatening, and hallucinatory. Ending spoiler for the shining 1980, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Buy a cheap copy of the shining book by stephen king. What happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. 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. Oct 17, 2016 spoilers follow, though if youre like me the ending of it was spoiled for you long before you read it because its just one of those things people talk about.

But in the book the ending of the novel the shining ended with the explosion of the overlook hotel as seen in the movie of doctor sleep. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. 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. The shining s 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king. Flanagans doctor sleep draws heavily on elements in the book version of the shining that kubrick didnt use, restaging some unused scenes from the original novel with the characters from king.

I am 12 and i have read cujo, misery, and now reading the shining. My book tell it to the bees was made into a film but they changed the ending for a straight audience. Theres the sense that a great talent has been wasted. In an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter. The torrances arrive at the hotel on closing day and are given a tour by the manager.

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. After telling wendy and danny to get out, jack tries to. The most debated element of the shining s ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. 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. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. After we explored what happened at the end of doctor sleep in this doctor sleep ending explained, we knew thered be folks still unclear about what happened at the end of the 1980 predecessor from stanley kubrick, the shining. So im back with the shinings ending explained did you know there was an alternate ending to. Oct 14, 2017 what happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. Ive gone through the novel and film multiples times and comprised this list of changes and similarities between. The amount of changes is one of the reasons why king hated the film so much. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 2. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time.

At the end of the film, jack and the overlook freeze. Stephen kings original ending to the shining featured the overlook hotel burning down thanks to a furnace. One of the many mysteries of stanley kubricks the shining is why jack appears in the photo at the end, and it actually has a semisimple explanation. If you have never read the shining, please give yourself a gift and read it if you enjoy horror. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the overlooks july 4th, 1921 party related. Jun 05, 2015 stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status.

But if youve read the book and watched the film, its. Youtube screencap if youve seen the shining, you know the film spoiler ends with jack. Mar 30, 2017 the shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. The shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. At first, it feels like a traditional horror setup a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous hotel. Watchmojo ranks the top differences between the shining book and movie. It was a singular reading experience, where the book was there for me when i needed an escape and i became immersed in it in a way i hadnt since i was a child.

Heres every difference between the shining book and. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the. The book, the shining, is a literary masterpiece written by stephen king. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. Jan 29, 2019 the most debated element of the shining s ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. The original deleted ending to the shining would have appeared right after this shot of jack nicholson. But kubricks original version of the film included another scene inserted between these two iconic. However, the book and movie differ in some key areas, like how the iconic ending of the movie was. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. In kings novel, the overlooks boiler explodes at the end of the story because jack failed to maintain it, which means the hotel is destroyed with. There are two reasons for this request and i doubt either of them is news to you or anyone whos read the book.

Stephen king hated kubricks adaptation of the shining, singling out the ending in. It might be the ending that has the biggest difference between the book and the film. Which means the ending of the doctor sleep novel was also. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the. Nov 02, 2019 spoiler warnings for the book and film versions of the shining. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. I also own the movie it is quite different from the book but i love them both, i know what you mean about why you didnt think jack nicholson was the. The shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. Stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks corresponding adaptation are both staples of the horror genre, but theyre also very different beasts. The shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter.

Whats the difference between the shining the book and the shining the movie. And anyone interested will find on the interweb a plethora of reasons these were changed from book to movie. The shining was the first stephen king novel i ever read, and its still one of my favourites. At the end of the novel, jack had ignored the boiler for too long, and the hotel explodes. The shining had a much darker alternate ending, and it. My book tell it to the bees was made into a film but.

They meet dick hallorann, the chef, who also possesses. At the end of kings the shining, the overlook hotel exploded after jack torrance left the boiler room unmonitored. For the first time, the shinings producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and. Oct 28, 2018 stanley kubricks the shining is widely considered to be among the best bigscreen adaptations of a stephen king storyand with good reason. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book. Jan 21, 2020 the doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated.

Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate ending. At first, it feels like a traditional horror setup a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous hotel, secluded from civilization, where obviously something will go very wrong. The most debated element of the shinings ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921. Stephen king is happy to crap on stanley kubricks film version of his novel the shining whenever possible. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. 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. First, lets just replace that sex scene you know which one. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of.

Masseys rotting corpse in the shining is unsettling whether youre reading the book, watching kubricks film, or checking out kings miniseries where. In the film, one of the final shots is jack torrance having frozen to death in the maze, and the final shot is a close up of a picture that shows jack as the caretaker from all those years ago. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight. Based on the novel of the same name by stephen king, the shining follows jack torrance jack nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering. In the process, the filmmakers actually find more to draw on from the original ending of stephen kings novel the shining instead of stanley. Spoiler warnings for the book and film versions of the shining.

Until the last minute, the plot seems to be wrapping up in a conventional way. Director mike flanagan and producer trevor macy on recreating the overlook hotel, casting the shining doppelgangers and necessary diversions from stephen kings book in doctor sleep. Nov 08, 2019 but in the book the ending of the novel the shining ended with the explosion of the overlook hotel as seen in the movie of doctor sleep. That is pretty much where the similarities end, in that respect. The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained in an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending. The scene where jack goes into room 217 after danny returns with the bruises is one of my all time favourite book scenes and still gives me a chill. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. May 20, 2015 whats the difference comes at you this week with one of the most popular viewer suggestions. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. Why did kubrick change the shining against stephen king. Few authors have been adapted as many times as king has, and it chapter two is far from the first king movie to deviate from his original ending. The victim danny can be viewed as the inner child of jacks spouse, wendy torrance, which means that the abuse is a traumatic. Stanley kubricks the shining has one hell of an ending.