The Shining is a staple for any decent Halloween movie marathon and a film that I've loved for a long long time. Every scene is literally dripping with horror, from subtle beginnings of a child's delusion and his innocent, understanding mother to bold foreshadowing of the hallway flood of crashing waves of blood, going so far as revealing the climax of the film in one of the first scenes; the plot is so rich and complex, so multi-dimensional and cyclic. Given the story is from Stephen King, so yes, it's wonderfully developed, but it's Kubrick's atmosphere and such a wonderful casting job that brings this movie to the top of the horror genre.
A mandatory film for foggy halloween nights.
5/5
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