Clarke Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 My first understanding was that the picture symbolized Nicholson joining the rest of the victims of the hotel.
Gunner Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I have both the novel and the movie. Do I read the novel or watch the movie first?
vvvslaxman Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I have both the novel and the movie. Do I read the novel or watch the movie first? Watch first and read then. You would want to enjoy visual experience before knowing the story. I am not sure how true it is to the story. From what i read some changes have been made.
ravishingravi Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Kubrick in a conversation with Nicholson said "Jack, if you look at it, The Shining is an optimistic movie". Jack bamboozzled. "Yes, if anyone believes if there is anything out there, it has got to be optimistic". Kubrick for you
ravishingravi Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 I have both the novel and the movie. Do I read the novel or watch the movie first? I think Kubrick takes it in completely different direction to the novel. So, it wouldn't matter.
DomainK Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 I have both the novel and the movie. Do I read the novel or watch the movie first? Whenever you have both the novel and the movie based on the novel, always read the novel first regardless of how good the movie is.
CSK Fan Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Stephen King's sequel to the shining has just been released in September. Book is called Doctor Sleep
EnterTheVoid Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 The movie is completely different from the novel. Stephen King distanced himself from Kubrick's adaptation of the Shining. You stand to gain nothing by reading the novel first and than watching the movie or vice versa. They are two different pieces of work in their own right.
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